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Originally Posted by omk3
I can think of a lot of things that Big Sleep is about. But I see what you mean. I've never thought that plot could be a bad thing, but in Chandler's books the characters, the setting, even the language had more significance than the plot itself, and that's probably why I relished every sentence of them. Too plot-driven and you just want to see what happens in the end. Never saw it that way before, but it makes sense! 
Pity about the Black Mask Boys, I may try the paper books if I come across them. |
You know the famous Big Sleep movie anecdote, don't you? If not, I'll repost it here for anybody who deoesn't know.
The film version of The Big Sleep is remembered for its convoluted plot. During filming, allegedly neither the director nor the screenwriters knew by whom chauffeur Owen Taylor was murdered or if he had killed himself. They sent a cable to Chandler, who told a friend in a later letter: "They sent me a wire... asking me, and dammit I didn't know either"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big...281946_film%29