Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: “The Big Sick”
The entire 6 part series delving into hit romantic drama-comedy.
The entire 6 part series delving into hit romantic drama-comedy.
This week, we have been reading, analyzing, and discussing the script and movie The Big Sick, written by Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani.
IMDb plot summary: Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family’s expectations, and his true feelings.
Scene-By-Scene Breakdown
Plot
Characters
Themes
Dialogue
Takeaways
For my 7-part series on How to Read a Screenplay, go here.
For the archives of over 60 Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis Series posts, go here.
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.
Next movie script read and analysis: Coco. You may download the script here. Join us on Monday, January 29.