Indeed, there are moments in the film when it seems the entire purpose of positioning Arthur as some sort of benign underworld Don was merely to provide some witty banter, word play and the quick
cut dialogue exchanges between multiple characters that often marks Ritchie's work.
Not exact matches
In addition to the imaginative fantasy sequences (which impressively entail so much time and effort for so brief a joke), the
exchange of
dialogue often moves at a rapid clip and the show is slickly - edited with a mix of long takes on a moving camera and quick
cuts.
Instead of quick
cut montages and smirky quips, there is an emphasis on long tracking shots and sparse
dialogue, which downplays the excitement of the piece in
exchange for a thoughtful and nearly existential vibe.
Before missions, after battles, in
cut scenes, text
dialogue exchanges and on and on it goes.