Jim Hull's Story Fanatic

This is Story Fanatic, a collection of articles covering story structure and analysis for
creative writers. Published weekly.

Inglorious Basterds

Inglorious Basterds

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Entertainment:

Finally, a tale worth telling. Usually, anything short of a complete story is not worth remembering nor watching a second time. That’s not the case here. This film was built for repeat viewings prompted in large part by the performance of Christoph Waltz. There were occasional moments that seemed to drag on too long (an unfortunate side-effect of a film not trying to make a grand statement of any kind), but these were few and far between and easily forgiven. Definitely one for the home movie collection.

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Writing Complete Stories

Writing Complete Stories

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.