Movies
November, 1998
We've seen the same shot so many times, whether it's in Volcano or Deep Impact, it's become a Nineties cliché: a TV reporter clutching his logo mike, telling us what's happening in the plot of a film. But wait--I thought that we were already watching the plot.Moviemakers seem to have the idea that if we don't see someone telling us about an event, we won't quite believe it. And if you're trying to simulate reality--as in Contact or The American President--there's no better way to look real than...
