Topic: This Is How You Story: a setups and payoffs blog

Re: This Is How You Story: a setups and payoffs blog

Love this idea. Looking forward to seeing more.

Would quite like to see ones for Die Hard and Shaun of The Dead (I think those are absolutely perfect for this).

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Re: This Is How You Story: a setups and payoffs blog

Oh cool, thank you for the suggestions! I'm trying to make a list for weeks where I lack inspiration.

If anybody else has a good candidate, let me know.

Re: This Is How You Story: a setups and payoffs blog

Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs is definitely a solid candidate.

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Re: This Is How You Story: a setups and payoffs blog

I gotta geek out here for a moment and say: Die Hard is so well constructed that the setups and payoffs are very easy to find, but there's one you may miss: when Hans and company first appear (the shot of their truck, I believe), there is a leitmotif from Beethoven's 9th symphony. When they finally open the vault, Ode to Joy plays in all its glory. Subtle, but it's a payoff!
It's also fun to note that, from a musical standpoint, Hans is the "protagonist" of the film, at least for the first two acts.

(Sorry! I am a massive geek for this, and wholeheartedly admit if Die Hard were a person, I would probably perform sexual acts on it.)

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