{"id":2097,"date":"2008-12-17T10:05:42","date_gmt":"2008-12-17T16:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.discovermagazine.com\/cosmicvariance\/2008\/12\/17\/read-the-scripts\/"},"modified":"2008-12-17T10:05:42","modified_gmt":"2008-12-17T16:05:42","slug":"read-the-scripts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/17\/read-the-scripts\/","title":{"rendered":"Read the Scripts"},"content":{"rendered":"

‘Tis the season when various academies, all the way up to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, decide which movies were most deserving of our admiration this year. The studios know this, and make a big push to win awards, which can translate into box office. For example, this being the Age of the Internet, a number of screenplays are available for download online<\/a> (including some for movies that haven’t quite been released yet). Some interesting choices:<\/p>\n

The Dark Knight<\/em><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Vicky Cristina Barcelona<\/em><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Frost\/Nixon<\/em><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button<\/em><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

WALL\u2022E<\/em><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You might not think that the script for WALL\u2022E would be all that fascinating, since much of the movie was free of dialogue; but you’d be wrong.<\/p>\n

wall-e.jpg<\/p>\n

INT. ABANDONED BNL SUPERSTORE – NEXT DAY<\/p>\n

LOUIS ARMSTRONG\u2019S \u201cLA VIE EN ROSE\u201d PLAYS<\/p>\n

Eve scans through the market.
\nWally follows from a safe distance.
\nA stray puppy-dog.<\/p>\n

Eve glances over at him.
\nWally panics.
\nBumps into a RACK OF SHOPPING CARTS.
\nCreates an avalanche.<\/p>\n

They chase him down a flight of stairs.
\nWally reaches the exit doors.
\nWon\u2019t open!
\nCarts pig pile on top of him.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It’s like a little poem. I laugh just thinking about that scene.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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