A Character Has 4 Pivotal Moments To Change In A Movie by Peter Russell

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  • @DanTasticEntertainment
    @DanTasticEntertainment 5 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    "Luke, use the Force, not the computer!" - Exact quote from the film. That's exactly what Obi Wan said.

    • @c.9231
      @c.9231 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Yes, this is a great video and I like this guy a lot but my mind thought of something else when at 8:45 he said "Put the missile in the hole. Climax!"

    • @lacolem1
      @lacolem1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      "Dammit Luke, get off the internet!"

    • @zachj2728
      @zachj2728 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      And also Han saved the day. Vader would've killed Luke if Han didn't come back at the end. "You're all clear, kid, now let's blow this thing and go home!"

    • @RosygreyglassesS
      @RosygreyglassesS 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      We should all be using less computers and more force.

    • @briggsfilm
      @briggsfilm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Really? I could of swore he said "Use the force Luke, let go Luke".

  • @brunayamaguchi9664
    @brunayamaguchi9664 4 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Mr. Russell is so enthusiastic it's kinda contagious. Felt like recharging my batteries, suddenly I'm smiling.
    Thanks

  • @aarkmish8087
    @aarkmish8087 5 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    BMOC
    Beginning, Middle, Obstacle, Climax

    • @khenrabpalden
      @khenrabpalden 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Big Man On Campus

    • @jcjensenllc
      @jcjensenllc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      TV - Biginning, Middle, Middle, Obstacle, Climax

    • @MochitoMaker
      @MochitoMaker 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That's my sex life in a nutshell, only in a different order and without the "middle": Obstacle, Beginning, Climax. OBC.

    • @walidovitchwalid8592
      @walidovitchwalid8592 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MochitoMaker 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @PianoMan-hx3ev
      @PianoMan-hx3ev 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MochitoMaker hahahahaha!

  • @vehementlyflat8503
    @vehementlyflat8503 5 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    I can't get over thinking this is really Owen Wilson moonlighting as a screenwriter.

    • @HappyHungryHarry
      @HappyHungryHarry 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Except Owen Wilson is a screenwriter *wow* :P

  • @judichristopher4604
    @judichristopher4604 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    "Bravo Film Courage... Bravo Darlings..."
    You alway bring in the BEST of the BEST...
    Thank You so much for all that you do...

  • @nightmoose
    @nightmoose ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He explains it brilliantly and has an incredible memory.

  • @reachtt
    @reachtt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I enjoyed the whole thing. Peter is very interesting. Thank you.

  • @Possi_ball
    @Possi_ball 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "Harry, use the Force, you are a wizard, you fool!"
    - Obi Wan Picard the White.

  • @marciurling719
    @marciurling719 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I've seen Peter speak, before. He is so incredibly knowledgeable! Great interview.

  • @juliandavidac
    @juliandavidac 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I just loved how they make the Closed Caption PG 13 LoL

  • @amatodap
    @amatodap 5 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    8:47 "he puts the missile in the hole... climax!" ;b sorry I'm still an adolescent at heart.

    • @DonyaLane
      @DonyaLane 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's what he said! LOL

    • @bill2953
      @bill2953 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DonyaLane It wasn't Walter killing innocent people it was Maxine Waters swinging a hatchet at anyone with a MAGA hat. Hooray for Hollywood.

    • @theblindowl3828
      @theblindowl3828 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bill2953 Remember Edward Snowden and when Obama wired the whole nation! Nixon didn't get away with just wiring a single hotel room. Obama was the king of drone strikes killing off innocent people in the middle east. So I guess we should have an OBAMAGATE hat!

    • @bill2953
      @bill2953 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@theblindowl3828 Just vote Trump 2020 everything else will take care of itself. God Bless America!

    • @Casey_Truman
      @Casey_Truman 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm dead 💀🤣

  • @anasilvani3842
    @anasilvani3842 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Love Peter! I’ve taken a class with him at UCLA and it was the best one by far.

    • @thespileys2301
      @thespileys2301 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      When was he at ucla? I did my mfa there, never saw him

  • @jenderamos1787
    @jenderamos1787 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Amazing insight. Thanks for this video I learn everyday

  • @Centrocal
    @Centrocal 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    This guys voice always fluctuates up and down so much. And I always turn up the volume when hes whispering- and then his voice goes up again

  • @Ingrid_Abrams
    @Ingrid_Abrams 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    One of my instructors! Love him!

    • @c.9231
      @c.9231 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      abrams1130 - He's amazing.

  • @Gravilocity
    @Gravilocity 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    EXCELENT work Peter.

