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#28 - The Matrix (1999)

Writers/Blockbusters Screenwriting Podcast

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The Second Beat Neck in Jurassic Park

The second half or the, I'm sorry, the second act doesn't have a ton of urgency. Instead it's, you almost get the sense they could just fly around and take their time with it. That said, it works perfectly fine. It's a fun movie to watch. And I've noticed that there really isn't that lock in the conflict until after the exposition. Because that's when it explains like, if we go with your log line and say to control the matrix, well, he doesn't know that's why he's there until for a long time. For a little while. Like 40 minutes Yeah.

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