Gandhi script - Save the Cat beat sheet analysis

The film shocks viewers with Gandhi’s imminent assassination at Birla House.

Gandhi is challenged on hell and justice, hinting at moral and spiritual struggle.

Tell me -- do you think about hell?

We see Gandhi in South Africa: discrimination on the train, his protest burning passes, and growing influence.

Gandhi’s public burning of his pass escalates conflict with authorities, sparking civil disobedience.

Ladies and Gentlemen, we have asked you to gather here to help us proclaim our right to be...

Gandhi and his supporters wrestle with non-violence versus effective resistance.

Gandhi’s return to India marks Act Two and a new arena for his principles.

Charlie Andrews enters, providing personal support and a counterpoint to Gandhi’s struggle.

You'd be Gandhi -- ...I thought you'd be bigger.

Gandhi meets Indian leaders upon arrival: Nehru, Patel, political banter, and ashram life.

Gandhi rallies a field at night to burn British cloth, marking a major public stand.

I say with Gandhiji, there is no beauty in the finest cloth if it makes hunger and unhappiness.

General Dyer’s massacre at Jallianwallah Bagh and inquiry intensify the British threat.

Violence at Chauri Chaura forces Gandhi to call off the non-cooperation campaign.

Gandhi’s health fails during a fast, reflecting his inner crisis and isolation.

Preparations for the Salt March signal Act Three and a final strategic push.

If I'm taken, Maulana is to lead the march. If he is arrested, Patel, then Kripalani, then yourself.

The Dharasana salt works crackdown and subsequent negotiations in London shape the climax.

Mr. Gandhi, I have instructions to request your attendance at an All-Government Conference in London to discuss --...

Nehru scattering Gandhi’s ashes evokes the spiritual and political legacy of his life.

...There have been tyrants and murderers -- and for a time they can seem invincible. But in the...