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Comment on STC! Beats Out “Up” by Al Rodriguez

Al Rodriguez — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:31:30 +0000

The Academy Award for Best Animated Movie-winning kind.

Comment on STC! Beats Out “Up” by William

William — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:29:18 +0000

Which KIND of GF?

Comment on STC! Beats Out “The Hurt Locker” by Mike Gibson

Mike Gibson — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:15:17 +0000

Oh yeah, oddly, I think the film this story bares a strong resemblance to is Sniper with Tom Berenger and Billy Zane. Obviously HL is much better, darker, and subtler. But many elements seem parallel.

Comment on STC! Beats Out “The Hurt Locker” by Mike Gibson

Mike Gibson — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:10:25 +0000

I see this discussion has quieted down, but on the question of genre, I’d say it’s a blend. That’s not helpful, but it’s dominant strain is definitely Institutionalized. The one thing the addiction rite of passage has going for it is the theme stated in the Title card at the beginning of the movie: War is a drug.

Comment on STC! Beats Out “The Hurt Locker” by SM

SM — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:02:54 +0000

Hey guys, Does anyone have a beaten up beat-sheet for American Beauty?
Or other popular 00s[2000 to 2009] movies?

Thanks.

Comment on Blake Snyder 1957-2009 by Matthew Johnson

Matthew Johnson — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:52:58 +0000

I was just coming to the site to check on workshop dates and just found this out. I have to leave my respects, but I’m not too sure what to say. For the last few years I’ve been reading books on screenwriting and found his shortly after. Save the Cat! is a treasure and is my absolute favorite. He will be missed.

Comment on STC! Beats Out “Up” by Jose

Jose — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:11:35 +0000

I completely agree with Al that this is a Golden Fleece. All the elements are there: 1) A Road: to get to Paradise Falls; 2) A Team: Carl, Russel, Dug, Kevin; and a Prize: To place the house atop Paradise Falls. But just like any Golden Fleece stories, the prize is realized as the adventure or journey itself and what is learned along the way. This is why I gravitated towards “Adventure is out there” as the Theme Stated. Again, I agree with Al that “adventure” or “we’re in a club now” really represent the same thing, but at the Dark Night of the Soul moment, it’s Ellie’s note to Carl, telling him to “Go start another adventure,” is what really “book-ended” what the story was all about.

Thanks for sharing again all your thoughts everyone!

Comment on STC! Beats Out “Up” by Al Rodriguez

Al Rodriguez — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:56:17 +0000

There are so many elements to the story — a rite of passage, a buddy story — but the overall arc feels like a GOLDEN FLEECE to me. It’s a quest for adventure that at first leads outward but then arcs back around to a quest for belonging, a quest for the heart, symbolized by the badge and the bottle cap.

Comment on STC! Beats Out “Up” by William

William — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 02:02:34 +0000

No genre… again??? lol

Comment on The Final Save the Cat! Logline Challenge of 2009! by al catlin

al catlin — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:07:48 +0000

Ho Ho Holloween
The night he came down the chimney

Santa returns to Haddonfield to retrieve the the 12 piece set of Henkel’s he put under the tree for Michael thinking it was the actor Mike Myers by mistake.

(i know it’s too late but fun anyway)