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In Short Cuts the stories individually are muddled and brief. However, combined they form a whole. Like soup. If you leave out the salt, it does not taste right; something is missing. Therefore, I think Altman has “cooked” us one of the most well-stirred and well-made soups in the nineties. He has given us a steamy and noisy arrangement of life pieced together from Carver’s short stories into a jumble of pictures and characters. And because it is so complex, and yet so simple, you are able to see it over and over again discovering new details every time. Coincidence plays an important part in the film. We are shown one incident that all of a sudden escalates and whirls us into the film. However, while seeing the film you do not question how it is possible that one tiny incident kick-starts a series of events that just keeps getting even more bizarre. An example of that is when Doreen runs Casey down and wants to help him. However, Casey does not want any help from a stranger, therefore he limps home. Afterwards Doreen tells Earl how lucky it was that the boy did not suffer any damage. Nevertheless, we know Casey ends up in a coma and is taken to hospital.
Approximate Word count = 816
Approximate Pages = 3.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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