Goodfellas, Gore Fatigue, and Why I Still Write Violently

Lehan Edirisinghe

A long movie night of Zombieland, Goodfellas, 50 Cent, and screenplay worship turns into a confession that I do not even like gore that much anymore, even though disturbing, theatrical violence is still central to my writing style.

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Celebrating Madison’s Return

1:00 p.m.

Omfg Madison is back!!

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Saying Someone Looks Like Shavendra

3:00 p.m.

Omfg

This maf-ck-r looks like Shavendra!

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Supporting Kamal’s Objectivity Under the Rajapaksas

4:45 p.m.

I agree with Kamal and appreciate his objectivity in this which is difficult for him to show when he must report to the Minister of Defense: Gotabaya or Mahinda Rajapaksa who are probably pissed off at him.

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Loving Zombieland and Jesse Eisenberg but Hating The Social Network

10:00 p.m.

(e)

I love Zombieland, I hate The Social Network, this guy Jesse Eisenberg is so good in this, it's one of my favorite movies, I love these movies

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Writing Gore While Feeling Sickened by Violent Movies

10:15 p.m.

(b)

I don't like violent movies all that much now, i feel icky when i see blood.

I think that, i often write for entertainment, which is often disturbing, gore based or theatrical, because that's my style of writing

But i don't really like it that much.

i feel my stomach turn

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Saying This Is What I Tell My PR Guy

10:15 p.m.

(c)

OMFG

This is what I tell my PR Guy all the time

All of the f***ing time

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50 Cent’s “Many Men” With a Goodfellas Don Quote

10:30 p.m.

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50 Cent - Many Men (Wish Death) (Dirty Version)

https://youtu.be/5D3crqpClPY?t=166

"I'm like Paulie in Goodfellas--

You can call me the Don.. "

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Wearing My Uniform but Skipping School for Grandma’s House

10:30 pm.

(b)

I also, will would wear my school uniform, take my school bag, and never go to school

i had like 10% school attendance, the car did a round and went back, I stayed at my grandma's place

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An American Psycho Joke About Being Made to Attend School

10:45 p.m.

AMERICAN PSYCHO DIALOGUE JOKE:

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Saying This Triggered Me

10:45 p.m.

(b)

This triggers me!

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Laughing That They All Know It

10:45 p.m.

(c)

Heheh

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They all know it

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Saying Cool Guys Don’t Look at Explosions

10:45 p.m.

(e)

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Cool guys don't look at explosions

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De Niro, Jimmy Hoffa and a Storm Shelter Design Nod

10:45 p.m.

(g)

Hehehe this guy De Niro did Irishman later!

With Pacino

Jimmy Hoffa

I think there's a nod to this in our storm shelter in CYB SPC HIL's floor plan...

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Saying I Did Bad Things While Others Fell Into Trouble

11:00 p.m.

(b)

Heheheh

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Praising Goodfellas’ Tracking Shot as the Best in Cinema

11:00 p.m.

(d)

This is the single best shot in cinematography. It's this scene right here in Goodfellas by Michael Scorsese, it's a single tracking (follow) shot

Brilliant

Genius

The single best camera shot in history

They try copy it in 1917, they win Oscar for cinematography, but this is the best

It's so hard to get it done right, but it was, it just was

I love this sequence

One of my favorite movies

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Enjoying a Joe Pesci Scene and Remembering My Cousin Vinny

11:15 p.m.

I love this scene too

Omg i have seen clips of this on YouTube

Joe Pesci

Hehehe

I like him in My Cousin Vinny

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Saying the Oscars Crowd Is Not So Funny After All

11:15 p.m.

(c)

Well, I guess, Oscars people aren't so funny after all

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A Screenwriting Phrase About a Cracked Sherbet Syrup Bottle

11:15 p.m.

(d)

SCREEN WRITING PROWESS:

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Saying This Is What Everyone I Hate Says

11:30 p.m.

(d)

This is what ev'ry has to say

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Correcting Scorsese’s First Name While Looking at One Frame

11:30 p.m.

