tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27944451.post115691181461915225..comments2023-10-30T05:54:02.925-04:00Comments on The JSB: Deadwood wrap upJThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07668113159495055126noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27944451.post-1157027814862270842006-08-31T08:36:00.000-04:002006-08-31T08:36:00.000-04:00"...I am not even 100 percent sure what the conver...<I>"...I am not even 100 percent sure what the conversation is about, let alone what each word means.</I><BR/><BR/>Sounds like the real-life Nick Nolte would fit right in on Deadwood. Have you ever heard him speak off-the-cuff? Utterly incomprehensible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27944451.post-1156981022018342792006-08-30T19:37:00.000-04:002006-08-30T19:37:00.000-04:00Although I was able to follow all the movies you l...Although I was able to follow all the movies you listed with ease because the langauge was in a context (the quote from Tombstone is perfect example of this.) In Deadwood all too often the character is talking to a dead indian head, a child or, basically, himself and without the context of a real conversation based on a circumstance I am not even 100 percent sure what the conversation is about, let alone what each word means.JThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07668113159495055126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27944451.post-1156964979770813982006-08-30T15:09:00.000-04:002006-08-30T15:09:00.000-04:00But is it really that different from other notable...But is it really that different from other notable works in which a distinct patois is employed without much evident concern for the viewer's ability to understand it?<BR/><BR/>Classic examples:<BR/>1) Tombstone...chock full of bizarre frontier-speak<BR/>2) The Sting...fast talking grifters use idioms and references germane to the time and place<BR/>3) Chinatown, Miller's Crossing, etc....heavy use of the so-called "hard boiled" detective vernacular<BR/><BR/>I actually respect writers who make the effort to approximate the prevailing syntax and diction when they do a period piece. That leaves it up to the viewer (or reader) to use context and setting to figure out what the hell the characters are saying.<BR/><BR/>A personal favorite (from Tombstone)...<BR/>Johnny Tyler: "You run your mouth awful reckless for a man who don't go heels."<BR/>Wyatt Earp: "No need to go heels to get the bulge on a dub like you."Gone to the blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09318340029927932562noreply@blogger.com