Truby Breakdowns
Children of Men
AI
Brazil
-Pick A Movie-
-2008-
Definitely, Maybe
Indiana Jones & the KOTCS
Iron Man
Smart People
Son of Rambow
-2007-
28 Days Later
30 Rock
American Gangster
Dan in Real Life
Enchanted
Grey's Anatomy
Harry Potter & the OOTP
Knocked Up
Mad Men
Michael Clayton
Music and Lyrics
Private Practice
The Bourne Ultimatum
The Sopranos
-2006-
Casino Royale
Children of Men
The Departed
The Devil Wears Prada
Dreamgirls
The Holiday
Hollywoodland
Little Miss Sunshine
The Prestige
Studio 60
Superman Returns
-2005-
Brokeback Mountain
The Constant Gardener
Jarhead
Proof
Syriana
-2004-
Alfie
Crash
Spanglish
-2003-
Big Fish
Cold Mountain
Intolerable Cruelty
Mystic River
Runaway Jury
Something's Gotta Give
-2002-
About Schmidt
Adaptation
Catch Me If You Can
Chicago
Divine Secrets...
Gangs of New York
The Hours
In America
Insomnia
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Signs
Sum of All Fears
-2001-
24
AI
Ali
Amelie
Anniversary Party
A Beautiful Mind
Gosford Park
Kissing Jessica Stein
Moulin Rouge
Pearl Harbor
Royal Tenenbaums
Shipping News
Shrek
-2000-
Billy Elliot
Cast Away
Chocolat
The Contender
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
Erin Brockovich
Gladiator
House of Mirth
Malena
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Quills
Unbreakable
What Women Want
With A Friend Like Harry
You Can Count On Me
-1999-
The West Wing
- Basic line: boy meets girl, loses girl, goes after girl and loses
Need:
stagnant, scared of life
Desire:
girl
Opponent:
general bureaucratic forces - but not specific
Plan:
none
Battle:
generalized
Self-revelation:
none
New Equilibrium:
character ends at a lower level
Advanced Elements
- perspective: only a device; no story point made
- outside forces: unclear
- limited knowledge; but characters' knowledge is never increased
- work as creation, creative character: partly but could have been much better
- excellent use of different worlds
- some suggestion of history of forces extended to the future, but there is no way shown for the characters to escape the negative cycle
- moves toward public solution but only in being chased by bosses
- key element for success: DeNiro's is the best character
- he is key to the plan, battle, and self revelation but is not used properly
- magnificent visual possibilities not used