The WGA released its nominations for screenplays and to much of everybody's surprise, Looper has made the list. While the movie itself is not up for any big time Oscar nominations, it's good to see that it has made the list here.
I recently acquired the screenplay for Looper and while I find it lacking in the visual description of characters and locations, the dialogue shines through the concept making each character differential from one another. Not only that, but what catches my attention are the non verbal cues and montages. While the dialogue is distinct, the passage of time sequence following Old Joe is one that is well crafted. No dialogue is spoken during this sequence but shown through action on screen. This is one of the most special tools one can write in a screenplay. Showing what is going on rather than talking about it.
Even though there is a brief interaction where what is just shown is said, its done so briefly so that the other characters know what's going on, but doesn't tell them too much as to re-explain everything to the audience. It provides motive and moves the story forward.
Although it probably won't win, its good to see that it is being recognized as a well crafted screenplay. The other nominees for original screenplay are as follows:
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Flight, Written by John Gatins; Paramount Pictures
Looper, Written by Rian Johnson; TriStar Pictures
The Master, Written by Paul Thomas Anderson; The Weinstein Company
Moonrise Kingdom, Written by Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola; Focus Features
Zero Dark Thirty, Written by Mark Boal; Columbia Pictures
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