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In response to "like "isn't this the point in the horror movie where the dumb people do such and such?" -- nm" by Farmer Ted

Not exactly (spoilers)

Posted by Dano (aka dano) Aug 8 '09, 20:43

Zahn's character is a screenwriter, so they talk about structure - like an Act 2 twist, and such. It's obviously supposed to be winking, but it's mostly just annoying and seems like it thinks it can make up for the lazy screenwriting by being cute.

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well screenwriters aren't supposed to write screenwriter characters in the first place -- nm - Farmer Ted Aug 8, 20:45 2
- (unless they're Charlie Kaufman) -- nm - Dano Aug 8, 20:45 1
  - which then gave a whole lot of amateurs the bright idea of writing their screenplays about screenwriting *with* Charlie Kaufman in it - Farmer Ted Aug 8, 20:47

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