Home

Feelings

 Print E-mail
Written by April Yorke   
Monday, 09 March 2009 19:00
Adrien Brody and Jeffrey Wright

I went to see Cadillac Records this weekend, and I found myself distracted when, after getting caught getting his mack on with a certain lady, Chess (Adrien Brody, pictured on left) asks, "What if I told you I have feelings for her?" First off, drop the hypothetical, dude. We're onto you. Secondly, I'm tired of "feelings" as a catch-all in screenplays. There are two problems with "feelings" : 1) they could mean anything, both positive and negative, and 2) they're plural. I'm tired of hearing about these so-called feelings. How 'bout characters man up and actually have feelings instead? You could even throw an adjective up there, and we'd be getting somewhere. I recognize that human emotions are complex and we can't always define what it is that we are feeling, but you're writers. Use your words! Stop hiding behind vague aphorisms and spell it out.
Comments (0)Add Comment
feedSubscribe to this comment's feed
Write comment
 
 
smaller | bigger
 

security image
Write the displayed characters

busy
 

April Yorke is a (Cult)ure Magazine contributor since Wednesday, 07 January 2009.

Other articles by this writer

© 2009 - 2013 Culture Magazine. Design by Web Design Ottawa