Exactly. Communication occurs through affect, tone, references, especially in scenarios where the conversation gets about awkward subjects and the person wishes to deflect discussion.
Conflict drives many movies, and directness would cause less problems, would not project a person into absurd/fascinating situations, or would eliminate the back and forth ambiguity that causes strains of the heart.
Movies tend to enjoy being in a non-obvious spot.
I am curious about if he’s observed any enjoyable examples of dialogue from any audiobook, tv show or movie.