27 - Show Business and Saving Cats

<p>Charlies Angels, Terminator Dark Fate, both went woke, went broke. There was a long list of these in 2019. With Millions lost across the studios. Agenda, as opposed to fun, is ruining entertainment.<br> </p> <p>To see the results yourself, check out Box Office Mojo for the two I discuss<br> Charlies Angels - <a href="https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1476625921/?ref_=bo_hm_rd">https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1476625921/?ref_=bo_hm_rd</a><br> Terminator Dark Fate - <a href="https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt6450804/?ref_=bo_se_r_1">https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt6450804/?ref_=bo_se_r_1</a><br> <br> And if you are interested on how to fix story telling, Blake Snyders Wiki is here - <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blake_Snyder">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blake_Snyder</a><br> <br> A bit from the link "The title <em>Save the Cat!</em> was coined by Snyder to describe a decisive moment when the protagonist decides to risk their own life to save another. His inspiration for this was the movie <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_(film)" title="Alien (film)"><em>Alien</em></a>, where <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigourney_Weaver" title="Sigourney Weaver">Sigourney Weaver</a>'s character <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Ripley" title="Ellen Ripley">Ripley</a> saves a cat named Jones. Snyder writes that, "It's the scene where we [first] meet the hero", in order to gain audience favor and support for the main character right from the start. In the opening scene of the movie, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency_(film)" title="Frequency (film)"><em>Frequency</em></a>, for example, Frank Sullivan, played by Dennis Quaid, is the veteran firefighter who jumps into a manhole to save two workers from a gas explosion. Prior to his death-defying rescue, his chief warns, "Frank, you're not going to make it. There's not enough time." Frank, a true hero, does not seem overly alarmed. This is what he does. His concern is primarily for the men be