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Re: The 8-step "Secret" Hollywood Formula

Posted by Victor Khomenko (M) on December 13, 2002 at 12:46:20

In Reply to: The 8-step "Secret" Hollywood Formula posted by Bambi B on December 13, 2002 at 12:24:29:

That is interesting. I certainly see some validity to these points, although I would have to think more about them.

I would like, however, to add one more distinguishing feature that immediately separates what we should call "typical Hollywood script" from those used in the films many of us consider deep and thoughful.

It is the reliance of plot twists and turns, on events, or situations.

In a typical "deep" film (pardon me for using this terminology here - just for simplicity, really...) the drama and action are in the emotions of participants, much like in real life.

In a typical Hollywood script it is the situations which most often have nothing to do with real life and would never be encountered by any of us.

Bergman and Co can keep you riveted to your chair with simple (simple.... huh!) emotions, Soderberg and Scott need something to happen on the screen, something incredibly unusual, or the public is gonna leave, as not much else is typically there.

If you look at Hollywood history, it has not always been that way. Its better films used to have wit, energy, emotions and jumor. They were, and still are, incredible fun to watch.

These have been later largely replaced by action, events, and an endless panopticon of morons and social deviants.

While, as we have mentioned many times before, this trend is taking place apparently everywhere, Hollywood is most definitely the trend setter here, and rightly takes most blame.

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