(f)

Omg, it's not Michael Scorsese, is it, it's Martin Scorsese

Look at this? this is one frame and

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Noticing the Cigar Is Gone in the Next Frame

11:30 p.m.

(g)

This is the next frame

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Comparing a President Lehan Government to the People’s Action Party

11:30 p.m.

(h)

OMFG this sounds like a President Lehan government

The People's Action Party

Pay and pay motherf-cker

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A Script About Prejudice and Dividing Customer Territory

11:45 p.m.

EXT. Lehan's Bird Cages in Garden -- (DAY).

SNAKE

████be careful with JAX, he's a you know

AISHA

Omg really? Why are they here? (So what?)

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INT. Lehan's Hell Entrance (Front Door) -- (VERY SOON THAT DAY)

SNAKE

Hi Jacques, be careful with ████, she's a

JACQUES

Thank you for letting me know (So, what?)

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INT. Thilanga's Dining Room -- (TOO SOON)

SNAKE

I want to be very clear on this. I don't want an "Israeli Palestinian problem" happening over here

THEY

I was here, these are my territory lines, I want this customer and that, you can have that

Reserved customers are mine

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Saying They Don’t Make Good Movies Anymore

11:45 p.m.

(c)

They don't make good movies anymore, for the same reason what I write is so entertaining

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Loving a Movie’s Shots After Watching Scorsese’s MasterClass

11:45 p.m.

(e)

Just such a good movie, I love all of these shots

I saw Scorsese's Master Class on film making or directing or something

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Betting on Lehan Through Sporting Star

12:15 a.m.

You got it from Sporting Star

Betting on Lehan

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Pauline Weiss, a Champagne Monopoly and Mislearned French

12:15 a.m.

(b)

She does look like Sarah Silverman!!

I always liked Sarah Silverman

And, Pauline Weiss, is like Paulie in Goodfellas, she's part of the French mafia world, the French mafia boss

Hehehe

She's gonna get me a lifetime supply of champagne, and then, I'll get the monopoly, and then ev'rybody going to have to buy champagne from me

https://youtu.be/aJOTlE1K90k?t=82

I told Pauline all the French words i learned, and she only ever said, "f--tre" and "p--tain"

I told her, that I thought b---h was la chien, but she corrected me, it's a common misunderstanding

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An Adam Grant Office Sketch About Lehan’s Funny Journal

12:30 a.m.

INT. Dr Adam Grant's Office -- (RIGHT NOW).

BABYFACE BALDYLOCHS

Hello

SHRINK CLASSMAN

Hi Adam

BALDYLOCKS

Did you read the psychopath's journal?

SHRINK CLASSMAN

Yes, Lehan's so funny

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Soft Cell’s “Tainted Love” and a Plea Not to Touch

12:30 a.m.

(h)

Soft Cell - Tainted Love:

https://youtu.be/XZVpR3Pk-r8

Don't touch me please, I cannot stand the way you tease

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Saying Something Will Soon Be Mine

12:45 a.m.

Soon, my precious, will be MINE.

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Thinking Jagath Could Retake the All Ceylon Buddhist Congress

12:45 a.m.

(d)

I think Jagath can take back the All Ceylon Buddhist Congress, from Rajapaksa's stooges now lol

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Calling the Monks Baldylocks

1:00 a.m.

(g)

These monks are also baldylocks

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Mixing Sweeney Todd, Serial-Killer Dialogue and a Rajapaksa Punchline

1:00 a.m.

(h)

Sweeney Todd -- "Pretty Women":

https://youtu.be/omD3m-xwBWk

Bateman: Do you know what Ed Gein (Kemper*) said about women?

Van Patten: Ed Gein? Maitre d' at Canal Bar?

Bateman: No, serial killer, Wisconsin in the fifties.

McDermott: So what did Ed say?

Bateman: When I see a pretty girl telling the news on tv, I think two things. One part wants me to take her out, talk to her, be real nice and sweet and treat her right.

McDermott: And what did the other part think?

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