
#24 - When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
Writers/Blockbusters Screenwriting Podcast
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The Importance of Clarity in Intent
I think these, not only are they dual protagonists, but I actually think they're the villains. Like if you were using this from a constructive standpoint and you were constructing their own stories, they are the bad guys. The reason they're the bad guys is because they keep trying to date other people, which gets in the way of them getting together. It shifts when Harry realizes that she's the one all along. And also, I think there's value in looking at this from a wrong way goal and a false model for romcoms. There's constant wrong ones. There's Joe, the wrong ones. They both work hard but this movie is not about that subplot or anything
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