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I have high hopes for this movie, but I don't enjoy Ted Chiang's writing. It is too clever, the dialog is terrible, and there is an underlying smugness - as if
by jpm_sd 10y ago
I have high hopes for this movie, but I don't enjoy Ted Chiang's writing. It is too clever, the dialog is terrible, and there is an underlying smugness - as if the writer is laughing about his poor, dumb characters and their ignorance.
- gamegoblin 10y agoCan you give an example of the too-clever writing and underlying smugness? I haven't felt that way, but I have only read "Story of your life" and "The Lifecycle of Software Objects", so my sample size is pretty small.