The Official Queen and Slim Screenplay. Written by Lena Waithe

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I don’t know who any of these people are, but the historical references sprinkled throughout are a lazy attempt at character description.

What little dialogue is posted refers to another movie’s characters for reference.

no fucking way...

Ugh.

This shit got made into a movie and a national theatre release?!?

I've read maybe four major articles about this movie in the last few days. Two of them were in the NY Times. They must have some major high-profile publicist to garner that much press for a low-budget, limited appeal movie.

[quote] I've read maybe four major articles about this movie in the last few days. Two of them were in the NY Times. They must have some major high-profile publicist to garner that much press for a low-budget, limited appeal movie.

Yeah because independent films about people who aren’t white (or in your words “limited appeal”) never attract media attention. And anything that’s not 200% white has “limited appeal.” Unlike the dozens of universally appealing white white bombs that Holly’s churns out each year.

OP from where did this bullshit come. It’s authentic based upon what evidence.

r8 wants FACTS, FIGURES, and SWORN AFFIDAVITS!

[quote]OP from where did this bullshit come. It’s authentic based upon what evidence.

That's what I'm thinking, too. Not that it's not real, but it's significantly different from what was filmed. That happens often but just even the relationship. Uncle Earl knows Queen/Angela very well. They have a deep relationship. Also, I don't even remember them being called Queen and Slim in the film, maybe in the last 20 minutes so why would they be referenced in the script as Queen and Slim when the entire time they're Earnest and Angela? That what makes the script dubious to me.

Characters who talk like screenwriters = hack writing.

The entire screenplay was uploaded. This garbage is real.

In my meager defense of Lena Waithe, James Frey is also credited as the writer.

Sorry, I only go to movies where people are quiet and actually watch the movie, not talk , shout thru them.

Lena Waithe is beyond tiresome and has no discernible talent.

Have any of you ever read a script before? Many are like this, and it’s completely standard. Long before it’ll ever be made into a movie a script has to be an entertaining sales pitch in itself. Descriptions are meant to be short, easy to read and instantly evoke mood for the reader. That’s what’s being done here. They aren’t epic poems, dear

R16, I read the screenplay for Moonlight. It was just as good as the movie.

Lena has an odd face.

R16: Yes, there are those of us here who not only read scripts, but write for the screen as well. The posted excerpts suggest this first draft was written early in the screenwriter's career before she had mastered the craft. I would like to compare this version to the final shooting script.

This page-to-screen scenario is strangely reminiscent of the "Good Will Hunting" travesty.

Deny her talent, but I dare you to deny Lena Waithe's beauty.

Please, be a dear and Lena Waithe from me.

I’ll deny it R20. She looks like a pissed off teenage boy.

I didn't read the whole script because I'm lazy, but what's with the gratuitious slam at Aretha Franklin?