#Chitchat in movie#

The interactions do not play with as much 'quip' as a Coen brothers' film however, and I wonder if that may be what you're after is whether or not there are other films which use the 'sudden familiarity' in verbal interaction as a mechanism for ire.Īnother modern western where this occurs quite frequently and is a bit more borderline towards your perceived angle is also a film which explores the gray area of many characters, while drawing very clear lines regarding others, and that is 'Dead for a dollar' starring Christolph Waltz, Willem Dafoe, Benjamin Bratt, and numerous others. In 'Old Henry' roles of who is the good guy and who is the bad guy are very vague and there are numerous instances of fast interaction between characters who, though central, are decidedly 'gray area' presences in the story. Three examples of this are 'Old Henry' starring Tim Blake Nelson, 'Dead For a Dollar' starring Christolph Waltz, and 'The Ballad of Buster Scruggs' Also featuring Tim Blake Nelson. If your question is simply 'does this happen in other western films' the answer is yes, at least in modern western films. If this idea is true, do we find similar sudden familiarity in other stories of the old west? I am wondering if the author or reviewers discussed this - my idea is that in those days and especially on the frontier, company and conversation were the primary entertainment and people did not let a little thing like mortal enmity interfere with this. If I think of it, these interactions happen in every single case as far as I can recall. There is also the overly-familiar and creepy conversation between LeBoef and Mattie where, in her room alone with her, he discusses having considered sexual assault - later he does assault her (a spanking, pretty darn familiar - he is a young man and she is 14 - some sexual overtones). There is also the conversation that Pepper and Mattie have, where Pepper jokingly talks about that same pistol misfiring. Part of this can be attributed to his amusement at this small girl aiming at him and as he says, I did not think you would shoot me. The talk continues even after he is wounded. Not only is Chaney almost happy to see her but helpfully tells her she must cock her pistol as she has it pointed at him and this results in his being shot. Perhaps the most extreme example is when Mattie comes upon the hired man who had murdered her generous father unexpectedly.

#Chitchat in movie#

To me an extremely striking feature of the movie True Grit is at almost every meeting between characters is that whether they are strangers or even enemies, almost friendly chitchat occurs between the characters. Send us feedback about these examples.NOTE although I have said this in comments already: The Coen brothers are not responsible for this dialog: it is in the original book and movie. These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'chitchat.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. 2023 The light chitchat turned quickly into an argument over our differing values. Shane Harris And Samuel Oakford, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Apr. 2010 The members swapped memes, offensive jokes and idle chitchat. Michael Lemonick, Discover Magazine, 29 Nov. 2023 The two men who stopped by his office one afternoon three years ago were not interested in professorial chitchat, however. 2023 Using echolocation, the hosts descend on their guests, trying to infect them with boring chitchat. Lindsay Geller, Women's Health, 25 Apr. 2022 Lee makes a point of noting that humans can express themselves in different ways beyond simple chitchat. Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2023 Thomas has an intensely focussed manner he’s not given to casual chitchat about family, leisure, or anything extraneous to his job. Hannah Knowles, Isaac Arnsdorf, Josh Dawsey And Maeve Reston, The Washington Post, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Apr. 2023 DeSantis has made an effort recently to engage in the glad-handing and chitchat that has become a prerequisite for running a national campaign. Recent Examples on the Web Some chitchat in Darija, the Moroccan dialect of Arabic, while others are in deep, meditative concentration at their looms.