Except that he does initiate, unintentionally but nonetheless, it by allowing it to draw focus — that's a big difference between how he constructs his plots as opposed to Fuller.  On top of that, it doesn't add anything to his story, but only serves as a talking point for which he doesn't actually have anything to say.

I don't know if I'd go so far as to call it realism.  More like "topicality" to me.  Same thing with the cell-tapping tech you cite. It comes off as merely "eh, it's something to do" and is shoehorned into a plot.

I don't know if I'd go so far as to call it realism.  More like "topicality" to me.  Same thing with the cell-tapping tech you cite. It comes off as merely "eh, it's something to do" and is shoehorned into a plot.

Gerber baby food spoon fed by Talia.

Gerber baby food spoon fed by Talia.

About fuckin' time.

About fuckin' time.

I hate Paul W.S. Anderson, too.

Sadly, like many Nicholas Ray films, the only way of seeing Johnny Guitar was TCM.   Now we've finally gotten this gem, and a few months ago we got Bigger Than Life.

Sadly, like many Nicholas Ray films, the only way of seeing Johnny Guitar was TCM.   Now we've finally gotten this gem, and a few months ago we got Bigger Than Life.

"The Nolans seem to want to get the audience thinking about where that
line should be, without providing any definitive answers of their own."

"The Nolans seem to want to get the audience thinking about where that
line should be, without providing any definitive answers of their own."

They should call him Johnny De-formed.

They should call him Johnny De-formed.

But will he be a pre-op lion, or has he already begun taking the dog to lion hormone replacement supplements?

But will he be a pre-op lion, or has he already begun taking the dog to lion hormone replacement supplements?

BECAUSE HE READ THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA AND THOUGHT ASLAN WAS DOPE

BECAUSE HE READ THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA AND THOUGHT ASLAN WAS DOPE

Diddlywalla, to be exact.

Diddlywalla, to be exact.