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Blake SnyderSave the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need
Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 2005A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
Use the BS2 to analyze a more recent film. After your analysis, write a summation of how well the movie fits the beats set out by Snyder.
Do an online search for articles critical of Save the Cat! What common issues do they raise about the book? Write a response to the overall criticism and where you stand on the issue. Provide your own examples of contemporary movies as evidence in your response.
Find sections of Save the Cat! where the author positions himself in the movie industry. Does his experience lend credence to the ideas he promotes, in your opinion? Explain why or why not.
