Write what you know!


I saw this film at the world premiere at Sundance last week. Boy do I wish I hadn't. It was like Garden State but without a point. I didn't expect much after the director/writer opened the screening as if he was accepting an award; I suppose he wasn't expecting to get another chance to make that speech (which he didn't). As if this strange introduction wasn't enough, he proceeded to explain that although he loved his parents and grew up in a positive family environment, the film was about a dysfunctional family.

The film was made well, however it was clear that the director/writer never learned or ignored the first rule in screenwriting: Write What You Know!

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not everything needs to have a point. everything is so structure based. i am actually gietting sick of following the rules. Three Acts and all the BS in scripts. I do agree write what you know, but still movies are being made everyday by people and they have no idea. think about it...

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@ mharton

Were you an extra in this movie who had your pieces end up on the cutting room floor? I've seen you bashing this movie all over the place.

So you don't like it. Woohoo. Stop whining. I'm looking forward to at least checking it out at some point.

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