Script Analysis: “Nope” — Part 5: Dialogue

A week-long analysis of the screenplay for the science fiction horror movie written and directed by Jordan Peele. Download. Read. Discuss.

Reading scripts. Absolutely critical to learn the craft of screenwriting. The focus of this bi-weekly series is a deep structural and thematic analysis of each script we read. Our daily schedule:

Monday: Scene-By-Scene Breakdown
Tuesday: Plot
Wednesday: Characters
Thursday: Themes
Friday: Dialogue
Saturday: Takeaways

Today: Dialogue.

My working principle is this: Dialogue equals conversation with purpose. What monologues, sides, or exchanges in Aftersun stood out for their purposefulness with regard to the overall story?

Today, we discuss dialogue in the script for Nope. You may read the script here.

Written by Jordan Peele.

Plot summary: The residents of a lonely gulch in inland California bear witness to an uncanny and chilling discovery.

Major kudos to Lora Covrett for doing this week’s scene-by-scene breakdown. Many thanks, Lora!

To download a PDF of the breakdown , go here.

For Part 1, to read the Scene-By-Scene Breakdown discussion, go here.

For Part 2, to read the Plot discussion, go here.

For Part 3, to read the Character discussion, go here.

For Part 4, to read the Themes discussion go here.

To access over 100 analyses of previous movie scripts we have read and discussed at Go Into The Story, go here.

I hope to see you in the RESPONSE section about this week’s script: Nope.