  • @coachmitaritonna587
    @coachmitaritonna587 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is excellent analysis. Thanks!!!

  • @RWAsur
    @RWAsur 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Excuse you, Hank Schrader was one of the saddest deaths of Breaking Bad.

    • @greghappening6867
      @greghappening6867 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Yeah this guy lost a lot of credibility in the first sentence

    • @KiX-K4T13
      @KiX-K4T13 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      "You're the smartest guy I know...but you're too stupid to see that he already made up his mind ten minutes ago... Do what you're gonna d-". *BLAM* (...silence...)

  • @josephvanwyk2088
    @josephvanwyk2088 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I think it's more than just B.M.O.C - Hundreds of things to consider in each acts: act 1, act 2a, midpoint, act 2b and ac3. But I'm curious to watch his lecturer. Screenwriting takes like 10 years to become expert. +30 years to become a master.

  • @gnarthdarkanen7464
    @gnarthdarkanen7464 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Specifically??? "And this might be a black mark on human psychology... but..."
    I love the honest reflection moment here, because it gets back to how Hitchcock's work was timeless and stood so well on its own merits. These protagonists were often the murderers, the very people (characters) that we (public/audience) would ordinarily be "trained" by the story to revile! Yet, we're watching these people commit horrible crimes, and we're cheering them on... Why?
    Because even where Hitchcock was applauding an outright motivated murderer, he did so in a manner that spoke of someone formerly victimized, and then through the movie or show, taking charge of his or her own life. We cheer the underdog who finally has had enough and stands up to take destiny and for better or worse, defend it.
    From the wife of a man who's body was found by the police, and the murder weapon, a frozen leg of lamb, fed to the same officers who delivered the news and questioned her... TO Walter White, destroyer of his family in all the best intentions... Great stories tell us a LOT about ourselves, our own dark places and disturbing natures... AND we (audience) just never seem to get enough of that. ;o)

  • @tonyshazam6271
    @tonyshazam6271 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "Puts the missile in the hole...CLIMAX'
    - She

  • @MichaelJacksonBioJanisdasilva
    @MichaelJacksonBioJanisdasilva 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    All of it was great infromation to hear.

  • @joannkelly7994
    @joannkelly7994 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you. All is lost, then, becomes - all is not lost (main character - being the focus). God bless,

  • @florentfincoeurpirlet216
    @florentfincoeurpirlet216 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Sa passion est contagieuse. Merci sensei, c'est exactement ce dont j'avais besoin.

  • @murrynathan
    @murrynathan 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don’t remember Walt killing any innocent people. And nice impersonation of Walt Jr.

  • @850smoke
    @850smoke 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    i hate commercials but the last one had Ron Howard in it #MasterClass

  • @mrzack888
    @mrzack888 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    5 FUCKING ads? I'm down voting this.

  • @piticfilms
    @piticfilms 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Beggining 30/ Middle 60/ Obstacle 90/ Climax 108. BMOC

  • @CaroleMora22
    @CaroleMora22 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I think we need more French New Wave kinds of films. His way of describing them didn't begin to contextualize their significance in cinematic history and value, both then and now--just saying. His reductionist image of the French New Wave style seems to me to speak of a strange quality of animosity, that has no grounding whatsoever. French New Wave is highly psychological, philosophical, and human, in ways that are interesting and needed.

  • @nathanscottshoemaker2554
    @nathanscottshoemaker2554 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That the character learns the theme.

  • @stockchunks
    @stockchunks 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "everything in movies works for television"

  • @justinchipman1925
    @justinchipman1925 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    BMOC? She didn't know about that? That is old school, buckle-down-Winsocki-type-stuff. Of course, I tease. Good interview. Great content.

  • @johnluke6144
    @johnluke6144 ปีที่แล้ว

    If there was any writer I would actually be excited to meet. It would be Peter Russell. He's my idol in this game.

  • @AmericanActionReport
    @AmericanActionReport 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Until I saw your video, I hadn't realized that Luke Skywalker and Russell Casse (Randy Quaid) followed the same script.

  • @jo.k.4210
    @jo.k.4210 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    You Monster I CARED ABOUT HANK !

    • @samphyllobates4765
      @samphyllobates4765 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jovana K i didn’t care about him..until the « minerals! » ( the wound).

  • @SpecialAgentBillMaxwell
    @SpecialAgentBillMaxwell 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Man, I wish Breaking Bad was 150 episodes.

