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- Mr. McKee.
- Yes?
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I'm the guy you yelled at this morning.
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I need more.
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I'm the one who thought
things didn't happen in life.
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Right. Okay.
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- Nice to see you.
- I need to talk.
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Mr. McKee, my even
standing here is very scary.
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I don't meet people well.
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But what you said this morning
shook me to the bone.
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What you said was bigger than
my screenwriting choices.
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It was about my choices
as a human being. Please.
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Yeah.
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Well, you know...
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...I could sure use a drink, my friend.
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"...but a little fantastic
and fleeting and out of reach."
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Then what happens?
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Well, that's the end of the book.
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I wanted to present it simply...
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...without big character arcs
or sensationalizing the story.
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I wanted to show flowers
as God's miracles.
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I wanted to show that Orlean
never saw the blooming ghost orchid.
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It was about disappointment.
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I see.
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That's not a movie.
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You gotta go back, put in the drama.
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I can't go back. I've got pages of
false starts and wrong approaches.
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- I'm way past my deadline.
- I'll tell you a secret.
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A last act makes a film.
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Wow them in the end,
and you got a hit.
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You can have flaws, problems,
but wow them in the end...
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...and you've got a hit.
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Find an ending.
But don't cheat.
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And don't you dare bring in
a deus ex machina.
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Your characters must change...
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...and the change must come from them.
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Do that and you'll be fine.