Dark City (1998) — Screenplay
A man with fragmented memories and a missing wife fights to expose telekinetic beings controlling a sunless city where human souls are harvested.
- Written by
- Alex Proyas, Lem Dobbs, David S. Goyer
- Genre
- Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery
- Studio
- New Line Cinema
- Length
- 126 pages
Study this script for its masterful world-building, where a noir tone and a pervasive cityscape become a character in themselves. The narrative structure skillfully doles out mystery through a disoriented protagonist's POV, keeping the reader as unmoored as he is. Its economical dialogue and relentless pacing make it a strong example of how to sustain tension in a high-concept mystery.
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