“Unveiling the Allure: Why Brutalism Captivates Yet Confounds Modern Design”
For anyone who loves the minutia of screenwriting, a film like The Brutalist is critical nirvana.
On the surface, this is an anti-script.
There is no true overarching goal. There are no stakes. And there definitely isn’t any urgency. So how does the film work so well? Because I suspect a lot of ignorant people are going to claim that this is why screenwriting doesn’t matter. That true cinema trumps the need to abide by a formula.
Well, The Brutalist actually uses a few screenwriting techniques to achieve its purpose. And it starts with character.