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#50 - Back to the Future (1985)

Writers/Blockbusters Screenwriting Podcast

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The Importance of Midpoint in a Movie

This movie has that rare opportunity because it's time travel to show that not only is he like this at the beginning of the movie, but this guy never, we already know going in a superior position. George's arc is one of my favorite arcs of any movie. Just because we don't follow him doesn't mean he's not the main character. So midpoints are good place. If you need to reset a goal, it's a good place to do it. And it's also agood place to start a ticking clock.

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