Day 2: Continue rewriting Scene 1; overview opening impact, or lack thereof, of first scene
Michael Corleone in "The Godfather"
Questions to answer today concerning Scene 1:
Am I setting the stage for the action to come?
Am I introducing the main character properly?
Is this opening scene dynamic? Does it have impact?
In other words, "Does the scene set up the action with a bang or with a whimper?"
And talking about "Bang" versus "Whimper..." In "The Godfather" Michael Corleone, frosty with Italian sang-froid, comments chillingly to Tom Hagen and Rocco about the killing of Hyman Roth. Either in the written word or in the spoken word, life has taught him one thing with certainty:
"If anything in this life is certain; if history has taught us anything, it's that you can kill anyone."
Thankfully, in my vision of the world: good may become bloodied but remains unbowed.
And, in the end, even if by the skin of its teeth, it defeats evil.
posted by Dr. Denice Hanley, DPM, M.Div. @ 1:51 PM
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