{"id":8686,"date":"2015-12-01T18:22:07","date_gmt":"2015-12-01T23:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mckeestory.com\/?p=8686"},"modified":"2016-01-13T18:26:44","modified_gmt":"2016-01-13T23:26:44","slug":"brooklyn-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mckeestory.com\/brooklyn-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"BROOKLYN (2015)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Row&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;on&#8221; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;off&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;3&#8243; padding_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||0px&#8221; allow_player_pause=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;off&#8221; make_equal=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_1=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method_1=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_2=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method_2=&#8221;off&#8221; column_padding_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243;][et_pb_image admin_label=&#8221;Image&#8221; src=&#8221;http:\/\/mckeestory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/brooklyn.jpg&#8221; show_in_lightbox=&#8221;off&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;off&#8221; animation=&#8221;left&#8221; sticky=&#8221;off&#8221; align=&#8221;left&#8221; force_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; always_center_on_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Works \/ Doesn&#8217;t Work&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;14&#8243; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Robert McKee&#8217;s WORKS \/ DOESN&#8217;T WORK Film Review:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h5><a style=\"color: #09f;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt2381111\/\">Brooklyn (2015)<\/a> | <em>Directed by John Crowley<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider admin_label=&#8221;Divider&#8221; color=&#8221;#dddddd&#8221; show_divider=&#8221;on&#8221; divider_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; divider_position=&#8221;top&#8221; divider_weight=&#8221;1&#8243; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; height=&#8221;20&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Verdict&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;14&#8243; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5>McKee Says: <strong>It Works<\/strong> (<span style=\"color:red;\">Spoiler Alert!<\/span>)<\/h5>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_blurb admin_label=&#8221;Reason 1&#8243; url_new_window=&#8221;off&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;%%202%%&#8221; icon_color=&#8221;#81d742&#8243; use_circle=&#8221;off&#8221; circle_color=&#8221;#eaeaea&#8221; use_circle_border=&#8221;on&#8221; circle_border_color=&#8221;#dd3333&#8243; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; animation=&#8221;off&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_icon_font_size=&#8221;off&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;18&#8243; body_font_size=&#8221;14&#8243; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>An excellent example of a rare Evolution\/Humanity Plot.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb admin_label=&#8221;Reason 2&#8243; url_new_window=&#8221;off&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;%%202%%&#8221; icon_color=&#8221;#81d742&#8243; use_circle=&#8221;off&#8221; circle_color=&#8221;#eaeaea&#8221; use_circle_border=&#8221;on&#8221; circle_border_color=&#8221;#dd3333&#8243; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; animation=&#8221;off&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_icon_font_size=&#8221;off&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;18&#8243; body_font_size=&#8221;14&#8243; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Normally, an Evolution\/Humanity plot film features a male protagonist. 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