Page One: ‘Deadpool’ (2016)

Written by Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick

Here is the movie version of the scene:

The song is different compared to the script, but pretty much everything else is spot on. The main thing is this: Tone. Page One conveys the tone of the movie in an incredibly efficient, condensed fashion.

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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