Hobie Brown, Emotional Preparation, and the Art of Great Dialogue
Nearly all of Hobieās dialogue is written with his goal - protecting and preparing Miles for Miguelās abuse - in mind, even if it may not be obvious at first watch.
Hereās an unhinged breakdown where I over-analyze literally every one of Hobieās lines and explain how every sentence was written to contribute directly to Milesā radicalization.
Hobie has around 10 minutes screentime total, but for the sake of introductions and this analysis, letās start at the end of the battle, and the beginning of the quantum hole.
Starting with his first line in the scene:
āI donāt follow orders. Neither does he.ā
All morals considered, Hobie doesnāt seem like the type to speak for someone who can speak for themselves - heās a punk after all.
But here, he speaks for Miles. This line serves to tell Miles āI donāt respect them, why should you?ā, but funnily enough, it can also be a point to Jess, as if to say 'Miles isnāt interested.ā - even if he is.
āBit much, innit?ā
While, Hobie and Mileās next interaction is their exchange in the elevator, the scene leads to Mileās introduction to the Society. Miles gawks at the lobby, obviously impressed. Gwen affirms this awe, telling him āthis is just the lobby.ā
However, Hobie feels the need to chime in. His next dialogue 'Bit much, innit?ā is a subtle nudge to Miles that the society is not a place to be in awe off. Itās a spectacle, one thatās a bit overdone. Knowing Miles now sees Hobie as cool, Hobie makes it known - he sees the Society as uncool.
āGwendy, How much have you told him? About his place in all this? Maybe not enough.ā
'So what happened about that small elite strike-team?ā - 'Most of these are part time.ā This is by far one of Hobieās more interesting lines, and I wrote about it here. But in short, this is Hobieās soft but direct confrontation of Gwen. After Gwen lies to Miles in front of him, Hobie immediately asks how much Gwen has revealed to him. And when she tries to play it off, he openly says 'Maybe thatās not enough.ā Heās not angry with Gwen, but he is disappointed, which in turn motivates him to have his discussion with Miles.
calling every gnc cis person you see an āegg waiting to crackā even as a joke is not cool or funny at all actually it is extremely invasive and weird and you are just reinventing gender roles but making it āprogressiveā
is it just me or is this is an extremely weird thing to say about a random stranger based on nothing but a snippet of an eavesdropped conversation
Reblog to assess who is a friend and who is an enemy
There is no secret fourth. If you like all of them, pick one. If you like none of them, pick one. If you dont know what pizza is look at the pictures. No none of the above. Fight. Kill
in 7 years its going to be the 20s again so we can bring back swing music and the aesthetics of that era but keep modern values who’s with me
you can’t repeat the past
can’t repeat the past? why, of course you can! of course you can.
date of origin: 19th of may, 2013.
this is my post. do you know how it feels to have this be your post? do you understand the guilt i have to live with knowing this is my post? the weight on my soul as the decade popped into prominence with spanish flu … 2 !
do you know how it feels, heritageposts? are any of these heritage posts your own or are you just a curator of human misery? do you know how it feels to live knowing that of anything i’ve ever made, anything i’ve ever said, this has been seen by most people, and this will probably remain the case until i die? for this to be my legacy? can you relate? can you empathize?
but do you want to know the worst part? the absolute worst part of all of this?
we haven’t even brought back art deco into mainstream prominence. sickening
