It's no secret that I want to have Aaron Sorkin's mind. It's not just the way he strings words together, it's how he brings those strings into one coherent mass, an actual working conversation that's not just a pool of words where viewers are often left to drown, but a pulsing, engaging, meaty exchange. It even gets better when his characters go into one of their monologues, in which case you're given, in his own words, something similar to an aria - a speech that's almost musical in nature it's sure to captivate your ears.
I could only wish to get my hands on his bag of tricks, but in the meantime, I will satisfy myself with this video mash-up of the recurring dialogue and plot lines from the bulk of Sorkin's screenplays for both movies and television, which doesn't take an inch away from his genius, but rather shows his mastery of the subculture where most of his characters belong to.
This is like picking the nooks and crannies that make up Sorkin's wonderful world of of words and actually make for an interesting study. Who knows, you might just stumble on something useful from "the master of dialogue's" arsenal of techniques.
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