‘Tis the season when various academies, all the way up to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, decide which movies were most deserving of our admiration this year. The studios know this, and make a big push to win awards, which can translate into box office. For example, this being the Age of the Internet, a number of screenplays are available for download online (including some for movies that haven’t quite been released yet). Some interesting choices:
You might not think that the script for WALL•E would be all that fascinating, since much of the movie was free of dialogue; but you’d be wrong.
INT. ABANDONED BNL SUPERSTORE – NEXT DAY
LOUIS ARMSTRONG’S “LA VIE EN ROSE” PLAYS
Eve scans through the market.
Wally follows from a safe distance.
A stray puppy-dog.Eve glances over at him.
Wally panics.
Bumps into a RACK OF SHOPPING CARTS.
Creates an avalanche.They chase him down a flight of stairs.
Wally reaches the exit doors.
Won’t open!
Carts pig pile on top of him.
It’s like a little poem. I laugh just thinking about that scene.
December 17th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
WHOSE “La vie en rose”?!!
December 18th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
it’s got that sort of haiku feel. I love it.
I write bad poems
Because I suck at rhyming
Oh, save me haiku
December 19th, 2008 at 4:23 pm
Sili: This has bothered me since I read the article. I looked it up, apparently the film does feature a version by Armstrong. You can listen to it (and see some clips from the film) here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryqoSiWgjOg
It’s charming the way he sings “luh vee on rose”
December 21st, 2008 at 9:50 pm
When the heck did dog pile become pig pile?
December 24th, 2008 at 2:50 am
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