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#15 - Adaptation. (2002)

Writers/Blockbusters Screenwriting Podcast

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The Writer's Block

A hero needs a desire. There's an obstacle in the way and there's stakes, you know, that force them through the obstacle. It was really reminiscent of Barton Fink. I loved how every time he's masturbating, he gets interrupted by Donald Budding to pitch him his movie. So let's talk about, let's actually talk about the writer's block. The aspect of it. Does it ask if it's possible to write a story without a central conflict? And is that possible?

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