In case you're interested, here are some basic rules to keep in mind when writing a movie. I've been writing a couple of scripts and I'm getting better at telling bigger stories. Now, you could go to a number of websites and read books on scriptwriting which I highly recommend. If there is one book I can suggest it is "Writing movies for fun and profit" by the guys who wrote The Pacifier and Night at the Museum.
In basic rules your character has to change over the course of a movie. That is rule number one. Your character has to be different at the end of the journey from when we first meet them at the beginning of page one. Next rule is the bigger the stakes the better the movie. Higher risks generate higher conflict and a higher reward. Go big or go home. Last rule is don't tell a story you wouldn't want to tell. If you try and write an Oscar winning film, but you mainly watch buddy comedies, you're going to have a tough time because it's not what you're interested in. Write what you know and what you would want to see. This will help you when trying to decide where to go in your movie.
Lastly, don't stop writing. Even if you're stuck at a scene, write the worst version possible and move on. You will go back and we write the entire movie anyways so don't get stuck at one place. Write something down and then you can go back and re-work it to follow the plot. The point is something down is better than nothing at all.
Now go write that movie! (after reading a bunch of screenwriting books and watching a lot of movies that are similar to the one you want to write)
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