Not exact matches
We see Tommy go through
endless re-takes involving only a few lines of
dialogue, an awkwardly staged sex
scene, a
scene that has no significance to the rest of the film, and a suicide in which the actor writhes on the floor in pain after shooting himself in the head.
What follows is a seemingly
endless string of expository
dialogue exchanges and flashbacks (including the first instance of a slap across the face eventually leading to a deeper understanding between two characters — after Jared forces himself on Melanie during their first meeting — and an awkward
scene that attempts to romanticize Jared's insistence that he wouldn't make Melanie feel entitled to have sex with him even if they were the last man and woman on Earth).
And sure, one could justify that choice as a metaphorical one, emphasizing the claustrophobia of the entire situation, but this a film that requires performances to carry what the isn't in the (
endless)
scenes of dense
dialogue.
This gives the game and
endless amount of cut
scenes,
dialogue and characters that some people may never get the opportunity to see.