“Death of an Ortolan: A Gripping Tale of Guilt, Gourmet Secrets, and Redemption in the Shadows”
Here’s the script if you want to check it out yourself! – Death of an Ortolan
[ ] What the hell did I just read?
[ ] wasn’t for me
[x] worth the read
[ ] impressive
[ ] genius
What I learned: With endings, we tend to have two options. Deliver the ending that the audience expects, which contains the biggest emotional punch. Or go against the audience’s expectation, deliver a more surprising ending, but lose out on some of that emotional punch. Today’s script went with the latter and I think that’s the wrong way to go. What matters most in an ending is emotional catharsis for the audience. They want to feel a resolution to the conflict that the main characters have endured the whole movie. You should look for an ending that, first and foremost, maximizes that catharsis. Even if it’s a little obvious, the audience will be more satisfied by that than if you use some shocking expectation-subverting choice.
