1. Posted: February 24, 2016In:

    When left for dead in the Rocky Mountain wilderness, a fur trapper must call on all his will to survive to track down the man who murdered his son in front of him.

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    Nir Shelter:Then what script?tag?applies to the bear mauling???It's an important, necessary plot beat. (Because as I?indicated earlier, if there is no mauling, then there is no murder, etc.) In the grand scheme of screenwriting terminology, what would you call that event?? It clearly upsets the statRead more

    Nir Shelter:

    Then what script?tag?applies to the bear mauling???It’s an important, necessary plot beat. (Because as I?indicated earlier, if there is no mauling, then there is no murder, etc.)

    In the grand scheme of screenwriting terminology, what would you call that event?? It clearly upsets the status quo, changes the life course of the protagonist.

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  2. Posted: February 27, 2016In:

    When a self-doubting boxer is offered a shot at the heavyweight title of the world, he must fight the fear inside to win the battle in the ring. (Rocky)

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    Not satisfied with it, but here goes:When a two-bit boxer who sees?no future for himself ?gets a? chance to fight the world champion,??he trains to be able to?go the distance,? 10 rounds, in a fight he knows he cannot win. (34 words)Rocky has the heart?to be a great?fighter --- that's not what his cRead more

    Not satisfied with it, but here goes:

    When a two-bit boxer who sees?no future for himself ?gets a? chance to fight the world champion,??he trains to be able to?go the distance,? 10 rounds, in a fight he knows he cannot win.
    (34 words)

    Rocky has the heart?to be a great?fighter — that’s not what his curmudgeonly trainer accuses of him of lacking?.? The problem is in his head, but I would venture it’s not self-doubt so much as he has resigned himself to a life of low?expectations.? He’s give up on his dream and settled for less, a lot less.? He’s aiming low? instead of high–that’s his character flaw.

    ?So the? champion gives him an opportunity to do what he?can’t do on his own initiative — a?once in a lifetime opportunity to aim higher, to?shot at his dream.?

    (This film was such a hit because it aimed straight and true at?a classic? fantasy scenario of millions of downtrodden,?powerless?underdogs; to wit, waiting around, dreaming, hoping?for someone to give them a lucky break.? Or win the lottery.)

    This is a film that doesn’t follow the “script” — the standard template for how and when plot beats are supposed to occur.? For example, the protagonist doesn’t get “the call” until almost?1/2??way?through the film.? And his objective goal doesn’t fully crystalize until about 3/4 of the way through the fight when he declares?his personal definition of victory: ?not to win, but?to go the distance,?be standing at the end of the 10 rounds.?

    A? clever set up for a sequel.?

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  3. Posted: February 28, 2016In:

    When, In a decadent New york city, a mentally unstable Vietnam veteran craving for attention falls in love with a beautiful activist, he must find a way to deal with her rejection while being haunted by inner demons – Taxi Driver

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    My version:When a classy WASP woman rebuffs the pathetic courting of a lowly, sociopathic?taxi driver, he seeks out targets ?on the mean streets of New York to vent his frustration and rage. (32 words)The way I see it, Travis Bickle's subjective need is for relationship, specifically friendship andRead more

    My version:

    When a classy WASP woman rebuffs the pathetic courting of a lowly, sociopathic?taxi driver, he seeks out targets ?on the mean streets of New York to vent his frustration and rage.
    (32 words)

    The way I see it, Travis Bickle’s subjective need is for relationship, specifically friendship and love for and from women.? But he’s completely clueless when it comes to relating to women.

    The plot plays out Bickles’ fortunes to an ironic reversal.? Given his character flaw(s), he would?seem destined? — driven — to become a serial murderer. But he ends up becoming a hero when his?awkward but earnest?attempt to rescue the child prostitute, Iris, turns his murderous tendencies?toward a target worthy of his rage, Iris’s pimp.? And that’s his character arc — he doesn’t? metamorphize out of his pathology; rather the plot conspires to deflect his pathology to a “worthy villain” and a socially?laudable ?outcome.

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