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[can be deconstructed with either Eddie or Vincent as the Hero; both transform]
FADE IN: Martin Scorsese narrates and explains nine-ball.
Meeting the Mentor in his Ordinary World: Eddie talking whisky on the bar.
Mentors Romantic Challenge: his girl behind the bar.
Representation of the Old World: John Turturro.
Foreshadow of the Hero: what guy? Yo Vincent, we're on.
Developing the Hero: I slipped; need more money.
Meeting the Hero: kid's got a sledgehammer break.
Meeting the Hero's Shape Shifter [Romantic Challenge]: Carmen.
Meeting with the Mentor: hi, how u doin?
Developing the Hero: I just want your best game; lets just play play…
Mentor's Capabilities: you don't know what to say, do you?
How about I take you out to dinner tonight; you should ask Vincent, no you should ask Vincent.
Push to the Journey / Transformation: Ten years from now I can go to West Point on Stocker; you're a natural flake; if you got an area of excellence, money comes easy; you couldn't find big time with a roadmap.
Developing Shape Shifter's Motivation: what do you mean big time.
Developing the Mentor's Capabilities: my area of excellence; I'll leave with her in two minutes.
Mentor's Romantic Challenge: Eddie in bed with his girl.
Persuading / Developing the Shape Shifter: Eddie takes Carmen into the car; will you help me.
Hero and Shape Shifter's Backstory: how Carmen and Vincent met.
Refusal: Vincent in the stock room, selling toys; this is my job.
Foreshadow of the Overcoming of the Refusal: you're losing her kiddo, she don't get the allure of this place.
Magical Gift: Eddie gives Vincent the Balabooshka / stick.
Representation of the Old World: John Turturro.
Overcoming Refusal: in the bar; where's Carmen?
Conscious Agreement: Vincent agrees; I've been thinking about it, lets do it.
Mentor's Romantic Challenge: Eddie dancing with his girl.
Leaving the Old World and Old Self: John Turturro appears; I'm gonna be out of town for a couple of weeks.
Resistance to leaving the Ordinary World and Ordinary Self: John gets annoyed.
Resistance to leaving the Ordinary World and Ordinary Self: Eddie's girl walks out.
Rules: I stake horse; I take sixty percent; sometimes if you lose you win.
Foreshadow of the Transformation: Grady Seasons; hang around the practice room.
Physical Change: watch the paint.
Journey to the First Threshold: on the road.
Developing Characters and Relationships / Backstories: that's a dead giveaway; she used to be a waitress; I got retired.
Resistance to the Transformation: I'm too old to start again now.
Mentor's Guidance: in the car; are you the best liquor salesman.
Foreshadow of the Transformation: I can't believe I got goosebumps.
Middle Cave: Entering the now-it's-a-furniture-store pool hall.
Inner Cave: playing the Old Men; I can't take these guys' money; what is it so far $60 no big deal.
Forced out of the First Threshold: running away from the old men et al.
Consciously Agreeing to Transform: in the car; you never ease off like that again; nice guys finish last; stick a pool cue down his throat; next time kid.
Journey to the Belly of the Whale: Chalky's still around.
Foreshadow of the Transformation: Carmen shows herself in the bathroom.
Belly of the Whale: entering Chalky's.
Meeting a Transformation Mentor: the owner of Chalky's.
Mentor's Status: this here is Fast Eddie Felson.
World of the Transformation / Creatures of this World: the pool hall; the men in the bar.
Resistance to the Belly of the Whale: I want Carmen out of here.
Foreshadow of Trial and Transformation 1: Eddie tells how they're going to make money; Earl et al.
Physical Separation: Eddie picks up the pool cue and plays.
Trial and Transformation 1:
Eddie shows how hot he is: cool it; even if it is just for bangers; only one guy can be the best….
Eddie walks out: you know what this is turning into, a waste of my time and a waste of my money…
Eddie lying down and thinking; childcare.
Eddie visits Carmen; come on then, lets do it in the shower; work with me; we're businesspeople.
Pulled to the Inner Cave: he's taken the Stick.
Inner Cave: what you got in there; Doom; Werewolves of London; Vincent is king of the pool hall but he loses Earl.
Transformation [hero]: you lost money; the town is dead for you; I'm a fucking animal; get in the car; the talk in the car; I'll try.
Transformation [mentor]: Eddie talking to his girl on the phone; maybe you could move in with me, just for practice.
Trial and Transformation 2:
In the café; you heard of hustle called: Two Brothers and a Stranger.
Developing Characters and Relationships: people never talk to me like that; I really appreciate it.
Building a trophy wall.
Eddie and Carmen go in.
The hustle works.
Inner Cave: Vincent and Eddie argue over Carmen.
Transformation: it's only acting.
Reward: the money; I got a good feeling about this.
Transformation: clips of Vincent et al playing the pool halls and improving; developing characters and relationships.
Trial and Transformation 3:
Meeting Grady Seasons.
You are going to dump something fierce.
Resisting Trial 3: why can't I have a hustle where I win?
Losing to and being patronized by Grady.
Resisting: finding it hard to lay down.
Inner Cave: you win one more and you'll be humping your fist for a long time.
Foreshadow of the Oracle: what are you doing, meditating?
Transformed: Vincent lays down and is happy with it; jumping on the bed with Carmen.
Meeting the Oracle: can I have the Balabooshka.
Seizing the Sword: Eddie plays for money and loses; how could I get suckered like that.
Resisting the Near Death Experience: Vincent gets mad.
Near Death Experience: How much do you need to go it on your own; I got nothing else to teach you.
Reward: Eddie goes on the road by himself; feel good don't it.
New Self: glasses; swimming.
Rebirth and Transformation: Eddie plays Moselle and loses; practices; begins to win; beats Moselle.
World of the Atonement: Atlantic City.
New Self: suit; glasses; change of clothes.
Goodbye to the Old World: John Turturro just wanted to say hello.
Atonement with the Father: rising through the ranks at Atlantic City; beating the other hustlers; I didn't deserve that, yes you did.
New Self [Vincent]: Vincent in control of Carmen now; annoyed that she didn't negotiate for more.
Apotheosis: you were right, we didn't need you.
Catharsis 1: Vincent beats Grady; you got lucky you lucky prick.
Catharsis 2: Eddie beats Julian.
Foreshadow of the Boon: I feel good; come down here.
Reward / Convergence: Eddie's girl arrives with the chalk.
Ultimate Boon: Eddie beats Vincent.
Celebration: yeah… outside the door.
Denial / Refusal: Vincent dumped.
Romantic Challenge Resolved: I'm a real big fan of character in people.
Magic Flight: Eddie quits the tournament.
Rescue from Without: you gotta save my ass.
Crossing the Return Threshold: Vincent arrives; wanna play kick the dog for the rest of your life.
Master of Two Worlds: pick myself up and let you kick me again; don't put the money in the bank.
Freedom to Live: I'm back.
FADE OUT:
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