Story Grid Writing Podcast

Crazy Rich Asians: Part 3 - Genre Conventions and Story Theme

May 4, 2023

01:00:04

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Episode notes

Introduction

3min

The Importance of Subtext in Rachel's Story

3min

The Importance of Reputation in American Culture

4min

The Heroic Dirty Archetypes in John Wick

4min

The Paradoxical Wind but Lose, Lose, but Win Bittersweet Ending

3min

George Clooney's Up in the Air

2min

The Importance of Keeping the Movie Up at the End

2min

The Importance of Watching West Anderson Movies

2min

Breaking Bad: A Slow Burn

5min

10.

The Status Gen Obligatory Moment

4min

11.

The Progressive Complications of Eleanor's Bachelorette Party

4min

12.

The Importance of Having a Strong Opinion

3min

13.

The Double Factor Problem

5min

14.

The Importance of Major Obligations in a Story

3min

15.

The Five Commandments

3min

16.

The Importance of Controlling Ideas in Storytelling

2min

17.

The Double Factor Problem

4min

18.

How to Overcome the Double Factor Problem

4min

Access the full Story Grid analysis of Crazy Rich Asians at https://storygrid.com/crazy.

What can writers learn from studying this 2018 film?

This is the second in a four part series analyzing Crazy Rich Asians. The screenplay was written by Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim and the movie was based on a 2013 book of the same title written by Kevin Kwan.

This episode is hosted by Story Grid Certified Editor Rachel Arsenault (https://www.rachel-arsenault.com) and Tim Grahl, writer and CEO of Story Grid.