Recently I was able to get my hands on a copy of THE TAILOR OF PANAMA. It was labeled FINAL DRAFT, however it contained some caveats on the cover page and within the actual script - BLUE PAGES, PINK PAGES. Can somebody clue me in here? I'm guessing the copy I have is from when the script was either in development or pre-pro? Either way, I rented the film and the script varies pretty significantly from the completed film - which is not that surprising of course.
One other strange bit - the copy of the script I have seems vastly overwritten, with tons of description in the action AND narrative describing character's thoughts and motivations. This goes against everything I understand about good writing. It was hard to navigate and read almost like a novel in some parts. I disliked the script which is probably why I disliked the film. Is it possible that the descriptions and character "thoughts" where inputted after the FINAL DRAFT was created to aid the director (seems wrong)? Do I just have a weird copy?
Thoughts?
One other strange bit - the copy of the script I have seems vastly overwritten, with tons of description in the action AND narrative describing character's thoughts and motivations. This goes against everything I understand about good writing. It was hard to navigate and read almost like a novel in some parts. I disliked the script which is probably why I disliked the film. Is it possible that the descriptions and character "thoughts" where inputted after the FINAL DRAFT was created to aid the director (seems wrong)? Do I just have a weird copy?
Thoughts?
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