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Pirate · 03-09-2006, 11:12 PM

I’m with the rest of you in thinking that smoking in film, for the most part, does not influence others. And I agree that peers have much influence in that department.

With that said, I do think that smoking can be very useful in film. For example, there’s no way Constantine would have worked if he hadn’t smoked. I also think that films like Domino (yup I’m using it again) is also a good example. Domino is a self destructive character and it makes sense to me that she would chain smoke.

Smoking can also be gratuitous. I think smoking is used a lot of times as a writing crutch to show characters as being stressed. I’ve seen films where people are going though a rough time and they say lines like “I don’t smoke, but it time to start.” The same can be said for alcohol.

-PH

03-09-2006, 11:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
Pirate Moderator Emeritus Loves Yellow Subtitles Join Date: Jun 2003	I’m with the rest of you in thinking that smoking in film, for the most part, does not influence others. And I agree that peers have much influence in that department. With that said, I do think that smoking can be very useful in film. For example, there’s no way Constantine would have worked if he hadn’t smoked. I also think that films like Domino (yup I’m using it again) is also a good example. Domino is a self destructive character and it makes sense to me that she would chain smoke. Smoking can also be gratuitous. I think smoking is used a lot of times as a writing crutch to show characters as being stressed. I’ve seen films where people are going though a rough time and they say lines like “I don’t smoke, but it time to start.” The same can be said for alcohol. -PH __________________ Early Adopting So You Don’t Have To.