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June 18

Avengers (2012 Film)

When Coulson pointed the Weapon at Loki, why didn't Dumb Thor yell to Coulson that Loki has Power to Sneak up behind Coulson?(67.187.181.37 (talk) 07:35, 18 June 2016 (UTC)).[reply]

Because the writers didn't write it that way. Dismas|^(talk) 12:55, 18 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Don't you think that the Film Writers are Dumb?(67.187.181.37 (talk) 13:31, 18 June 2016 (UTC)).[reply]

Not if they persuade you to pay money to see the film, which is their primary aim. They may be a little dumb if you decide not to go see the next film they write. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 5.66.223.127 (talk) 23:11, 18 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

If you're annoyed at the way some films end, you could check out How It Should Have Ended, a series of cartoons which make fun of peculiar and seemingly unnecessary plot twists. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 00:31, 19 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

This reference desk isn't here for me to air my opinions about film writers and how dumb I think they may or may not be. Read the top of the page where it says that this is not a discussion forum. Dismas|^(talk) 01:12, 19 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Movies with no dialogues but sound effects.

Friends, can you please name the movies that have no dialogues in it but have sound effects and music? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nithiyanandhan (talk • contribs) 12:22, 18 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The most famous example that came to my mind is Mel Brooks's Silent Movie (though one word, "Non", is spoken). I also found a list of "Feature Films With No Speech" (which includes things like Samsara and Baraka, as well as a lot of ballets). ---Sluzzelin talk 12:34, 18 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The list of movies tagged "no dialogue" may be better than that user list (or not; I don't know). -- BenRG (talk) 02:39, 19 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I just realized that I may have misinterpreted your question. You didn't mention "speech", but "dialogues". Silent Movie does of course include intertitled dialogue, and there are probably plenty of films with words spoken by a narrative voice, but no dialogue (for example nature documentaries) or only monologues such as, perhaps, All Is Lost (haven't seen it). ---Sluzzelin talk 13:08, 18 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

My father said that Trader Horn (1931 film) was that way. The movie was advertised as having sound, but he was disappointed that there was no dialog. Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 16:40, 18 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

You could find many documentaries and some fiction films that have narration by a single voice, but no dialog. La Jetee comes to mind.

The Monsieur Hulot films have very little dialog- there is some talking, usually in the background, and it's usually not important.

The Triplets of Belleville also has very little dialog (maybe none). People make sounds, but don't really talk. (Pure coincidence these are all French films... I think) Staecker (talk) 16:54, 18 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The Qatsi trilogy fits the bill. A few others are mentioned in the "see also" section of that article. For a shorter film made in the same style see Anima Mundi (film). MarnetteD|Talk 16:52, 18 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Forgot to mention Le Bal (1983 film) which is among my all time faves. MarnetteD|Talk 16:55, 18 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

More examples of the Qatsi-Baraka-Anima Mundi-type can be found on our list of non-narrative films. ---Sluzzelin talk 17:40, 18 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

There may be a correlation between non-narrative movies and movies without speech/dialogue, but they aren't the same thing at all. Blue (1993 film) is on that list and it's nothing but talk, though I think it's all monologue. -- BenRG (talk) 02:39, 19 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

There was a kind of film made in England in the 60s that was high comedy and either completely silent or containing nonsense dialogue. For connoisseurs of English comedy they are a must-see: I suspect people from other countries might be utterly bemused by some of them. Let's see if I can find some of them: The Plank Rhubarb San Ferry Ann --TammyMoet (talk) 09:28, 19 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Inspired by Monsieur Hulot is the much more recent Mr Bean, who makes sounds representing curiosity, frustration, puzzlement etc, but rarely speaks any actual words. Alansplodge (talk) 18:59, 19 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I remember having seen a movie about cavemen were they (obviously) do not speak. I don't remember if there was a voice-over or not. All I remember is that there was a little girl from (I guess) an other "tribe" that got adopted by the one the movie was about. You get to see her grow up and when she was old enough conceive a baby. I have no name, no year of production, nothing... Anybody? OXYGENE 7-13 (TALKPAGE) 10:14, 19 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Quest for Fire, Jean-Jacques Annauad, 1981. That did have dialogue, although not in English. Tevildo (talk) 12:19, 19 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Vast numbers of movies have dialogue that's not in English. Mostly, movies made in countries where English is not the predominant language. -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 14:23, 19 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not so shure if Quest for Fire is the right movie. This girl "Ika" joins the group as a young woman, the picture I saw was about a girl to young to take care of herself, maybe 4 or 5 years old. The mentioned film claimes that "Ika" discovers to be near her home at a certain point, in the movie I saw, the girl grows up in this tribe and stays with her new family because she doesn't know any better, to young to remember she has an home other then the one she is in now. OXYGENE 7-13 (TALKPAGE) 15:11, 19 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The Clan of the Cave Bear. --Viennese Waltz 15:16, 19 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Viennese Waltz: YEP! That's the one! And if I'm right they don't speak because complex communication had not been developed yet. _{and so we're back on-topic} OXYGENE 7-13 (TALKPAGE) 15:47, 19 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

In the novel Clan of the Cave Bear (linked because it has more background details) on which the film was based, complex communication had been developed, but H sapiens (of which Ayla is one – there is no "Ika", but Iza is one of the other characters)) mostly use spoken words, while H Neanderthalis (by whom she has been adopted) mostly use sign language (which of course can be as sophisticated as voiced speech). {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 185.74.232.130 (talk) 14:15, 20 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, but which is the correct one? The Clan of the Cave Bear? If so, you need to indent your post relative to that answer. If not, what? -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 23:22, 19 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

My apologies... Better like this? OXYGENE 7-13 (TALKPAGE) 11:21, 20 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not really, no. You're supposed to indent one space in from the post to which you're replying. My correct answer had six colons (indents) before it, so you should have typed seven colons and then your reply. --Viennese Waltz 10:33, 21 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Faith's Corner -- Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 12:10, 20 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

This "Ika"-character was from the movie Quest for Fire, not The Clan of the Cave Bear. OXYGENE 7-13 (TALKPAGE) 14:23, 20 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]