Re: Are First, Second, Third Screenplays Always Bad?
Regarding M. Night...
If we're assuming that he has "fallen off" since writing THE SIXTH SENSE then aren't we assuming that THE SIXTH SENSE was an accurate representation of his level?
There's another possibility here. Maybe he has always been a mediocre writer. Maybe he just happened to get lucky and write something well above his station with THE SIXTH SENSE.
There's a certain amount of variance in screenwriting. To make another analogy, it's like a multiple choice test. A kid who didn't study and doesn't know dick about the subject matter still has a non-zero chance of getting an A simply by choosing whatever random answer strikes his fancy. The difference between him and the kids who get an A on every test is that they KNOW the right answers.
Regarding M. Night...
If we're assuming that he has "fallen off" since writing THE SIXTH SENSE then aren't we assuming that THE SIXTH SENSE was an accurate representation of his level?
There's another possibility here. Maybe he has always been a mediocre writer. Maybe he just happened to get lucky and write something well above his station with THE SIXTH SENSE.
There's a certain amount of variance in screenwriting. To make another analogy, it's like a multiple choice test. A kid who didn't study and doesn't know dick about the subject matter still has a non-zero chance of getting an A simply by choosing whatever random answer strikes his fancy. The difference between him and the kids who get an A on every test is that they KNOW the right answers.
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