One of my favorite experiences at the movies last year was the new Superman reboot. David Corenswet was the perfect hero for a new generation, and I loved the tone and the idea of framing the story in the context of a week. While I love watching blockbusters like this one, these movies usually undergo so many rewrites and reshoots that we never see their screenplays. So it can be hard to learn what it's like to write for a movie whose budget is in the hundreds of millions. Well, lucky for us, James Gunn is not your average writer, director, and studio head, and has made the screenplay for his Superman available to the public to read. So check it out and let's pull some lessons from the script. Read and download the Superman script PDF. - YouTube www.youtube.com Discussing The Superman Script I loved this movie. It had so much heart, and I thought the plot had so many nice payoffs. But in many blockbusters, action sequences feel like mandatory filler. In Gunn's script, every punch thrown or person saved reveals something about Clark’s internal moral compass. He doesn't just "fight"; he protects.And we see that protection used against him. If you were going to take a lesson away, it would be to never let the spectacle overshadow the soul. If an action scene doesn't move the character's arc forward, it’s just noise.Another thing you really should pay attention to voice. Gunn writes with a distinct style that...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Friday, 23 January