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My girlfriend and I are writing a screenplay. A lawyer is a small piece of a much bigger story, but we really want to get the realism down. When director Curry Barker made the film Obsession, he talked about deliberately avoiding the clichés that pull audiences out of a story, and we want to take that same approach.
We want to keep this character believable, so what are the most annoying, unrealistic clichés or courtroom errors you see movies constantly use for lawyers? Which movies get the day to day reality right or wrong, and what minor habits or details set a seasoned attorney apart that films always seem to miss?

My girlfriend and I are writing a screenplay. A veteran officer who is about to retire is a small piece of a much bigger story, but we really want to get the realism down. When director Curry Barker made the film Obsession, he talked about deliberately avoiding the clichés that pull audiences out of a story, and we want to take that same approach.
We want to keep this character believable, so what are the most annoying, unrealistic clichés or procedural errors you see movies constantly use for officers? Which movies get the day to day reality right or wrong, and what minor habits or details set a seasoned veteran apart that films always seem to miss?

My girlfriend and I are writing a screenplay. A lawyer is a small piece of a much bigger story, but we really want to get the realism down. When director Curry Barker made the film Obsession, he talked about deliberately avoiding the clichés that pull audiences out of a story, and we want to take that same approach.
We want to keep this character believable, so what are the most annoying, unrealistic clichés or courtroom errors you see movies constantly use for lawyers? Which movies get the day to day reality right or wrong, and what minor habits or details set a seasoned attorney apart that films always seem to miss?

My girlfriend and I are writing a screenplay. A lawyer is a small piece of a much bigger story, but we really want to get the realism down. When director Curry Barker made the film Obsession, he talked about deliberately avoiding the clichés that pull audiences out of a story, and we want to take that same approach.
We want to keep this character believable, so what are the most annoying, unrealistic clichés or courtroom errors you see movies constantly use for lawyers? Which movies get the day to day reality right or wrong, and what minor habits or details set a seasoned attorney apart that films always seem to miss?

My girlfriend and I are writing a screenplay. A veteran officer who is about to retire is a small piece of a much bigger story, but we really want to get the realism down. When director Curry Barker made the film Obsession, he talked about deliberately avoiding the clichés that pull audiences out of a story, and we want to take that same approach.
We want to keep this character believable, so what are the most annoying, unrealistic clichés or procedural errors you see movies constantly use for officers? Which movies get the day to day reality right or wrong, and what minor habits or details set a seasoned veteran apart that films always seem to miss?

My girlfriend and I are writing a screenplay where the heist is just a small part of a much bigger story involving a cop character about to retire. Inspired by how director Curry Barker avoided cliché horror tropes in Obsession, we want to take that same realistic approach with the crime genre. For this specific piece of the script, we are using an inciting incident where her public pension fund is wiped out by a billionaire's structural financial fraud.
To help us ground the script, we wanted to pick your brains on a few things:

1. The Tropes to Avoid: From a law enforcement standpoint, what are the heist movie clichés, tactical errors, or logic leaps that feel the most unrealistic or drive you crazy?
2. The Spectrum: In your opinion, what is the most realistic heist movie out there, and what is the least realistic?
3. Police Blind Spots: Most importantly, if a veteran cop were actually involved in planning something like this, what practical advice would they give to minimize exposure or avoid getting caught? What mistakes do criminals usually make that guarantee they get caught by police?

We are especially curious about the law enforcement perspective on how to smarten up the script. Let me know what you think.

My girlfriend and I are writing a screenplay where the heist is just a small part of a much bigger story involving a lawyer character. Inspired by how director Curry Barker avoided cliché horror tropes in Obsession, we want to take that same realistic approach with the crime genre. For this specific piece of the script, we are using an inciting incident where a public pension fund is wiped out by a billionaire's structural financial fraud.
To help us ground the script, we wanted to pick your brains on a few things:

1. The Tropes to Avoid: From a legal standpoint, what are the heist movie clichés or logic leaps that feel the most unrealistic or drive you crazy?
2. The Spectrum: In your opinion, what is the most realistic heist movie out there, and what is the least realistic?
3. Legal Blind Spots: Most importantly, if a lawyer were actually involved in planning something like this, what practical advice would they give to minimize exposure or avoid getting caught? What legal blind spots do criminals usually miss?

We are especially curious about the lawyer's perspective on how to smarten up the script. Let me know what you think.

I’m not a film expert, but I am familiar with Japanese, Korean, and Taiwanese filmmakers. Considering there are so many Chinese people in the world, I would think there’d be more Chinese filmmakers with mainstream global recognition, but I can’t think of one. Maybe I just have a cultural blind spot, but if not, why do you think that is? Also, which Chinese filmmakers do you recommend?

I’m rereading No Man Knows My History by Fawn Brodie, and she notes that the Book of Mormon contains about 27,000 words that closely parallel the King James Bible.
The Church has always been good at PR, so I assume there’s a standard talking point missionaries and apologists use when this comes up.

If the Book of Mormon is an ancient record, what is the current explanation for why it contains the actual King James wording, including the italicized words added by the KJV translators?

I’m looking for the strongest answer missionaries or LDS scholars give today, not a strawman. I’m genuinely interested in understanding how this issue is addressed from a believing perspective.

Edit: It seems like the consensus is that God let Joseph express the concepts in his own way which raises a huge issue. Moving away from a direct translation creates so much room for confusion. If he was substituting whole Bible blocks as metaphors or rough equivalents, how do we know where the actual ancient record ends and Joseph's 19th century phrasing begins?

This feels like the Jimmy Timmy Power Hour of comedy. Dropout did a Vulture video using a fake movie reunion that really captures the vibe of Artist on Artist on Artist on Artist. And seeing Griffin Newman in that AOAOAOA sweatshirt is perfect.

Years ago, I remember hearing rumors about what went down on the set of Community. Now, it feels like everyone is universally aware of his shitty personality and how impossible he is to work with.
I can’t think of anyone who has more completely destroyed their reputation just by being unlikable. Who do you think competes with him on that level? It doesn’t have to be someone from SNL.

5 episodes in and I would have spoken to an animal 5 episodes ago but I respect Zac holding out for a horse. How long until a horse is introduced or Zac crosses the picket line?