Unraveling the Shadows: How Blackout’s Screenplay Keeps You Guessing Until the Final Frame
[ ] What the hell did I just read?
[x] wasn’t for me
[ ] worth the read
[ ] impressive
[ ] genius
What I learned: Readers respond to the personal, not the general. If Commando was about a guy taking down bad guys because it’s the right thing to do, nobody would’ve cared. It was about saving his daughter from the bad guys. So we cared. Similarly, if Grace and Rocky aren’t trying to save each other in Project Hail Mary, nobody would’ve cared. Blackout could’ve used that tip before it was written. Instead of just trying to save a bunch of faceless souls in Los Angeles (of which, as I mentioned, we don’t even know if it’s that many), try to save one soul who we actually care for.