Page One: ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ (2018)

Screenplay by Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim, novel by Kevin Kwan

This opening scene introduces the story’s primary Nemesis: Eleanor. Why start with her? Because we don’t see her again until…

PAGE 53!

That is a LOOOOONG time. Hence, introduce the character up front… refer to her several times… then FINALLY a scene where she meets Rachel.

By introducing her in the opening, we not only get a clear sense of her stern, domineering personality, her presence also plays underneath every other scene until we eventually meet her again.

Page One is a daily Go Into The Story series featuring the first page of notable movie scripts from the classic era to contemporary times. Comparing them is an excellent way to study a variety of writing styles and see how professional writers start a story.

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