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« on: August 18, 2017, 04:48:11 PM »
And now here's the novelization of Scene 164. It's somewhat different from the version that appears in DC's script:
To me it seems like it should have been an either/or situation with the version of Scene 163 that I shared in reply #645, meaning either that version should have appeared and this version of Scene 164 should have been dropped, or vice versa. Both scenes cover much of the same material right down to Roger asking Julia about the deputy's condition and Julia replying. Having both seems superfluous.
What I suspect might have been the case with the script that Dan "Marilyn" Ross used is that, like what was done in the Movie Book, older versions of scenes were included in the script along with the latest versions - but it's understood that only the latest version is used in the film. But perhaps Ross didn't understand that. Plus, in Scene 164 we hear directly from Alex rather than a different deputy speaking for him and there are references to Liz, so wanting to also include Alex and the references to Liz, Ross mistakenly used both scenes even though that makes for a strange section of the novel when it appears that Roger's question has already been asked and answered when he asks it again. At least Ross could have dropped one of the instances involving Roger's question and Julia's answer. But I guess he didn't feel comfortable dropping any material from the script, so we get both...
The sheriff had come out onto the grounds and was now giving staccato instructions via the radio microphone. Professor Stokes, Jeff and the injured driver, Alex, were standing next to him. Julia, Maggie and the others were in the background. Alex, the driver, was saying, "We looked up. She was there. Just standing there." "That's when you left the road?" the sheriff said. "Yes," the driver told him. The sheriff spoke into the microphone again. "Every building on the property must be searched. We know Todd's on his way to her." Roger joined the group and went to Julia. He glanced down and watched her looking after the injured officer. "Is he going to be all right?" Julia said, "I think so. Someone should look in on Elizabeth." "I already did," Roger assured her. "She's still under sedation." "Just as well," Julia said, turning to give her attention to the injured officer. "That ambulance should be here soon now." |
To me it seems like it should have been an either/or situation with the version of Scene 163 that I shared in reply #645, meaning either that version should have appeared and this version of Scene 164 should have been dropped, or vice versa. Both scenes cover much of the same material right down to Roger asking Julia about the deputy's condition and Julia replying. Having both seems superfluous.
What I suspect might have been the case with the script that Dan "Marilyn" Ross used is that, like what was done in the Movie Book, older versions of scenes were included in the script along with the latest versions - but it's understood that only the latest version is used in the film. But perhaps Ross didn't understand that. Plus, in Scene 164 we hear directly from Alex rather than a different deputy speaking for him and there are references to Liz, so wanting to also include Alex and the references to Liz, Ross mistakenly used both scenes even though that makes for a strange section of the novel when it appears that Roger's question has already been asked and answered when he asks it again. At least Ross could have dropped one of the instances involving Roger's question and Julia's answer. But I guess he didn't feel comfortable dropping any material from the script, so we get both...