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Church, Communication and Culture, Volume 7, 2022, issue 2
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Screenwriting textbooks often use similar terms to describe apparently identical concepts; yet when we look carefully, we discover the terms indicate strikingly different ideas. Such is the case with the inciting incident – sometimes... more
Screenwriting textbooks often use similar terms to describe apparently identical concepts; yet when we look carefully, we discover the terms indicate strikingly different ideas. Such is the case with the inciting incident – sometimes called the inciting event, catalyst, big hook, dramatic hook, precipitating event, disturbance or call to adventure, among others. In this paper, we will start with an overview of opinions by some of the main screenwriting experts. Then I will examine a series of critical comments, to highlight what strikes me as contradictions and limitations in the various approaches, and to offer a new view on the topic that can be applied to both feature films and television series.
A final twist (a kind of “what if…?”) will lead us to question the necessity of the concept
A final twist (a kind of “what if…?”) will lead us to question the necessity of the concept
The present work studies the film The Savages (Tamara Jenkins, 2007), the story of two siblings, Jon and Wendy, who, in the midst of their mid-life crises, find themselves needing to care for their elderly father Lenny as he begins to... more
The present work studies the film The Savages (Tamara Jenkins, 2007), the story of two siblings, Jon and Wendy, who, in the midst of their mid-life crises, find themselves needing to care for their elderly father Lenny as he begins to lose his mind. The narrative structure and the characters are first analyzed, in order to later develop the thematic dimension of the film. Other aspects regarding style and staging are considered insofar as they relate to the narrative structure, such as the brilliant dialogues or the eloquent silences that aptly convey the meditative tone of reflection that runs through the entire script.
The movie indirectly criticizes the anomalous relationship that our society has with death. In this sense, it’s about the bureaucratization that has invaded the third stage of life, but also about the anonymity in which today, unfortunately very often, people die. It suggests that a society of broken families involves a disregard for children and eventually for the elderly. Jon are Wendy are “savage”, as their surname suggests; they behave like disoriented animals seeking redemption and humanity in the midst of an absurd society accustomed to such inhumane procedures that are no longer questioned. But the test they go through forces them to get out of their own worlds and reencounter and reconcile with their father and with themselves.
At the end, the siblings have changed their perspective. They are more mature. What they have gained is humanity. It can be said that the idea which underlies the entire story is care humanizes, or more specifically, care of the elderly humanizes. Seen in another light, a society in which the elderly are not cared for is an inhumane, savage society.
The movie indirectly criticizes the anomalous relationship that our society has with death. In this sense, it’s about the bureaucratization that has invaded the third stage of life, but also about the anonymity in which today, unfortunately very often, people die. It suggests that a society of broken families involves a disregard for children and eventually for the elderly. Jon are Wendy are “savage”, as their surname suggests; they behave like disoriented animals seeking redemption and humanity in the midst of an absurd society accustomed to such inhumane procedures that are no longer questioned. But the test they go through forces them to get out of their own worlds and reencounter and reconcile with their father and with themselves.
At the end, the siblings have changed their perspective. They are more mature. What they have gained is humanity. It can be said that the idea which underlies the entire story is care humanizes, or more specifically, care of the elderly humanizes. Seen in another light, a society in which the elderly are not cared for is an inhumane, savage society.
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La rappresentazione del paradiso nei film di Eastwood, Iñárritu e Malick
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F. Bergamino (a cura di), Edusc, Roma 159-186
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A. Esteve Martín (coord.), Dykinson, Madrid 2023, pp. 49-65
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Cine Pensado 2021. Estudios críticos de 30 películas estrenadas en 2021, A. Fijo (ed.), Fila Siete, Nipho Publicaciones & Comunicación, Sevilla 2022, pp. 53-61
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Cine Pensado 2020. Estudios críticos de 30 películas estrenadas en 2020, A. Fijo (ed.), Fila Siete, Nipho Publicaciones & Comunicación, Sevilla 2021, pp. 205-214
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Cine Pensado 2019. Estudios críticos de 30 películas estrenadas en 2019, A. Fijo (ed.), Fila Siete, Nipho Publicaciones & Comunicación, Sevilla 2020, pp. 117-126
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Cine Pensado 2018. Estudios críticos sobre 30 películas estrenadas en 2018, A. Fijo (ed.), Fila Siete, Nipho Publicaciones & Comunicación, Sevilla 2019, pp. 23-31
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Cine Pensado 2017. Estudios críticos sobre 36 películas estrenadas en 2017, A. Fijo (ed.), Fila Siete, Nipho Publicaciones & Comunicación, Sevilla 2018, pp. 103-111
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Cine Pensado 2016. Estudios críticos sobre 31 películas estrenadas en 2016, A. Fijo (ed.), Fila Siete, Nipho Publicaciones & Comunicación, Sevilla 2017, pp. 125-132
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Identidad y reconocimiento en cine y televisión, E. Fuster (ed.), Edusc 2017, pp. 213-230
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Cine Pensado 2015. Estudios críticos sobre 30 películas estrenadas en 2015, A. Fijo (ed.), Fila Siete, Nipho Publicaciones & Comunicación, Sevilla 2016, pp. 71-79
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Poéticas de la persona. Creación, responsabilidad y vigencia en la Comunicación Pública y la Cultura. Estudios en homenaje a Juan José García-Noblejas, R. Gutiérrez Delgado (ed.), Comunicación Social, Salamanca 2013, pp. 197-206
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D. E. Viganò (a cura di), Telecamere su San Pietro. I trent'anni del Centro Televisivo Vaticano, Vita e Pensiero, Milano 2013, pp. 85-91, 243-249
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Co-autori: D. Delfini, J.M. Galván
Edusc, Roma 2017
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Edusc, Roma 2014
E. Fuster, J. Wauck (ed.), Edusc, Roma 2013
E. Fuster, J.J. García-Noblejas (ed.), Edusc, Roma 2011
E. Fuster, J. Wauck (ed.), Edusc, Roma 2011
Church, Communication & Culture, vol. 3, n. 3, 2018, pp. 408-409
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23753234.2018.1538704
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23753234.2018.1538704
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Church, Communication & Culture, vol.1, n.1, 2016, pp. 288-291
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23753234.2016.1233779
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23753234.2016.1233779