Word: plot
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...plotless. It saves time. Nothing is quite so easy as not to write a book for a show. If plot insists on cropping up, be opaque. A story line that cannot be followed may not be exposed for the meaningless rot that it is. Always assume that the audience has the attention span of an agitated grasshopper...
Mingle with the audience. This takes a little effort, but it is well worth the time wasted. With no plot, the playgoer might get bored. This way he cranes his neck every which way and wonders if he is going to be kissed, prodded, or punched. It's a good way to smell an actor, too, and the odor isn't always as appealing...
...Swope is a movie that literally disintegrates as you watch it-like Alka Seltzer. It defies all systems by not explaining its plot, its jokes or its characters. Most of the people in it are not only new to movies but new to acting...
...Putney Swope has no system. It has no real logic, no real plot, no real characters...
Unfortunately, that street and its milieu overshadow the relationships within. Trying to combat a basically melodramatic situation, Scorsese goes too far in the opposite direction. He diffuses the action badly, destroying a good deal of plot continuity, and overindulges in scenes with J.R. and his buddies that are of peripheral importance. The whole of the picture is less than the sum of its parts, many of which abound with vitality and cinematic invention. Scorsese choreographs his camera movements with an exhilarating, easy grace, and his dramatic use of rock 'n' roll (the film's title comes from...