During
the holidays, there’s a lot to look forward to: entertainingly awkward family
gatherings, good food, and Starbuck’s seasonal gingerbread latte. However, the
one thing that I look forward to the most has always been the heavy stream of
movies that hits theaters at this time of year. In the darkness of the movie
theater, I’ve always felt like the dust that hangs in front of the projector,
like I’m basking in the light from the 20 x 50 foot screen and am content to
float there forever. There’s something about a good movie that makes you feel
time warped once you step back into the sunlight.
Over
the course of the next three weeks, I am going to search for the ultimate film.
My escapades will be documented here. This search will include an intricate dissection
of film, how a screenplay is put together and why it does or does not succeed
at telling a story. Like any good dissection, I’ll figure out how each part
helps to create this story, the lungs that help it breathe and the heart that
thumps strong from beginning to end.
When reading this,
please keep in mind that the extent of my blogging knowledge is that it can
sometimes be spelled with a “V”, even though I don’t know why. The goal is also
to produce my own screenplay based on the things that I learn from this Homeric
journey. And so, to start us off, here are a few countdowns that I promise are
important, even if you don’t know why yet!
MOVIES WATCHED: 0
SCREENPLAY PAGES
WRITTEN: 0
NOVEL PAGES
WRITTEN: 38
PAGES LEFT IN ATONEMENT: 235
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