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Inglourious Basterds — The Elements of Suspense
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The Shining — Quietly Going Insane Together
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The Dark Knight — Creating the Ultimate Antagonist
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Gone Girl — Don't Underestimate the Screenwriter
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Inglourious Basterds — The Elements of Suspense
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Parasite — The Power of Symbols
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The Shining — Quietly Going Insane Together
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Get Out — A New Perspective in Horror
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Ex Machina — The Control of Information
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Nightcrawler — Empathy for the Antihero
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Breaking Bad — Crafting a TV Pilot
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Arrival — Examining an Adaptation
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Game of Thrones — How to Evoke Emotion
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American Beauty (Part 1) — The Art of Character
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The Last Jedi — Forcing Change
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Lessons from the Screenplay
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I believe that a more informed audience raises the bar for storytelling. That examining the techniques used to tell great stories makes your own writing better and your appreciation for the stories deeper.

With Lessons from the Screenplay, I make videos that analyze movie scripts to examine exactly how and why they are so good at telling their stories. Part educational series and part love letter to awesome films, Lessons from the Screenplay aims to be a fun way to learn more about your favorite films and help us all become better storytellers.

I’ll be releasing new videos every couple weeks, and taking suggestions about what scripts I should look at in future episodes.
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OasisMusicOfficial (3 minutes ago)
Andrews climax during his drum solo actually signifies his ultimate sacrifice to his craft. According to the script, his dad is not astounded but defeated when he realizes that he had lost his son for good and wont get him back
cryptid12 (10 minutes ago)
these were literally the most stressful movies i have ever watched
CRE8LSM (17 minutes ago)
makes me so sad how many people gave Black Swan a 1 star on imdb because they were "confused"
tugce4968 (27 minutes ago)
I can’t imagine fletcher being nina's teacher. Real horror
MrMikkyn (31 minutes ago)
That's insane how there are so many similar shots juxtaposed against eachother. Cinematic literacy at its greatest.
sirwafflesxx8218 (47 minutes ago)
Here’s an interesting factoid:
Miumiu0404 (52 minutes ago)
Nina's final line in the film was "I was perfect" with that warm, satisfaction in her face. It was a beautiful but horrifying moment. It was also a privileged feeling knowing that we did something perfect before our last breath. We can interpret that Nina died in the ending but she had the privilege that everybody wants, to die in content and no regrets.
khairulmukhriz7667 (1 hour ago)
I didn't breathe when Nina turned into the Black Swan on the stage
VanN000 (1 hour ago)
What gripes me about Whiplash is how people see it’s ending as anything but tragic.
CourtneyCoulson (2 hours ago)
These movies are so intense, just watching this review is making me anxious all over again.
siebaby (22 hours ago)
Every time I watch whiplash's ending scene I just melt in a spiral of emotions, its truly so dark, the fear in his fathers eyes, and the realization his son is truly gone is so heartbreaking and shattering its just brilliant.
blackrb123ryan (13 hours ago)
I feel like Andrew’s descent into madness was more subtle. I don’t know if that’s better or worse
manoelahorn4298 (6 hours ago)
other thing i see too much in both real life and this kind of movies: the obsessed artist's competition is ALWAYS someone who doesnt have a care in the world, someone who is just doing what theyre doing bc they have fun! they dont get nervous, dont compare themselves, they dont put the least amount of effort in their work and still succeed. its like they were born perfect. in dance moms you could see maddie being the favorite, best dancer, and she always said she wasnt nervous before performing and only competed for fun, and still won 1st almost everytime.
avocado_is_my_love6359 (12 hours ago)
Man this was ART
Luncea28 (22 hours ago)
Black Swan is the film that made me think of movies as more than just popcorn entertainment, and now I'm studying to be a screenwriter. Whiplash is a modern masterpiece as well, and this side-by-side view and analysis is awesome. So cool to find this channel and learn from your great work!
tyraeide9158 (11 hours ago)
I didn't know until now how creepy Black Swan is
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