It's just a movie, you're just a screenwriter

General 2022-03-22 09:01:35

"Wall Street" in 1987 is still very exciting. Twenty years later, life in the United States has hardly changed, and the same is true of those on Wall Street. The story seems to be another version of the American Dream, and like most American Dreams, it always ends up being shattered. This kind of ending, which is somewhat of persuading the good and punishing the bad, is easily reminiscent of the clichés in Chinese legendary novels, and their effect is actually the same - the abyss in front of money, even if it is visible, it can be blocked for a while. Personal insane footsteps.

From the point of view of screenwriting alone, this play can be regarded as a very strict practice of Hollywood production paragraphs, or the narrative rhythm of all modern stories. Although there are not many amazing bridges, but with the help of the characters in place by the actors, the beginnings and transitions of the storyline and the relaxation of the atmosphere are almost impossible to find obvious flaws. And that's what makes it more or less unattractive: the story seems too skilled, without surprises, and very familiar.

There are many types of good screenwriters. It is very difficult to achieve the level of "Wall Street", especially in China. China needs people who can tell stories, not people with emotions, which basically explains why stories like "Crazy Stone" are so popular in China. Unfortunately, most of the screenwriters of "Wall Street" have limited success because he has been programmed. This too Hollywood story makes people think that the Hollywood blockbuster introduced in the book is the result of the cooperation of a group of screenwriters from story planning to screenwriting, dialogue, and split-shot script-too correct performance makes it difficult for us to see it as the main body at the screenwriter level of the editor's personal colors.

If you want to learn anything from it, it is that not every screenwriter works a masterpiece, and don’t try to slap your own brand. It’s just a movie, a story, and you’re just a screenwriter. This screenwriter may have lofty ideals, but right now he must write this story in order to survive. The dialogues, scenes, and scripts he wrote are not fundamentally different from a plastic tub that a girl in the factory took down from the assembly line. When you look at it this way, the screenwriter is actually far less complicated. When you think of a story, tell it, and tell it as smoothly as possible, and then try to add some labels such as imprints and meanings, you will be a very good screenwriter. .

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Wall Street quotes

  • Gordon Gekko: If you're not inside, you're *outside*!

  • Gordon Gekko: Jesus, if this guy owned a funeral parlor nobody would die!