Back To The Future

I think Back to the Future was a well written movie as the three acts are clear to see. The first is when setting the background into McFly’s life in the ordinary world. The incident point is when Doc, Marty McFly’s friend gets shot dead and McFly takes Doc’s time-machine into the past (the special world). This is crisis 1.

While in the past McFly meets a younger version of his parents and stops them from falling in love. He then has to ensure they fall in love otherwise he will not exist (crisis 2).

Doc and Marty then figure out a way to get Marty back to his time. Marty also tricks his dad to save his mum from Marty acting to attack her however Biff (the antagonist) gets Marty out the way and attacks her himself. Marty’s dad ends up saving his mum from Biff and they fall in love (this is important for the future); and Marty uses the lighting strike to get back to his year.

When he gets home (return to the original world) he realises his life is better since his dad is now the boss of Biff (it used to be the other way around). The movie ends when Doc comes back from the future to tell Marty and his girlfriend that their kids have a problem and they have to come quick. This leads into the sequel.

The screenplay section below is from forest bump. The main thing that stands out to me here is the first two lines. It says “And we see a man, sitting on a bus bench, reach to pick it up. In his forties, he looks like he smells like fish.”

This stood out to me because it’s very descriptive but the “looks like he smells like fish” shows in a very specific way how they want the man to look. They won’t him to seem like he hasn’t washed in ages and that he would look like he “smells like fish”.

I feel like Scott Pilgrim vs The World has an amazing screenplay as the film takes you through the journey of Scott meeting a girl named Ramona who he really likes but when he meets one of her exes at a band competition, he realises that he has to deal with all seven of her exes to woo her.

PIECE OF SCRIPT FROM THE FILM – WHERE SCOTT TRIES TO CALL RAMONA’S PHONE NUMBER AND REALISES THAT THERE ARE 7 EX’S HE NEEDS TO DEFEAT

INT. WALLACE’S APARTMENT — DAY

Scott slumps on the couch, phone pressed to his ear. Wallace cooks bacon in the kitchen (no pants). We hear the OUTGOING MESSAGE: This is an automated voice messaging system. RAMONA is not available, please record your message after the beep.

SCOTT

Hey. It’s me, Scott again. Call me back. Scott Pilgrim. (hangs up) What’s the deal? Seriously.

Scott ambles over to the fridge and rests his head on it.

WALLACE

Yeah, you said that last night.

SCOTT

You know what really sucks though?

WALLACE

What?

SCOTT

Everything!

WALLACE

Come on guy, you can’t say you didn’t see this coming. It was right under your nose.

Wallace points to the NOTE Ramona scribbled which is pinned literally under Scott’s nose on the refrigerator:

RAMONA FLOWERS, 212-664-7665, xxxxxxx

WALLACE

What did you think these were?

SCOTT

Kisses? Seven little kisses?

WALLACE

Seven deadly X’s.

Wallace cocks an eyebrow. Scott slides to the floor.

SCOTT

Why does everything have to be so complicated?

Wallace crouches down to join Scott on the floor.

WALLACE

If you want something bad, you have to fight for it. Step up your game. Break out the L-word.

SCOTT

Lesbian?

WALLACE

The other L-word.

SCOTT

Lesbians?

WALLACE

Okay, it’s ”love.” I wasn’t trying to trick you or anything. You have to overcome any and all obstacles that lie in your path. You have the spirit of a warrior, Scott. You can do it! Be with her! It’s your destiny!(beat) Plus, I need you to move out.

What is a screenplay? : A screenplay is a written work from a screenwriter which is used for film, television or video games. It includes the movements, dialogue,actions and expressions of characters which are comprised in the screenplay.

A film which in my opinion has a great screenplay and which has a good way of telling a story is Good Will Hunting. This is because the screenplay clearly shows how the main character becomes less defensive throughout the film and how the physiologist that helps Will Hunting, the main character, gains his trust and shares a bond with him. The language in the screenplay also implies his evolution throughout the film, as at first he’s very cynical and sarcastic and his attitude dramatically changes once he gets help from his psychologist and once he gets into a relationship.