Summary

Some movies entertain us for hours.

Others continue teaching writers for generations.

In this episode of Tell The Damn Story, Alex and Chris revisit a handful of timeless classics, including In the Heat of the Night ('66), Jaws ('75), The Fly ('58), and Charlie Chaplin's The Kid ('21), to uncover why they still work decades after they were made.

Along the way, they explore:

• Why rewriting is where great storytelling really happens.
• How memorable characters empower unforgettable plots.
• Why a solid theme is the fertile soil for a story's growth.
• The surprising storytelling power of simplicity.
• What today's writers can still learn from films made over 100 years ago.

Whether you're writing novels, screenplays, comics, or short stories, this episode reminds us that technology changes ... but great storytelling never does.

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