There were several touchstones in this script that made it such a powerful story: the standards and continuous presence of the military in foreign countries, the crippling effects of trauma and sexual assault on the mind and the residual effects of war can have on people. Nothing was as impactful on this script than the writer’s decision to balance out the perspective in the story between Liz and Trevor’s characters. The layered perspective in the script forces Trevor’s character to come to terms with his sister’s experience in the military, the effect it truly had on those closest to them and it forces him to reexamine his own doubts, fears and questions about enlisting as well.
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Similarly, I was anticipating Trevor, Alex, and Elaine were going to through all that they had into the media and press, but I really liked the writer’s decision to have Trevor confront Drake on page 105 the way that he did. At this point of the script, I liked that the writer choose to have Trevor scare and humiliate Drake in public. The act does not compare to the suffering that Liz had to endure, but it is clear that the scene affected the façade that Drake crated for himself.
Trevor’s devotion to his sister and seeking justice for was heartening and it was clear through his internal grappling of Liz’s situation, the questions lying dormant in his subconscious began to fizzle to the surface. Therefore, by the end of the script, it is clear that Trevor’s character development would rely on any residual faith in the Army he was holding onto. From Trevor’s final conversation with Liz, to his heart-to-heart with Sergeant Rivas, the illusions of his father, Don, and the aimless definition of Captain Cashmen’s belief of what being in the Army is supposed to mean.
Tried and true, I really enjoyed the writer’s uniquely ingenious incorporation of music in this script and for their efforts to bring these characters together and keep them together through music.
What do you think needs