The Explanation in Cinema: First Example

We will present a new theory of cinema, the theory of "The Explanation".

We first present several examples of this radical new approach and then explain the theory behind the technique in a future post.

Consider the following excerpt from Ed Wood Jr's masterpiece, Bride of the Monster. Notice that this scene advances the plot, helps develop the characters, and builds dramatic tension without the use of visual effects, gratuitous computer graphics, explosions, or even the use of giant robots fighting each other. How does the writer/director do it ?

In this scene, Professor Strowski has searched a jungle to find the missing and exiled Dr. Varnoff, and having found him, has a conversation.

                               STROWSKI

            OUR GOVERNMENT WANTS YOU TO RETURN... TO 
            CONTINUE YOUR EXPERIMENTS THERE. WHERE YOU 
            CAN HAVE EVERYTHING AT YOUR DISPOSAL.

                               VARNOFF

            MY DEAR PROFESSOR STROWSKI, TWENTY YEARS AGO I
            WAS BANNED FROM MY HOMELAND. I WAS CLASSED AS A 
            MADMAN -- A CHARLATAN -- OUTLAWED IN THE WORLD OF 
            SCIENCE WHICH PREVIOUSLY HONORED ME AS A GENIUS!

            NOW HERE IN THIS FORSAKEN JUNGLE HELL, I HAVE PROVEN 
            THAT I AM ALL RIGHT.

                               STROWSKI

            YES, THE AUTHORITIES HAVE LEARNED HOW CORRECT YOUR 
            FINDINGS WERE. SO I AM HERE -- SENT TO BRING YOU HOME.

                              VARNOFF

            HOME. I HAVE NO HOME. HUNTED...DESPISED... LIVING 
            LIKE AN ANIMAL -- THE JUNGLE IS MY HOME! BUT I WILL 
            SHOW THE WORLD THAT I CAN BE ITS MASTER. I SHALL 
            PERFECT MY OWN RACE OF PEOPLE -- A RACE OF ATOMIC 
            SUPERMEN THAT WILL CONQUER THE WORLD!