Screenwriting Masterclass | Amazing Endings

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SPOILER BONANZA!
What are the key characteristics of a great movie ending?
Compare some of the best known 'up', 'down', and 'bittersweet' finales.
What is a false ending? And how is it different from a twist?
Finally, we look at some famous alternative versions, and compare script and screen versions.
Here are some of the movies we examine, and from which you will see (part of) the finale:
ALIEN
HEAT
CAST AWAY
GET OUT
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
UP IN THE AIR
HOT FUZZ (APOLOGIES ABOUT THE LACK OF SOUND!)
THE INCREDIBLES
HIDDEN FIGURES
AVATAR
CHINATOWN
SE7EN
TOUCH OF EVIL
TOY STORY 3
INCEPTION
DIE HARD
SPEED
THELMA AND LOUISE
GLADIATOR
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Screenwriting Masterclass | Amazing Endings
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ABOUT KAREL SEGERS
Karel Segers is a story consultant, writer and producer with expertise extending to film rights acquisition, development and production. Karel garnered his first writing credit at age 17, and has since established an international reputation for both skill and mentorship. As a qualified teacher, Karel has taught screenwriting and film theory to students in Australia, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. His network and clientele base ranges from Oscar nominees to television showrunners. Karel is the founder of The Story Department and www.Logline.it.
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@johnphares3358 9 месяцев назад

The movie that came to mind when you mentioned down endings is The Skeleton Key. That movie scarred me.

@TheStoryDepartment 9 месяцев назад

I haven't seen it. Now I'm intrigued!

@johnphares3358 8 месяцев назад

@@TheStoryDepartment drop another comment here if you watch it. Sorry to semi-spoil it for you. It's definitely worth a watch though.

@Mouli820 6 месяцев назад

Oldboy has the greatest ending I have ever seen

@mercurious6699 3 года назад

Thank you, these are great

@TheStoryDepartment 3 года назад

You're very welcome!

@shilpaprajod4554 3 года назад

Thank you🙏

@TheStoryDepartment 2 года назад

You’re welcome 😊

@rottensquid 14 дней назад

I've never been all that blown away by the end of Se7en, though I think the David Fincher cut would have been even worse. This ending essentially proves John Doe correct, that people are built evil, and can't escape their programming. That's it, there's nothing more to it. The ending we got adds something crucial: grace. It said that, though humanity has all these sins built in, we still deserve forgiveness. It was grace that John Doe was missing, grace that gave Somerset some semblance of peace. Without grace, we can only see the bad in humanity. It allows us to see the good. It redeems the entire film. And without it, Se7en would just be a self-indulgent hate-fest on humanity, which frankly, wouldn't have been worth my time. But I feel like the fact that this ending was basically tacked on undercut the point it made. It felt like an addendum, rather than the point of the film. Most of the film still felt like not just an indictment of human failings, but almost a glorification of it, a bit of emotional masochism. "Look how irredeemable we are, isn't it just shameful? Ooh Daddy, hate me more!" I mean, Fincher makes no apology for being a pervert, and that's fine, but it doesn't mean his particular kinks are universal. Personally, I need a bit more aftercare.

@TheStoryDepartment 14 дней назад

Thank you for your considered comment, and I cannot disagree. Much of what I get to see these days is darkness dressed-up in hyper-aesthetic. I found BABY REINDEER to be a glorification of human failings, too. Have you seen it?

@rottensquid 14 дней назад

@@TheStoryDepartment I haven't, so I can't really comment on it, but in general, that's not really my jam. I get why people like it. There's a sort of catharsis, I think, that people can draw from art that just acknowledges the negative of life. I certainly don't think I'm in a position to judge. Though sometimes I can't help it. My own failing, I suppose. But I do think there's a line between acknowledging human failings and indulging/celebrating them. And I think a lot of media straddles that line in order to appeal to a wider audience. There seems to be a lot of complaining that some fans misunderstand The Boys, thinking the villain is the hero. But the show kinda encourages that confusion, I think. You can only spend so much time lingering on horrible behavior before you have to admit it's the feature entertainment.

@JamesFleming1 Месяц назад

How is Usual Suspects not on this examination of endings?

@kakashigaiden111 2 месяца назад

After the clip 51:00 your audio cuts out. Great video

@TheStoryDepartment 2 месяца назад

Thanks for your comment! I have made a cut, which will remove the muted part. Apparently it can take a few hours. Enjoy the videos! Cheers, Karel

@geoffhoutman1557 5 месяцев назад

Shitter Island was terrible wasn’t it? “How did they fake the storm?” Whole thing falls apart...

@TheStoryDepartment 5 месяцев назад

I think it was okay, but it is certainly over-hyped by some! Cheers, Karel

@rottensquid 14 дней назад

@@TheStoryDepartment Agreed, it was... fine. I think this generation holds a general consensus that Scorsese is the default GOAT filmmaker. And though his respect is very well deserved, that doesn't mean that every bit of his prolific output is a diamond. Shutter Island feels like a top-notch episode of television, but not nearly complex enough of a story to be worth a whole film.