screenwriting basics

Shanny 2022-03-25 09:01:08

Q_What is the subject:

In the judicial system, the legacy of the presumption of innocence will lead to the blind spot of the presumption of guilt.

Q_Who is the protagonist:

Two male protagonists, sheriff Quinlan and drug detective Vargas.

Quinlan is the protagonist because of the high proportion, turning points, and high psychological complexity, which is also the driving force behind the story. Vargas is the protagonist of course, because of his grievances and the woman who needs to defend and protect. These two elements make his experience easy for the audience to empathize with, which brings a strong sense of immersion and desires him to have a happy ending.

Q_Who is the anti-angle:

In the first part of the story, the two male protagonists are opposites to each other.

In the middle of the story, the villains are a few small buildings under Quinlan who make their own decisions.

At the end of the story, it is revealed that Quinlan is the biggest antagonist.

Q_What does the protagonist want?

Quinlan wants the culprit to be brought to justice and justice. But the story finally revealed the absurdity of what he thought was justice. He believed that Vargas was the real murderer but had no evidence. His past experience convinced him that his intuition was equal to the truth, so he would rather forge evidence to support his intuition. Vargas will have to settle his grievances and have a good time with his wife. But his wife kept falling into all kinds of dangers, making him stretched.

Q_Who is leading the direction of the plot?

Quinlan and Vargas, they went back and forth like they were playing table tennis.

Q_Did the direction of the story change as the story progressed? If so, where? because of what?

Quinlan thinks Vargas is the murderer, Quinlan traces VargasàVargas and finds that someone is going to frame him through the fireworks he found out of thin air, Vargas also starts to trace àVargas's wife was kidnapped by the small building under Quinlan and designed a drug-addicting hybrid party. Shi killed Xiaolou and framed Vargas's wife, which made the audience puzzled à Quinlan's second minion and Vargas induced Quinlan to confess by recording, revealing the secret that Quinlan was the real murderer à Quinlan's final counterattack and death.

Q_Is this movie a three-act play?

Yes.

Q_The starting style of the story?

A car bombing on the border leads Vargas to be suspected by Quinlan as the murderer.

Q_Where is the turning point? What happened?

The first turning point occurred in the fireworks framing incident, and it was suspected that someone was going to frame Vargas! Who will it be?

The second turning point occurred when the Xiaolou people kidnapped and injured Vargas's wife. Are they the murderer?

The third turning point occurred when Quinlan, the man of justice, actually killed his own people and framed Vargas's wife. What did he want?

Q_Where is the climax? What happened?

Find out why Quinlan murdered Vargas.

When the second minions pressed for the truth, Vargas secretly recorded but was discovered by Quinlan. Quinlan wanted to fight back and he was shot and died with the second minions.

Q_Is this movie a genre movie? what type? why?

Yes. Film noir. Through suspense and thriller, we explore the ambiguity in the good and evil of justice.

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Extended Reading

Touch of Evil quotes

  • Ramon Miguel 'Mike' Vargas: You are a policeman, aren't you?

    Quinlan: Aren't you? You don't seem very fond of the job.

    Ramon Miguel 'Mike' Vargas: There are plenty of soldiers who don't like war.

  • Ramon Miguel 'Mike' Vargas: It's a dirty job, enforcing the law; but, it's what we're supposed to be doing, isn't it?