Regarding Hans, I like that he is presented as a brilliant man and remains that way during the whole movie. I mean, there is no dumb mistake on his part that gives John an easy win.
This is brilliant analysis. So many movies want to show the villain's power by having them achieve their initial goal easily, killing soldiers or outsmarting fellow mafioso or whatever when presumably lesser men would fail at those things, and then they sit around waiting for the hero to show up and defeat them. Hans Gruber is shown to be superior in intelligence and willpower not because he got his goal easily, but because we saw all the clever things he had to do along the way to achieve his goal. I never saw that before you pointed it out. I love this concept of intersecting spines. Going to be using that in my own writing.
I have an abridged 4-chapter version, "Screenwriting Down to the Atoms: The Absolute Essentials" that is available for free download on most reputable ebook sites. I can't send you the full version for free because that would set a precedent where I would have to start doing it for anyone who asked just to be fair, and I count on my sales as part of my monthly income. However, I am currently preparing a new revised edition of Atoms that should be available in a few months. So you would be better off waiting for that one.
Aw hell yeah, Die Hard is an all time classic. Perfect Hollywood film in my opinion.
81 pages of notes digested into a youtube playlist? Yippee-ki-yay!
I can count on your videos to provide multiple lightbulb moments regarding my own screenplay draft. Thank you.
Regarding Hans, I like that he is presented as a brilliant man and remains that way during the whole movie. I mean, there is no dumb mistake on his part that gives John an easy win.
Great video, do all 81 pages! 😅
I just bought your book ( Screenwriting Down to the Atoms). Please, keep up the good work. I am learning a lot about this craft. Thanks
Awesome, thank you!
Really Great video, keep up the great work. Your channel will gain traction.
As long as you don't continue the series up to "...With a Vengeance" I'm on board.
Great video. So simple but profound. Could you say the plot pattern is the result of the protagonist and antagonist spine.
This is brilliant analysis. So many movies want to show the villain's power by having them achieve their initial goal easily, killing soldiers or outsmarting fellow mafioso or whatever when presumably lesser men would fail at those things, and then they sit around waiting for the hero to show up and defeat them. Hans Gruber is shown to be superior in intelligence and willpower not because he got his goal easily, but because we saw all the clever things he had to do along the way to achieve his goal. I never saw that before you pointed it out. I love this concept of intersecting spines. Going to be using that in my own writing.
That's a good point yourself, and well put.
Send me a pdf file or your book. I am low on money, but I love this channel
I have an abridged 4-chapter version, "Screenwriting Down to the Atoms: The Absolute Essentials" that is available for free download on most reputable ebook sites. I can't send you the full version for free because that would set a precedent where I would have to start doing it for anyone who asked just to be fair, and I count on my sales as part of my monthly income. However, I am currently preparing a new revised edition of Atoms that should be available in a few months. So you would be better off waiting for that one.