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Movie pet peeve: when the character pretends to not know a quote (lemmy.ca)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by NataliePortland@lemmy.ca to c/moviesandtv@lemm.ee
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Sorry if this is the wrong place to gripe about tired movie tropes. This is when the movie character will say something like “what was it that Byron said? She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes: Thus mellow'd to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies.”

You know what I mean? They pretend to not know before quoting lengthy poetry verbatim

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[–] snooggums@midwest.social 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They aren't saying they don't remember, they are asking if their memory of the quote is correct.

The phrasing is overused and annoying for sure.

[–] xyzzy@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

OP's point is that they say this and then follow it with a verbatim quote. It's dumb.