Screenplay

Her. Screenplay by Spike Jonze. Warner Bros., 2013. Film. Spike Jonze’s Her is a critically-acclaimed film with its main plot featuring a sensitive, lonely man named Theodore Twombly, a ghostwriter for BeautifulHandwrittenLetters.com, who writes in the “customer’s” point of view to their intended recipient. He has been pondering over despair ever since his ex-girlfriend Catherine left him. One day, he discovers a new artificially intelligent operating system named Samantha, who develops into…

In ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ by Lorraine Hansberry, dreams serve purpose of believing for a better life that can benefit everyone involved. While the entire screenplay has various prominent visions mentioned, the Youngers eventually strive for not only a realistic goal, but something they rightfully deserve. A few were sacrificed, albeit it took character growth and maturity to realize what was truly important to keep their family united. Nevertheless, getting towards fulfilling this one life-long…

understanding of socio-political landscape. Through its visual and textual elements, cinema passes on knowledge to the viewers of later generations about events that they never experienced. The Parallax View (1974), directed by Alan J. Pakula with the screenplay by David Giler and Lorenzo Semple Jr. (based on a novel by the same name by Loren Singer) is a highly stylized and disturbing political thriller that intents to depict social distrust in government and explores the possibility of a…

The film is wildly imaginative along with richly detailed visuals that make it impossible to absorb everything during a single view. The clever screenplay includes the concepts of the inner-workings of mind as being highly visual and realistic. The animated destinations of the Train of Thought, Long Term Memory, Abstract thought, Dream Production(“Three Views: Inside Out.” ) , and more, are well thought…

Roger Ebert, a reputable movie and art critic, wrote a review on the movie entitled The Hurt Locker. This movie dives into the war-ridden life of William James and his squadron during the Iraq war. William James, played by Jeremy Renner, is an Explosive Ordinance & Disposal (EOD) specialist who risks his life to disarm deadly home-made explosives. J.T. Sanborn and Owen Eldridge, played by Anthony Mackie and Brian Geraghty, are James’s eyes and ears over an active bomb site; Sanborn being the…

with his wife, Dora and son Giosué they navigate the extremely harsh conditions of a concentration camp and because of this, the theme of family is extremely prevalent boosting the morale and courage of each member. Benigni uses framing, sound and screenplay to effectively convey the strong and conquering theme of family throughout Life is Beautiful. Framing is used expertly to convey emotion and to bring the audience's attention towards the character facial expressions. In a pivotal scene in…

One of my favorite scenes in the movie “Trumbo”, was when Trumbo and Eddie had a tensed moment, since Eddie was at fault for the imprisonment of Trumbo and other people. At first, I had thought to myself that I wouldn’t have liked this film. But it turned out that it became one of my favorite films, if not, my favorite film of all time. Reasons that I liked it were because of the screenwriting was extremely well done, and you can really feel that you are there. The life lesson to stand up for…

“The story is a machine for empathy. In contrast to logic or reason, a story is about emotion that is staged over a sequence of dramatic moments, so you can empathize with the characters without really thinking about it too much. It is a really powerful tool for imagining yourself in other people's situations.” This quote from author Ira Glass perfectly encapsulates the experience many readers enjoy, by getting lost in one's own imagination. This experience is invaluable, especially when…

The Godfather1 is a novel written by American writer Mario Puzo in 1969, it is the best-seller book in the history of the United states. This novel narrated a series of stories after Michael became a Mafia. Mario Puzo affected by the story of Italy Mafia when he was growing up. In 1972, Puzo cooperated with Francis Coppola - American director, screenwriter, producer, adapting the novel The Godfather into a movie. It was acted by superstar Marlon Barndo and won the forty-fifth Oscar Award for…

As a filmmaker, I want create stories that criticize and analyzes the construction of the human experience. By applying my personal experience, especially adolescence, femininity, and sexuality to my current concentration in screenwriting. My strongest motivations to write has always been about depicting my observations of world and captures the unique aesthetic found in each moment. The themes that heavily influence my work stems from what I feel are two main components to our identity that…