A beautifully well-structured story that effortlessly communicates a deeply meaningful argument about the issues facing the modern worker, Up In The Air is easily the best story of 2009. By analyzing why this film works so well, we can see how one can combine character, plot, theme and genre into a work of lasting value.

In this article, the secret to great screenwriting is revealed. For an audience to fall in love with a film’s events, they must first understand that the filmmakers endeavored to provide them with something they could never find in their own lives: meaning.

A mishmash of different stories causes this film to live up to the confusing nature of its Biblical namesake.

Different cultures emphasize different throughlines in a story.