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GREENLAND script analysis

GREENLAND script - Save the Cat beat sheet analysis

John Garrity is a divorced engineer trying to keep his family safe as an impending asteroid impact triggers global panic. After the government selects them for evacuation, the family is separated in the chaos of boarding a ship. John embarks on a perilous journey across New England to reunite with his wife Allison and diabetic son Nathan. In the nick of time, he secures Nathan’s insulin and finds them all in a bunker before the world ends.

85 Save the Cat fit score 8% analysis confidence / 39 parsed scenes

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1

Opening Image

Scene 1 / 1% target

5%

John sitting in traffic observing military vehicles establishes normal life and looming military presence.

2

Theme Stated

Scene 3 / 5% target

7%

Allison’s line highlights the importance of family communication and connection.

How long are you going to ignore me for?
3

Set-Up

Scenes 1-3 / 10% target

6%

Introduces John’s routine, his strained marriage with Allison, and his protective role as a father.

4

Catalyst

Scene 8 / 12% target

6%

The FEMA broadcast delivers the asteroid impact news that disrupts normal life.

This object -- an asteroid approximately nine miles in length -- will strike earth in four days.
5

Debate

Scenes 9-10 / 20% target

6%

The Garritys react to being chosen for relocation and question whether they can leave safely.

6

Break into Two

Scene 11 / 25% target

5%

Boarding the cruise ship marks the transition into the survival journey amid chaos.

7

B Story

Scene 12 / 30% target

6%

Nathan’s insulin pump complication introduces the emotional subplot about protecting him.

His pump, his insulin pump.
8

Fun and Games

Scenes 16-19 / 40% target

6%

Allison and Nathan navigate through city chaos while John embarks on various rides, showcasing the film’s survival aspects.

9

Midpoint

Scene 21 / 50% target

6%

John finds Allison’s note, offering a hopeful midpoint revelation that she and Nathan are alive.

10

Bad Guys Close In

Scenes 25-27 / 65% target

6%

John’s journey faces increasing obstacles—tense car rides and a bird strike expel him from the truck.

Take it. I’m not going to Portland.
11

All Is Lost

Scene 30 / 75% target

6%

The capsizing sailboat leaves Nathan exposed and seemingly lost in the water.

12

Dark Night of the Soul

Scene 31 / 80% target

6%

John reaches his empty home and faces despair, questioning whether he’ll find his family.

She called about an hour ago. She’s on her way.
13

Break into Three

Scene 36 / 85% target

6%

John’s determination crystallizes when he realizes he must return for Nathan’s insulin.

I have to go get it.
14

Finale

Scenes 37-39 / 95% target

6%

John retrieves the bag, reunites with Allison and Nathan, and they enter the bunker together.

15

Final Image

Scene 39 / 99% target

5%

The family reunited in the bunker provides a mirror to the opening image under a transformed world.