Comments on: 4 Quadrant Podcast Ep 7: Top 10 Movies Of 2016 With Peter Debruge https://staging2.theplaylist.net/4-quadrant-podcast-ep-7-top-10-movies-2016-peter-debruge-20161220/ Wed, 21 Dec 2016 18:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: gregoryellwood https://staging2.theplaylist.net/4-quadrant-podcast-ep-7-top-10-movies-2016-peter-debruge-20161220/#comment-151450 Wed, 21 Dec 2016 18:17:00 +0000 http://theplaylist.net/?p=355082#comment-151450 In reply to Matt.

I cannot tell you how much I disagree with that. Each part of Moonlight is a snapshot at moments of his life. La La Land is not that whatsoever in tone, style or structure. And, I am one of many who has voiced criticism about La La Land’s flimsy screenplay.

]]> By: Matt https://staging2.theplaylist.net/4-quadrant-podcast-ep-7-top-10-movies-2016-peter-debruge-20161220/#comment-151429 Wed, 21 Dec 2016 02:39:00 +0000 http://theplaylist.net/?p=355082#comment-151429 Greg it strikes me as very selective criticism that you’re railing on the dinner scene in La La Land as Damien forcing conflict in the screenplay when Moonlight has a far more forced and inorganic piece of writing in Act 2 between Chiron/Kevin’s scene on the beach and then immediately jumping to the bully forcing Kevin to beat up Chiron. It’s a completely jarring sequence that rings false in its setup and character motivations, as well as being extremely stereotypical in the way it plunges the protagonist back into misery and manipulates the audience. I love the film and would agree that Barry’s screenplay is very strong otherwise but let’s be honest that La La Land is no greater offender when it comes to “forcing conflict” than your #1 film of the year.

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