Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: “Joker”
The entire 6 part series delving into the award-winning film.
The entire 6 part series delving into the award-winning film.
This week, we have been reading, analyzing, and discussing the script and movie Joker, written by Todd Phillips & Scott Silver, based on characters created by Bob Kane & Bill Finger and Jerry Robinson.
Plot summary: In Gotham City, mentally troubled comedian Arthur Fleck is disregarded and mistreated by society. He then embarks on a downward spiral of revolution and bloody crime. This path brings him face-to-face with his alter-ego: the Joker.
Scene-By-Scene Breakdown
Plot
Characters
Themes
Dialogue
Takeaways
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Years ago, I came up with this mantra: Watch movies. Read scripts. Write pages. A link to my reflections on that here.
Cannot emphasize enough the importance of reading movie scripts.