FADE IN.
Act 1
INT. HOLLYWOOD MALL/CINEMA HOUSE - YESTERDAY NIGHT
Having done window shopping, PETER and his WIFE enter a cinema house. They watch the James Bond film "No Time to Die".
PETER (V.O.): Since the 1962 Dr No, I've never missed any one of the series.
Commercials being shown.
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PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I read that the length of this 25th one is 2hr 43 minutes.
We see and hear the MGM's audio-visual logo.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I always like to watch the series' opening scene.
After seeing a snowy landscape, we see and hear a woman and a girl talking to each other in a sitting room.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The pace is a little slow. I feel long and drawn out.
Then, we see a near-drowning scene at a frozen lake, a beach and scenic road somewhere.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Great choice on locations.
Act 2
INT. CINEMA HOUSE - CONTINUOUS
Then, we see the series' signature gun-barrel sequence and we hear the James Bond guitar theme.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The format is still distinctive.
Characters, dialogues and actions intertwine with motion images and sound effects.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Films that can sustain the audience's interest can put them psychologically present in the stories.
Watching and thinking - the 1st hour.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Each twist in a scene does have a turning point, with the character moving from one value to another.
Watching and thinking - the 2nd hour.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): But the link between cause and effect is very dramatic. The way the story is being pushed is fictional.
Watching and thinking - the last 43 minutes.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Contrary to the last 24 films of the series, the end isn't a happy one. But it isn't a tragedy.
Seeing The End, many AUDIENCE can't wait to leave.
PETER: One typical feature of the series is that apart from sensational pleasure, one learns nothing.
PETER'S WIFE: It's meant to entertain. We've to "buy in" the story plot. Who're the Bond girls?
PETER: One was a temporary 007 in the film.
PETER'S WIFE: Where is the location in Italy? It would be nice to stay in the hotel featured in the film.
PETER: True. We haven't been to Italy since the Milan Expo 2015. In a Milano restaurant, my wife's Prada bag was stolen.
INT. ART HOUSE, K11 - AFTERNOON
Peter and his wife are watching a movie. We see colourful and vivid animation and hear upbeat Japanese music.
PETER (V.O.): What's the title of this film? Well, I'll find out after the Intro.
We see on screen: Earwig and the Witch.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The animation films produced by Studio Ghibili can't be bad.
We see fantasy in motion pictures.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Several years ago, my family visited the Ghibli Museum in Tokyo. We love their creativity and artistic expression.
We hear sound effects.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Now, our elder daughter is working in Tokyo and our younger daughter is studying animation art in UK.
We hear audience giggles.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Life is like movies, it has many twists and turns, mostly unexpected.
The film ends after around 1 hr 20m. Seeing end credits, Peter looks around.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): No audience is leaving.
Lights up.
PETER'S WIFE: The film ends rather abruptly.
PETER: Perhaps it's pace is fast and you haven't had enough and are yearning for more.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.): A movie captures life as a reflection or fantasy.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I don't mind watching a children's movie. It refreshes and rejuvenates me, as least for awhile.
Act 3
INT. K11 MALL - EVENING
Leaving the Art House, Peter and his wife shop in a glow pop-up by Prada at the Opera Theatre. STAFF#1 & #2 serve them.
PETER (V.O.): Like my guitar collection, no branded bags are ever too much for my wife.
Selecting initially one small bag and then another bigger one, Peter's wife pays.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): We do what we love and don't wait to be happy in the future.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): As we don't have all the time in the world, the best time to be happy is now.
Happily, they exit with Prada carrier bags.
FADE OUT
THE END
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