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Too Many Characters Dilute a Story

October 4, 2017

“The LEGO Movie” was a surprise hit and “The LEGO Batman Movie” was also a pleasant surprise. The latest LEGO themed movie is “The LEGO...

Learning from a 0% Rotten Tomatoes Movie

September 7, 2017

No matter how bad or how good a movie might be, there will always be someone who loves or hates it anyway. That’s why finding...

Let the Audience Experience Emotions

May 19, 2017

One of the latest flops at the box office is “King Arthur.” If you watch the movie, you’ll notice one huge problem: you never get...

The Book vs. the Movie

May 4, 2017

One of the more popular dystopian youth novels is “The 5th Wave” by Rick Yancey. Yet one of the worst dystopian youth movies was also...

Learning From Bad Movies like “Ghost in the Shell”

April 7, 2017

When you watch a great movie, it can inspire you or make you feel inferior because you might think you could never do anything so...

The Failure of “The Great Wall”

March 16, 2017

“The Great Wall” was supposed to be a major blockbuster appealing to both Chinese and American audiences. Instead, it turned into a flop. The basic...

The Ending of “Dr. Strange”

February 17, 2017

The ending of any movie must be appropriate. If the ending of “Thelma and Louise” ending with Thelma and Louise engaging in a massive shootout...

Keep Making the Promise Bigger

February 14, 2017

Every movie promises something to the audience. An action film promises hand to hand combat, gunfire, and sometimes car chases and explosions. Whatever promise a...

Why “Passengers” Failed

February 1, 2017

“Passengers” is the latest example of a disappointing movie. While it can be inspiring to watch great movies, it can also be educational to watch...

Adding Drama to Novel Adaptations

December 12, 2016

If you haven’t read or seen “The Martian” or “Inferno,” you might want to stop reading right now to avoid spoiling the ending of the...

About Wallace Wang

First place winner in Scriptapalooza’s 2023 screenwriting competition for the supernatural horror screenplay titled “Nightmares From a Past Life”. Author of “The 15 Minute Movie Method”, “Story Starter”, and “Writing Scenes for Screenplays” in addition to over 50 computer books. Writer of “Three of a Kind”, a situation comedy produced by San Diego State University’s film class that won a student Emmy award. Designer of the board game “Orbit War”, published by Steve Jackson Games, that simulates satellite warfare in the near future.