My all-time favorite method of exposition is in the movie Gettysburg, where Generals Lee and Longstreet are at a map discussing battle plans. General Lee has his finger on the map pointing at the town "Gettysburg", but they have to say "Gettysburg", because it's the name of the movie for god's sake! But it wouldn't make sense for General Lee to say it, because his finger's on the map both Generals are looking at; and they can both just read the name on the map.
So they have General Lee leave his glasses on his desk, and he mentions this and that he can't see the name of the town to General Longstreet, and has him say it.
That's when you know someone's put some thought into what they're doing.
Such a lazy way of doing it.
My all-time favorite method of exposition is in the movie Gettysburg, where Generals Lee and Longstreet are at a map discussing battle plans. General Lee has his finger on the map pointing at the town "Gettysburg", but they have to say "Gettysburg", because it's the name of the movie for god's sake! But it wouldn't make sense for General Lee to say it, because his finger's on the map both Generals are looking at; and they can both just read the name on the map.
So they have General Lee leave his glasses on his desk, and he mentions this and that he can't see the name of the town to General Longstreet, and has him say it.
That's when you know someone's put some thought into what they're doing.