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One of the best ways to define a character is through a lie. One lie will the the audience more about a character than a hundred truths.
When you choose to reveal that the dialog was in fact a lie will determine how the audience processes it.
When you choose to reveal that the dialog was in fact a lie will determine how the audience processes it.
The truth revealed before the lie will create a more nuanced moment of character development. The truth revealed after the lie will give the audience two different reactions to the character, and will allow them to feel betrayed.
Both will reveal internal workings indirectly.
Both will reveal internal workings indirectly.
BABY DRIVER is a masterclass in character development through lies. So many characters lie over the course of the movie, and we learn who they are by how, when, and who they choose to lie to.
Give it a rewatch paying attention to how often everyone lies and how they go about it.
Give it a rewatch paying attention to how often everyone lies and how they go about it.
Baby lies to EVERYONE at some point. Bats, on the other hand, despicable as he is, almost always tells the truth.
