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His dialogue-heavy screenplays are masterclasses in the art of writing for film and television. Aaron Sorkin is known for his rhythmic writing style, his scripts carrying a cadence that actors are tasked with executing on a whole other level of professional precision. The Academy Award and Emmy-winning writer is a notorious perfectionist when it comes to translating his words from page to screen.
While both its leading stars and supporting actor, J.K. Simmons, earned Oscar nominations, Being the Ricardos falls flat compared to Sorkin's other snappy scripts. There's no doubt it's thought-provoking, but audiences struggled to decipher what it was trying to say. Trying to tell too much at once muddles the brilliance of Sorkin's dialogue; however, Being the Ricardos satisfies the nostalgia for returning to the historic era of television and its stars.
With the do-it-yourself mentality of its source subjects, Sorkin penned a multi-functional script that not only educated and informed audiences but, more importantly, entertained them. Teetering on the edge of a black comedy, Charlie Wilson's War allows audiences to peek behind the curtain and understand how the government works and where it is undoubtedly broken. Hanks delivers Sorkin's dialogue with charisma, while Hoffman steals every scene, earning a richly deserved Oscar nomination.
It's a complicated romance movie that rivals some of the best in the genre. While there's an idealist lens of the political landscape, Sorkin's script is sharp and poignant without preaching or alienating the audience, full of well-executed back-and-forths and speeches delivered as if they were straight out of a time capsule. What he did with The American President proved to be a successful trial run for the greatest television political drama series of all time, The West Wing.
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