Daily Dialogue — July 3, 2014

“I don’t know if I’m an alcoholic. I just drink. I drink a lot. I’ve always drank a lot, everyone I know drinks a lot. So I never really thought it was a problem. But lately, it kinda seems like it is. I mean, I just want to have a beer without it turning into twenty or… wetting the bed. [tearing up] It just sorta seems like something awful happens and… all the things that used to be funny aren’t really funny any more. And things have gone from embarrassing to scary. So yeah, I… I’m kind of scared.”

— Smashed (2012), written by Susan Burke, James Ponsoldt

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Addiction.

Trivia: Was filmed in a total of 19 days.

Dialogue On Dialogue: James Ponsoldt is one of my favorite young filmmakers and you can see why in this simple scene. The dialogue reflects a process on the part of Kate’s character whereby she goes from denial to revealing her fears in a straightforward, honest fashion, a clear arc from beginning to middle to end.

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