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Tension

posted a year ago by Melton (4727)
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I watched John Wick 4 the other day. 3 hours of relentless violence and murder… and not one shred of tension, just video game violence porn.

Compare that to Misery where you have 50 year old James Caan lying in bed and a fat nurse in a small rural house, with physical violence used very sparingly… and it’s one of the most excruciatingly tense movies ever created.

I wish I could sit every new director and screenwriter down with this film and tell them ‘watch and learn’.

[–] Seperatrix (1241) a year ago

I agree and I'll add that the only tension when watching John Wick is wondering when it's going to end.

[–] Melton (4727) 4 months ago

Very true. I was checking ‘how long left?’ multiple times throughout Wick 4, and it took me two sittings to get through it.

Misery was made when they actually wrote the script before they started shooting. Imagine that 🤦🏻‍♂️