5.8 The
screenwriter is writing and weaving real life into it. The
prestigious Kaufman received an adapted script to adapt the novel "The Orchid Thief" by the New Yorker reporter Susan into a movie script. Kaufman is very introverted and not good at expressing. He didn't dare to face Susan when it came to socializing, and at the same time, he couldn't adapt a good script at all.
Kaufman, his twin brother, Donner, was very interested in writing scripts and attended Robert McKee's scripting seminar. After returning, he wrote a good script. Donner felt that Susan was not telling the truth.
The two brothers tracked Susan to Florida together, and found that Susan was growing and smoking drugs with orchid thieves, and was chased by the two. After some escape, Kaufman escaped and knew how to complete the screenplays, while he's also more proactive in real life.
In the film, McKee said that a thrilling ending can make a movie a big hit, and a thrilling ending is a stark contrast to the blandness that preceded it.
Movies are not as exciting as life.
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