Post 1/8: 🧵
"There's something wrong with me - a void… I'm just drifting like an old leaf on a river."
Sounds like indie drama? These are in fact the opening lines of THUNDERBOLTS.
This reveals the secret to writing action movies that matter.
#screenwriting #actionmovies

1/ 🎬 "A Complete Unknown" is a masterclass in writing partly fictionalized biopics:

The genius? Focusing on ONE pivotal moment—Dylan going electric—and building it through the "hot relationships" that matter. No birth-to-death structure. Just the emotional truth of an artist's evolution. 🧵

Writers don't need more discipline. In fact, discipline might be what's blocking writing. Here's why: childhood experiences of discipline created either rebellion or withdrawal. We're still acting those patterns out.

2/6 You continue, "Yes, it's a complicated political climate, but I see this trend: people feel isolated, unheard, disrespected, underpaid. They're looking for a leader and finding it in a dark, complicated character - let's call him The Penguin..."

1/6 Let's pretend you're Lauren LeFranc, showrunner of The Penguin, pitching to DC Studios & Warner Bros TV. You walk in to the makers of The Batman and say:
'I want to tell a story about narcissistic heroes and the rise of populism and false idols.'