IluthraDanar
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Posts: 1,178 | I never know why changes are made
on Sunday, April, 17, 2011 12:23 AM
Sometimes in films, I know writer's/directors/whomever make changes to the script and I'm not sure what they see that I wouldn't agree with. I was watching a part of the making of T:L, there is the scene where Sam saves Quorra, slicing her bonds and then heading for the flight deck. Sam grabs Q's hand and they leave together. In the final film, of course we see him freeing her and then he runs off with her following. Was the reasoning that the two should not have much contact? No romance seen to be blossoming? Sam is only doing this for his father and not because he has any feelings for Q himself? When I saw the initial footage, I wished they had left the scene that way.
I know other films have alternate endings and such, so yes, they do change the script during filming, sometimes for the better, or not.
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Posts: 549 | RE: I never know why changes are made
on Sunday, April, 17, 2011 4:24 AM
Basically, it may be that the director felt that it was something that was way out of character for Quorra to take Sam's hand. Or it could have simply be the editors' call in the edit. Basically by not having Quorra taking Sam's hand, that's one less shot in the film, and that could be a few seconds taken off the run time. One of the most common things about theatrical releases in theaters is that often, the director and editor have to cut the film down drastically for runtime and content. For example, James Cameron's Aliens. There was a lot of scenes that were cut due to the run-time. One scene pretty much setup Ripley and Newt's relationship later on in the film. The scene took place in a room that had a garden projected on the wall. This scene took place after Ripley waking up from her nightmare in the hospital. Burke consults with Ripley before going into the meeting seen in the film, Burke informing her that Ripley's daughter, who was 11 at the time that Alien occurred had passed away as an old woman, two years before Ripley was found. It also showed Ripley's heartbreak. But, the scene had to be cut because of the runtime, and it interfered a bit with the pacing. And when it comes to runtimes, often removing shots and deleting full scenes are necessary to cut down the run time.
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Posts: 549 | RE: I never know why changes are made
on Sunday, April, 17, 2011 2:33 PM
| User897 Wrote:No, runtime is a bad example in this case. While it's true that the cuts to Aliens were made for runtime, you have to keep in mind that in 1986, the studio executives believed that audiences would not want to sit and watch a film for 3 hours. They of course were proven wrong later. |
If that were the case, then there should be more 3 hour-long movies out now, with TRON: Legacy being one of them.
| This particular cut has nothing to do with runtime, and I suspect the reasoning could be for things already suggested, such as not wanting too much physical contact, or not leading the audience to believe a romance is blooming, etc. I think Kosinki did the right thing here, and matter of fact, I am still blown away by the whole film. |
Films are cut in a certain way: character detail, emotion, plot, pacing, content and runtime are normally the main reason. Like I said in the first half, it could have been that the shot was cut out because the director found it out of character for Quorra, and possibly Sam too. For all we know, that shot could have underminded what he had in mind for the characters. He probably wanted them to be sort of "siblings" to Flynn instead of being potential boyfriend/girlfriend. So, what you pointed out was that the cut was made for character detail.abortion pills online abortion questions cytotec abortion
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Posts: 274 | RE: I never know why changes are made
on Sunday, April, 17, 2011 2:59 PM
User897: It could very well have been for runtime. Studios actually figure out how many viewing can be shown in a day at most theaters depending on their hours, and they know that the shorter the movie, the more showings they can cram in. More showings equals more money. Getting in those extar few showings at all the theaters a movie will play in can amount to sheer millions of dollars more than otherwise. Plus TL was already very long by today's standards at 2 hours. I like that it was two hours since I feel due to that I got what I paid for, and I am not saying they necessarily cut anything in the interest of time, but they are very conscious about runtime due to how may extra showings it will allow.
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IluthraDanar
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Posts: 1,178 | RE: I never know why changes are made
on Sunday, April, 17, 2011 8:21 PM
I know that the LOTR films were kinda long, and Dances with Wolves. What's funny to me is a long GOOD film doesn't seem long, compared to a shorter NOT SO GOOD film which can seem interminable.
The first time I saw T:L, I wasn't feeling so well, and the film dragged, but when I saw it the next two times, it seemed really short. :-)
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