Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: “Everything Everywhere All At Once”

The entire 6-part series delving into the movie which won 7 Oscars including Best Original Screenplay.

This week, we have been reading, analyzing, and discussing the script and movie Everything Everywhere All At Once, written by Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert.

Plot summary: A universe-jumping laundromat manager takes on the mission of ridding all possible universes of the ultimate evil, which has taken possession of her twenty-something daughter. Along the way she finishes her taxes and saves her marriage.

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You may read the script here.

Years ago, I came up with this mantra: Watch movies. Read scripts. Write pages. A link to my reflections on that here.

To facilitate that process, why not read 30 screenplays in 30 days?

30 Days of Screenplays: Vol. 1

30 Days of Screenplays: Vol. 2

For the archives of 100+ Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis Series posts, go here.

I cannot emphasize enough the importance of reading movie scripts.