"The act of seeing any film generally is you knowing more than the characters, even if it’s the classic Hitchcock shot of two people talking and a bomb being under the table. Part of the pleasure of it is seeing where people go wrong, and the irony of situations."
- Richard AyoadeEnglish actor, filmmaker, and author Richard Ayoade frequently considers the relationship between viewers and characters in movies. He observes that viewers typically have a better idea of what will happen than the characters do. This realization can be found in a variety of situations, but it is pa…