The first ten minutes of the story, the establishment stage - Act 1: Confessing Harvey's work, family and status, the heroine's (can't remember the name)'s work and family status, two people who have no intersection at all - female In the UK, the men are in the US. What brought these two together?
Act 2: Harvey's daughter gets married. Both the father and mother work in the UK. All social relations of friends and colleagues have been transferred to the UK (although they seem to be all Americans), so the wedding is also held in the UK. As a father, you have to take care of yourself. Distance is resolved.
Next, I will further explain Harvey's life: why he divorced his wife. At the daughter's pre-wedding reception, the conversation between Harvey and his ex-wife was succinct, without a single word of nonsense. After his wife briefly despised Harvey's living conditions, the old man said: "You are awesome! You can always be in 30 seconds. It makes me feel like I'm useless." Needless to say, this is the reason for their divorce, and one sentence saved almost 10 minutes of drama. Our feelings are on Harvey's side, a poor, very young guy who has been struggling with his job (writing songs for commercials), opposite to his ex-wife, cold, cruel, can't chat, no Make room for people. This is the screenwriter reminding you: "I'm telling Harvey's story." Pull you back to the subject first in a big scene. Then came the phone call from the US and told him you were out of a job - run by your ex-wife at a party, people snubbed (he didn't know anyone in the UK except his daughter and ex-wife), and the blow of unemployment, that kind of thing. what will you do then?
Find a bar for a good drink and get yourself drunk. After two cups of John's walk, the unscrupulous behavior of the Americans came out, shouting loudly to the heroine who was honestly reading a book next to her. In order to make the encounter between these two people not so random, I also specially arranged a scene in front of two people meeting at the airport, one is Harvey who just got off the plane and the other is a middle-aged woman who is looking for someone to do a questionnaire. I insist I feel that the airport scene is all about making the encounter between the two people in the back not so abrupt, that's all.
After speaking, even if the task is completed, the two of them get on with each other. A boring American, a boring but conservative Brit who pretends to be busy is actually boring. You will write the next play.
At the daughter's wedding, the woman found that Harvey was integrated into the joyful atmosphere and left herself alone, so she left sadly and waited for the elevator in the corridor. After several of Harvey's close relatives finished the ritual dance, they looked around for her, and when they came out of the hall, they saw the woman standing far away at the elevator door. Questions to think about: Harvey is going to keep her now. If you were a screenwriter or Harvey, what would you do? Think about it and tell you later.
Let's talk about an important scene first: the husband and the mother had a good chat, and they agreed to meet in this square the next day, at noon. Harvey is so happy. When he returned to the hotel, he noticed that he had a cup of coffee in his hand. He was very excited. The old doorman told him that all the elevators were broken. But today he was happy to be able to climb the stairs. The stairs are also very powerful: the iron frame, the clanging sound when you walk up - iron: a cold prediction of reality; clanging sound: Harvey's cheerful mood; coffee: a small reminder, drinking too much coffee can make people's heart beat Speed up, especially after drinking. So: Harvey stumbled, lost his coffee, sat on the stairs (already old), had a heart attack, was seen by the waiter who went downstairs, and was taken to the hospital.
To be honest, this is a very unskilled hook. An unexpected incident ruined the originally happy love story. It is impossible for two middle-aged people to get married as soon as they meet as young people. It is irrational and unreasonable. There has to be some barriers. But this is a very effective hook. Harvey fell ill and hooked the next happy and warm story of the two to another direction - this woman is in a hurry, she said in her heart that you said it well yesterday, I swear it , In the end, unfortunately, I was caught by my words, and the words of drunk men don't really count. This woman was so fucking sad, she knew more than ever how much she weighed, and it was absolutely impossible for her to fall in love at first sight. She also advised herself to stop dreaming, why should I go, okay? The time between the two was not long, it was only less than two days. Mind you, this is what Robert McKee (or Sidfield?) famously called the "second plot point". That is the end of the second act, 10 minutes before the end of the film. But you obviously know that the two of them have been playing for so long, and if the two of them don't get along, then this story will be the worst love story in history.
You'll write the rest of the play, again. And the screenwriter is no smarter than us at all: Harvey came out of the hospital, missed the date, didn't he, looking for this woman everywhere, went to the airport, he was told that he might be at a book club, so he went to two places. I found it (it can be seen that it is easier for women to get older), and the two meet - the woman scolded, complained and cried, and the man listened (sometimes I feel that when women cry and cry like this) The man's best and smartest choice is to listen without saying anything), and finally Harvey explained why he missed the appointment, and the two reunited - finished.
Now to tell you the answer to that question: We could see from the look in Harvey's eyes that he definitely wanted the girl to stay, but instead he ran into the room down the hallway. After a while, the music from the piano floated out, and the woman heard it. Looking over, Harvey was emotionally playing an unknown tune (later, it was known in the lines that it was written by Harvey himself), a song After playing, the woman was already sitting on the piano bench. At this time, the "Character Biography" started. Harvey told the woman that what he wanted to do most was to become a jazz pianist, not to write for commercials. song. Why didn't it work? One sentence: "It's too difficult" expresses the vicissitudes and helplessness of middle-aged people. Arouses the heroine's sympathy and empathy. Is this way of saving good? How is it better than the one you thought? What I'm thinking is, run over and say you don't go, let's play together or something, it's vulgar and boring.
What is the summary? No old man complained that he watched all the bad movies recently, and there are a lot of things worth learning in the bad movies. The radish and cabbage are nutritious, and there are also talented directors in the heap of garbage movies. Quentin is the best example. So I decided to correct my movie-watching attitude and seriously watch every movie I got.
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