  • @JohnNovakovich
    @JohnNovakovich 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    1:01 Walt was never betrayed by Gretchen and Elliot. As he tells Jesse, he traded his share of Gray Matter for the equivalent of rent money. But he later tells Gretchen that they betrayed him. I don’t think Walt ever believes that he was betrayed, but he says so because he wants to hurt Gretchen. He’s vengeful and angry and wants to see everytging and everyone burn. He can’t touch the Schwartz’s millions, but he can taint their memories of the good ‘ol days

    • @lonjohnson5161
      @lonjohnson5161 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I had a similar reaction to his telling of Star Wars. I think Peter gets so into the point he is making that he just doesn't care if the details are correct.

    • @Nautilus1972
      @Nautilus1972 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The nerd got his girl ...

    • @jimmybalantyne1034
      @jimmybalantyne1034 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lonjohnson5161 The devil's in the details.

  • @matildadavid9523
    @matildadavid9523 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Goddammit I was in the middle of season 4...

  • @aleatoriac7356
    @aleatoriac7356 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I like characters like this, who are so flawed, they never get it together.
    The ending of Blake's 7 for example. This is how it is. Life ends in misery and tragedy.

    • @Nautilus1972
      @Nautilus1972 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      And in no screenwriting book are you going to read the end of Blake's 7.

  • @MartinFenrir
    @MartinFenrir 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I am interested if this B. M. O. C. is applicable for book writing?

  • @Sweetandsourltd
    @Sweetandsourltd 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’ll never look at a piece of IKEA furniture the same ... 🇸🇪✍️

  • @JosephDunnam
    @JosephDunnam 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    The BMOC acronym

  • @hermes_logios
    @hermes_logios 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Luke also feels worthless. Fatherless, treated like a mule by his adoptive parents, watching powerlessly as his dreams slip away, doing chores while everyone else is moving on with their lives. Then he sees a secret message from a princess, falls in love at first sight (Leia was later re-written to be his sister, which was a terrible decision, but at Obiwan's house, he falls in love with her), and is offered a miraculous chance at adventure, by a retired General who likes him, has a kick-ass laser-sword to nonchalantly give him as a gift from Luke's awesome deceased father ... and what does Luke say? "No! I have to get home! I'm already gonna get it!" What he was saying was, "I have no power, nothing to offer to the great battle against evil."
    When I saw Star Wars for the first time as a kid, the crowd erupted with applause when he turned off his targeting computer. (People used to clap in movie theaters.) The adults understood the theme that Luke had also learned at that moment. (I was just a kid, enjoying the spectacle.) Luke learned to trust himself. He has found his self-love. His confidence. The Force is a metaphor for faith (in this case, faith in yourself).

    • @filmcourage
      @filmcourage  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Great post Hermes!

  • @MiguelExhale
    @MiguelExhale 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    😂 😂😂😂😂

  • @jjkhawaiian
    @jjkhawaiian 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Peter is great and has some wonderful insights, but boy can he get whispery. So much that it's hard to know what he's saying. I'm surprised he hasn't been asked a million, "Can you repeat that?" whenever he gives a lecture or lesson. Coming from a guy who's been asked that same question a gazillion times, I understand. But eventually, I got the hint. Even though I still do it from time to time, I make a concerted effort to voice my words.

  • @DatsWhatXiSaid
    @DatsWhatXiSaid ปีที่แล้ว

    "Use the force, not the computer! And he puts the missile in the hole. CLIMAX."
    That's right, the real thing is better than pr0n.

  • @nocturne3455
    @nocturne3455 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This guy really say "We dont mind seeing Hank die"?????

  • @shogan3243
    @shogan3243 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I can’t be the only one who was really annoyed and slightly angry when he said that he was rooting for Walt and that he didn’t care to see Hank die.

    • @NeliaMTulik-nc2ht
      @NeliaMTulik-nc2ht 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think he was talking about the pilot and the fact that to win he killed crazy 8 and emilio. By the episode he is responsible for Hank's death he's not a hero anymore, he's a tragical figure. We're not rooting for him anymore, we're just mesmerized by that point.

  • @einsteindarwin8756
    @einsteindarwin8756 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    BMOC Great way to remember

  • @tmac8892
    @tmac8892 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Dude sounds like owen wilson.

  • @dantean
    @dantean ปีที่แล้ว

    The formula for formulaic writing--and we wonder why all Hollywood product seems identical. Thank god Shakespeare had no "gurus" to help him.

  • @blusuck
    @blusuck 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I didnt want hank to die

  • @ClintLoweTube
    @ClintLoweTube 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I liked how he said some day the current structure of change will be superseded. There's always a chance to improve. Change could take place over 20 scenes. Not just his 4.

