The Silent Bob: Difference between revisions

* [[The View Askewniverse|Silent Bob]], [[Trope Namer|of]] [[Captain Obvious|course]]! Since he's played by Kevin Smith (the writer and director of the Askewniverse films), he has the fewest lines to memorize and some of the best dialogue, whether it's getting in a good joke, making with the wisdom, or saving the day. But the majority of the time, he just won't speak, which tends to frustrate Jay, as Bob is taciturn ''and'' the smart one. It never seems to occur to Jay that Bob is usually silent because Jay never shuts up and Bob can't get a word in edgewise.

** Jay, possibly as a result of spending so much time around Bob, doesn't quite believe in the notion that what Bob says is profound just because he's sparing with his words; he finds Bob's speech in ''[[Chasing Amy]]'' (describing an experience of his own that mirrors Ben Affleck's situation and cautioning him against making the same mistake) largely pretentious, and [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshades]] the profundity aspect of this trope.

** Anyone standing next to Jay looks smart by comparison. But if he hangs out with Jay ''all the time'', how smart could he be?

*** But there are times even Jay's stupidity gets on Bob's nerves, culminating in him memorably snapping at Jay in ''[[Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back]]''.