People always want their ideal conversation to sound like movie characters, but in reality most people talk as if they're in an interrogation room or how people sound like on police bodycam footage.
from DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works to showerthoughts@lemmy.world on 11 Feb 2026 03:55
https://sh.itjust.works/post/55135128

Know what I mean?

Movie speech is so “elegant”, every word is perfectly spoken.

But reality is like: “um… so you know… I… uh…”… the spur of the moment, non-rehearsed, reality.

Maybe movies should add more “inelegance” to make them seem more “realistic”.

#showerthoughts