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Lessons from the Screenplay: Season 2016

2016x02 Independence Day - What Makes it So Great

  • 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z on YouTube
  • 10m
  • United States
  • Special Interest
Most disaster movies are comprised of boring characters, uninteresting antagonists, and a ton of so-what deus-ex-machina action scenes. Independence Day manages to avoid these pitfalls and succeed where most movies fall short, making it a memorable and exciting film 20 years after its release. On the eve of the release of its sequel, Independence Day: Resurgence, I examine a few techniques that the screenplay for ID4 executes well.
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