![]() ![]() Just like Matt and Ben didn’t expect Psychiatrist Sean to be as interesting a character as he was, you might come up with a character, in the heat of writing, who you never thought of before you started, and that character might turn out to be a game-changer. Part of what drafts 2, 3, 4, and 5 are about is identifying what’s working in your script and what’s not working, then leaning into the stuff that’s working. So they scrapped the thriller angle and made it a character piece. But they were unknown back then and, in order to get the movie made, had to do what Castle Rock, who owned the rights, wanted them to do. Matt and Ben did not want to change their story. But the drafts that Matt Damon and Ben Affleck were writing showed much more promise in the story’s character development, particularly the relationship between Will and his psychiatrist. That movie started off as a thriller chronicling a genius mathematician who’s being pursued by the government for his abilities. The most famous example of this is Good Will Hunting. And, as an artist, it’s our duty to explore those new avenues to see if there’s anything there. But, often times, we’ll discover new things that weren’t in the original plan. We think we know our story when we start writing it. To understand why this happens, you must first understand that a screenplay is a living breathing thing. It should feel solid, like it always knows where it’s going. Your script should have a certainty behind it. A finished script should never read like the writer is still playing with ideas, still trying to figure things out. Which is what I want to talk about today. You can feel the story trying to find itself as the movie is happening. And that’s to be admired.īut “Nope” is also a shining example of what an unfinished spec script looks like when it’s up on screen. There’s something big and crazy and mystical about this movie that makes it unlike any other movie experience this year. He swung for the fences in an industry that locks you in a batting cage. Now that I’ve had some time to reflect on the film, I better appreciate what Peele has done. ![]()
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