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Years ago I was in therapy, whining through misdirected diatribes of what happened yesterday, the day before, or last week. This went on for months – me coming in with a new story, a new conflict, a new situation – but I was getting nowhere. Finally, my therapist roared: "I can't help you if you won't listen!" He must have known I was ready, because this time I actually heard his wisdom. And what he went on to explain was The Tree Analogy. If the tree represents the totality of a person's life experience, we often tend to only see the leaves, which are the immediate…
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Screenplay Genre: Adventure / Family / Fantasy Movie Time: 103 1. INCITING INCIDENT After Dorothy Gale’s (Judy Garland) dog is seized by her wicked neighbor, Ms. Gultch (Margaret Hamilton), she recovers the dog and runs away from home. She meets Professor Marvel (Frank Morgan) who convinces her to go back home. (00:11:00)
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