tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20291006.post5890230799298530804..comments2024-02-04T20:57:58.093-08:00Comments on Sex In A Submarine: Hitchcock: Content vs. Techniquewcmartellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18075242897910568801noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20291006.post-65967496248543574542010-03-10T02:13:48.171-08:002010-03-10T02:13:48.171-08:00On Today's Script Tip: The Hangover, aside fr...On Today's Script Tip: The Hangover, aside from being funny as hell, is a great example of a mystery movie that "gets it". You've got three guys (each with character arcs of varying depths) searching for the groom. When they wake up after an all night bender they are presented with three smaller mysteries along the way; they have a tiger, a chicken, and a missing tooth. So you get this big dump of clues early in Act One, each of which is a mystery all it's own.<br /><br />As the story progresses, they track their own progress the night before and solve the little mysteries on their way to solving the big one. It's a genius move because each little mystery serves as a checkpoint along the way. You can see the boys making progress and getting closer to the big reveal, even as more little mysteries are opened up.<br /><br />Honestly, I can't get over what a tight, well plotted movie that was. The comedy was just delicious icing.Jon Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16066840293920456725noreply@blogger.com