2 motivation of Flat Story

                              2  Motivation of Flat Story

·  Kristin Thompson concern motivation of comedy: the extent to which each ‘scene’ should have a ‘purpose’, a justification, and the forms that purpose can, or should, ideally take.   So in my script, I try to make each scene has its purpose and can be ideally took.

·  As for the first scene, the purpose of Susan is eating Rita and Nancy’s food. But as for the purpose of Rita and Nancy is that do not let Susan eat their food. In the end, Susan is succeed, because she take their chicken to tempt greedy Nancy.

·  As for the second scene, Nancy want eat Susan’s chicken because she has promised her. But Susan does not want share with others. In the end, Susan enjoy her chicken by herself and Nancy is so angry, she decides revenge.

·  As for the third scene, the purpose of Nancy is that let Susan drink her spit from her milk. Although Nancy has a mistake, she spit into Rita’s milk, in the end she is succeed, Susan really drink the milk that has Nancy’s spit.

·  As for the last scene, their purpose all ideally be took. They are all happy. 

l  David Bordwell’s discussion: the happy ending succeeds depends on whether it is adequately motivated.

l  Screenplay manuals are dissatisfied with forced or tacked-on happy endings. Must be extricated in ‘a logical and dramatic way that brings them happiness’.

l  The unmotivated happy ending is a failure, resulting from lack of craft or the interference of other hands.  So although there are many forms and elements of comedy, such as slapstick, jokes and parody, I did not apply all of them in my script, because my comedy script should have rational motivations, tacked-on happy endings maybe just temporary funny for ridiculers.