Daily Dialogue — April 6, 2018

Man in White Suit gets up out of his front row seat in the movie theater and approaches the camera:

Man in White Suit: So you’re at the movie, too. What are you eating?

He backs up to his seat.

Man in White Suit: You know the noises people make in the cinema, eating potato chips, crumpling wrappers. I really can’t stand it.

— Tampopo (1985), written by Jûzô Itami

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Breaking the 4th Wall.

Trivia: The gangster dressed all in white seems comedic, but many young Yakuza (Japanese Mafia) do dress in flashy clothes. Older Yakuza bosses prefer dark, conservative suits.

Dialogue On Dialogue: Tampopo breaks many movie conventions including the 4th wall, here with the mysterious gangster known as Man in White Suit.