Two major problems with this script structure

Madisyn 2021-11-20 08:01:27

This is an anti-terrorism suspense action movie that has gathered a large number of second-tier stars: Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox, Forest Whitaker, Sigourney Weaver, William Hurt, etc., you can see it The cost is also moderate.

Now it is so difficult to write a good suspense film script, so this medium-cost movie uses a tricky method: to perform what happened within 20 minutes from different people’s perspectives six times, each new perspective Can reveal some new clues to peel away layers of suspense. This is much easier than arranging the suspense with a single timeline, and it is much easier than a recursive or time-traveling suspense film.

The results show that the suspense effect is really good, but there are two major problems with the same event from a multi-person perspective: First, the same scene always appears 6 times, which is annoying. After all, this is different from "Groundhog Day". One day can change as you want, and this "recovering the truth" movie has to repeat the crowd at the square celebration over and over again. Second, after all, there are only 6 angles, so many clues are intertwined with 6 people, obviously there are too many coincidences. Coincidence is not impossible, but it is cheating to the extent of the film, especially the ending, which is indeed a bit disappointing. When the murderous terrorists saw the little girl standing in the middle of the road while racing a car, they would dodge urgently. Their seamless plan would stop here. x?

But Hollywood's industrial standards largely conceal these problems. Set in the exotic Spanish city of Salamanca, Hollywood is familiar with various shootouts, car chases, and explosion scenes. With the suspenseful effect created by the script structure, this film is still an action that can see the end smoothly. piece.

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Vantage Point quotes

  • [first lines]

    Mark Reinhart: Good morning, America. It's now 12 noon in Salamanca, Spain. In a short time, world leaders from over 150 countries meet here in Plaza Mayor to sign up to President Ashton's bold new counterterrorist strategy. Since 9/11, more than 4500 people have been killed in the rising tide of global terror. Those lives will not soon be forgotten as today, the world comes together to take a stand against this violence. We may be on the brink of a historic agreement between Western and Arab leaders. Security services are on high alert in Salamanca, where we now go live to our news team on the ground and our reporter Angie Jones.

  • [last lines]

    Mark Reinhart: Reports out of Salamanca now suggest that the President is out of intensive care. His condition is listed as stable. President Ashton has made a point of reassuring Americans that he's all right and the summit will continue in the days to come. Meanwhile, word from Spanish and United States authorities is that they've shot and killed the lone assassin responsible for today's attack. Our own Joan Kendrick has more.