tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7923290903857471076.post8491853745492692272..comments2024-01-14T12:15:40.968-08:00Comments on Let's Schmooze - Doug Eboch on Screenwriting: Act Two Part One - Fun and GamesDoug Ebochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04345404649576399837noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7923290903857471076.post-90549385830930420872010-11-12T18:04:35.194-08:002010-11-12T18:04:35.194-08:00I just thought of About Schmidt. Not a tragedy per...I just thought of About Schmidt. Not a tragedy per se, but I believe the inciting incident is the death of Schmidt's wife. I haven't seen the movie in a while, but if I remember correctly, Schmidt have a really hard time adjusting to life after 42 years of marriage and the fun and games section explores just that. Now I have to rewatch it.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01286766560153488635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7923290903857471076.post-45518604922668522182010-11-12T00:16:48.479-08:002010-11-12T00:16:48.479-08:00Ooh, just thought of another one. In Schindler...Ooh, just thought of another one. In Schindler's List the "fun and games" section (really gotta change that terminology) is when we see the horror of the Nazis. The clearing of the ghetto and so forth. And also Schindler saving specific people from horrible fates. It pays of the premise of a holocaust movie. It's obligatory to show some of the horror of the event.Doug Ebochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04345404649576399837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7923290903857471076.post-44411638469172347282010-11-12T00:09:07.857-08:002010-11-12T00:09:07.857-08:00Hm, good question Daniel. I suspect movies like t...Hm, good question Daniel. I suspect movies like that would have a (yes, poorly named) fun and games section where the character explores their grief. We would wallow in the raw emotion. Unfortunately I can't think of any movies like that I've seen recently enough to cite.<br /><br />Revolutionary Road is a pretty downbeat movie and has a fun and games section. It's when the couple decides to move to Paris and we get a period where they enjoy the idea and the shock it causes to their uptight friends and coworkers. In that case the joy of the fun and games is used to set up the fall when their plans don't pan out.Doug Ebochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04345404649576399837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7923290903857471076.post-82585715593757822962010-11-08T14:57:13.040-08:002010-11-08T14:57:13.040-08:00Haven't watched the film yet, but read ToyStor...Haven't watched the film yet, but read ToyStory3. It's as beautiful and clever as LittleMissSunshine. Must be a shoo-in for coming awards season.<br /><br />http://www.waltdisneystudiosawards.com/toystory3/script-toystory.pdfSankethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02097498145691416213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7923290903857471076.post-37581788019452519062010-11-07T17:32:23.459-08:002010-11-07T17:32:23.459-08:00Hi Doug. Can you think of any examples where the f...Hi Doug. Can you think of any examples where the fun and games is exploring something tragic? Say for instance that the catalyst is the death of a spouse or something similarly tragic, what would the fun and games (unfortunate name for it, perhaps) be?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01286766560153488635noreply@blogger.com