Inside Hollywood’s Turmoil: Is JJ Abrams’ Decline the Death Knell for Screenwriting’s Future?
If you look at Project Hail Mary, we wake up in space and we’re ready to go. Even though that movie is long, the story is constantly evolving and moving forward. There are virtually no slow sections.
And just to be clear, I’m not only talking about “time” here. Not every script needs to be like 1917 or Osculum Infame where there’s this intense ticking clock. But the story needs to constantly have forward momentum, and at a faster pace than it used to. Plot beats need to come more frequently. Interesting developments need to keep happening at a faster pace than in the past.
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