  • @jackinthebox1993
    @jackinthebox1993 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    "I know he's killing innocent people but I say, 'Who cares? Get in and kill that guy!'" Lmao! No sir, you nit alone in feeling that way! Haha!

    • @ClintLoweTube
      @ClintLoweTube 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Haha. Yeah, funny comment.

  • @crisc1514
    @crisc1514 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    3:45

  • @gaijingirl2004
    @gaijingirl2004 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love Russell's enthusiasm (and I *do* generally agree with his assessment on Breaking Bad.) But mistaking Deadpool's looks as due to a "chemical bath" is waaaaay off. Comic book misstatement there!!

    • @UltimateKyuubiFox
      @UltimateKyuubiFox 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I mean, in the movie he had cancer and went to the super-serum place to get it treated and the treatment where his whole body is dunked inside the juice gives him the healing factor that also turns him ugly. So it’s not too inaccurate.

    • @SpikeLawliet
      @SpikeLawliet 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      What are you talking about? He is talking about the movie, not the comics.

  • @dannyb.207
    @dannyb.207 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dysfunctionalism is usually funny. Especially in sitcoms

  • @timothytraver5918
    @timothytraver5918 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hmm. I hated Breaking Bad, because I felt Walter was the most unsympathetic character I'd ever seen.

  • @jackdawson5490
    @jackdawson5490 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    We don't mind seeing Hank die? Did we watch the same show?

  • @KyleKringle
    @KyleKringle 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    11 seconds in, and I almost had Breaking Bad spoiled for me--(if he ends up doing so) fine I'll see it.

    • @NeliaMTulik-nc2ht
      @NeliaMTulik-nc2ht 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You have to watch Breaking Bad. i resisted for a loooong time but believe it, it's so worth it.

  • @LLMAXG
    @LLMAXG 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Spoilers from the first second!!! Haha

  • @ThunderAppeal
    @ThunderAppeal 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Now this guy, I cant stand. His interpretation on Breaking Bad is off. He wasnt betrayed, hi imagined that he was betrayed. I didnt want to see the brother-in-law dead why would I? Thats some sadistic shit.

    • @DanTasticEntertainment
      @DanTasticEntertainment 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Right? After Hank beat up Jesse, sure I hated him and wanted to see him suffer...but he really turned it around by the end of season 4. I was sad to see him go.

    • @KyanNezhad
      @KyanNezhad 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Didn't like how he mocked Junior's disability

    • @grungyasscinema
      @grungyasscinema 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Walter didn’t even kill Hank lol

  • @theintroverse1905
    @theintroverse1905 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Jodie Foster would had been great as dr Maurier

  • @TheGeoDaddy
    @TheGeoDaddy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Beginning
    Middle
    Obstacle
    Climax
    And Twist It!

  • @ajaxfilms
    @ajaxfilms 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Not sure what Goddard movie he means about a man peeing, they usually have incredibly beautiful women staring at you...I like that better. haha!

  • @vehementlyflat8503
    @vehementlyflat8503 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    so many Owen Wilsons

  • @unkleskratch
    @unkleskratch 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    why do all screenwriters wear gaudy shirts?

  • @spledgball
    @spledgball 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    So many adds

  • @geetanjaliiyer3728
    @geetanjaliiyer3728 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can't be it one page 31 even? Please Sir... !! I wish to find some time and I will do a research work over a hundred flop movies in which that BOMC happened on exactly at the pages, Gurus has been teaching us. I wonder why filmcoruage wont do such a research documentary ?

  • @MudballDon
    @MudballDon 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    00:13 13 seconds in and he lost credibility. Everyone was upset when Hank died.

  • @androssteague
    @androssteague 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    For the record Walter White never killed anyone innocent. Brock was attempted murder and that was it.

    • @jo.k.4210
      @jo.k.4210 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What about Jane and Hank

  • @VultureClone
    @VultureClone 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The fact that he admires Walter White and said the words, "Does he have the balls to..." shows that Hollywood needs more female writers...

    • @krift1716
      @krift1716 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They have more "female preachy writers" now, and movies and TV shows are WORSE. This is coming from a woman writer. Even some of the biggest best romances and feminine movies are adapted by men. Or even written by men. Jane Austen excepted. Women and men trying to write pathos and preaching ends up terrible, weak, boring, and forgettable. Do you have the balls (a figure of speech BTW) to make actual interesting, morally troubled, difficult characters? If not, no one wants to read it watch what you make, spare the paper, and shut up.