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A lot of people swear by this book, but I think it's just terrible. If you want to write movies, there is a great deal to be gained by learning about the three-act structure. That being said, though, Blake Snyder will teach you a micro-managed form of it that forces you to meet a very specific and frankly obnoxious rubric.

Snyder says specifically in his book that if he turns to one of the pages where he says X should happen and X doesn't happen, he immediately dismisses the script. Though he provides dozens of examples to back up his claims, let's keep in mind that there are hundreds of movies released each year. He actually singles out 'Memento' as a bad movie, and backs up his belief that it is both bad and an unsuccessful script because it didn't make a lot of money immediately upon release.

Forgive me if I chose to dismiss most of a book by the man who hasn't had a script produced since 'Blank Check' (1994) and which also trashes one of the most innovative movies in recent years by one of the most successful and popular filmmakers working today as sour grapes. If you want to get a feel for structure, go for Syd Field or Lew Hunter and don't waste your time with the micromanaged, bitter, and pathetic ideas of Mr. Snyder.

(P.S. the 1 star is for his genre analysis, which I think is at least interesting reading. That's one chapter near the front)