[movie] notes 7

All of us are dead

• dilemma - which guy should I choose
• strong villain - villain is best of both worlds, zombie human hybrid
• break the rules - the dad breaks the law to save daughter

Jack Reacher

• breaks the rules - doesn't let the police search his ass

Peacemaker

• plan goes south - helmet flies away > eagle doesn't understand human talk

Mitchell and the Machines

• plan goes south - upload at 98 percent, worked so hard, almost there, but still fails

Gold Leaf

• plan goes south - everything is good > tea house burns down > in debt > marriage is gone

Gold Leaf

• sappy song - ep10, with sappy lovey visuals, about two lovers, is overkill, because it is flat

Tokyo Vice

• sappy song - ep2, with shady dark visuals, the girl hiding money in back of drawer, is good, because it creates contrast
• moment of truth - plant seed, flower open, ep1, ep2, Samantha never says anything truthful, ep3, she finally says something truthful, she says she hasn't talked to her family in four years
• fantasy scenario - ep8, show scenes of what life could have been like, sato the gangster, is looking at himself, sato the good son, that is nice to his parents, they exist in the same frame, but in imagination
• cut the scene - right before important information is revealed, Katagiri tells Miyamoto his plan, and then cut
• dilemma - trapped, girlfriend borrowed money from yakuza with high interest, should I protect girl friend's interest or yakuza's interest
• dilemma - trapped, the young yakuza leaves the gang for good, should I leave the gang or stay in the gang 

Moon knight

• moment of truth - plant seed, flower open, Steven lost a date in ep, ep3, Layla appears, they have connection, she is the girl Steven is longing for
• fantasy scenarios - Steven and marc exist in the same frame, because it is an imagination sequence

Better call Saul

• echo - simple cinematography, plant seed, flower open, start, camera focuses on the flower growing from dirt near the glass piece, end, someone dies, near the glass piece, the flower symbolizes that someone
• back and forth - plan goes south first, then becomes better. 

1. the couple refuses to sign the contract,
2. the couple agree to sign, but fires Saul, after hearing the legal tips
3. the couple goes to find another lawyer, but they fail
4. the couple comes back to Saul

• cut the scene - right before important information is revealed, nacho wants to talk to Gus on the phone, and then cut

Ozark

1. FBI inner workings
2. FBI wants to catch Marty
3. FBI goes undercover with a male lover
4. FBI has something on male lover, a confession of him trying to kill Marty, he asks male lover to help him catch Marty for less sentence