How to Become a Screenwriter | Theme and Conflict

What’s the heartbeat of your story? Eli and Chris delve into the critical elements of theme and conflict in screenwriting. Watch us break down No Country For Old Men, talk about the importance of a writer's personal connection to a story's theme, and more!

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No Country For Old Men by Joel & Ethan Coen: https://assets.scriptslug.com/live/pdf/scripts/no-country-for-old-men-2007.pdf

00:00 Introduction
03:47 Types of Conflict in Storytelling
05:15 What Makes Conflict Interesting?
11:05 The Role of Theme
21:38 Analyzing 'No Country for Old Men'
31:37 The Art of Saying More with Less
32:33 Bell's Shift in Perspective
40:28 Chigurh and Carla Jean: A Pivotal Scene
45:08 Anton Chigurh: Fate and Inevitability
51:24 Llewelyn Moss: The Audience's Proxy
54:14 Thematic Cliff Notes and Conclusion

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