Best Screenplay Ever? | Chinatown Script Analysis[DESCRIPTION]
In this video, I begin the process of breaking down and explaining one of the best scripts ever written: Chinatown by Robert Towne!

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TRANSCRIPT:
Robert Towne's screenplay for Chinatown won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay The script is considered by many to be the best script ever written This is How Stories Work with Jay Sherer In this video I'll go over the Chinatown screenplay in detail to explain exactly what happens in 1974's classic screenplay Chinatown Now spoiler warning if you haven't seen Chinatown I will be spoiling the entire movie as I walk through the script And note that there are differences between the film and the script but this kind of spoils both We'll start with Act 1 the setup of the film