My new pet peeve is when movies open with narration or (even worse) boxes of text that provide exposition. Epic movies and science fiction films are most guilty of this. To me, it seems like lazy story telling. Why can’t the characters and the setting provide all the exposition through context and dialogue? Do we really need to know upfront that it’s the year 2022?
Rather, I prefer a story to start out with something exciting to grab my attention. I can figure out the details as we go along, which any well-written screenplay could easily help accomplish.
Rather, I prefer a story to start out with something exciting to grab my attention. I can figure out the details as we go along, which any well-written screenplay could easily help accomplish.