• Amanduh@lemm.ee
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    3 months ago

    Modern media just handwaves this easily with phones being broken or low battery whatever. It still works

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      3 months ago

      Even makes it a tiny bit funnier (if it’s a comedic miscommunication, not if it’s “someone gets killed” miscommunication)

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          3 months ago

          I have no issue with movies killing off characters, I just meant that miscommunication can be funny, but usually not if it’s tragic. But then again, deaths can be comedic if we’re talking Final Destination or Tucker and Dale vs Evil. So it’s all in the context