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Sphere script analysis

Sphere script - Save the Cat beat sheet analysis

Dr. Norman Johnson is called to investigate a mysterious crash and is thrust into an underwater habitat where an ancient spacecraft and its enigmatic sphere await. As the team probes the sphere’s origins and communicates with an entity called Jerry, tensions flare and fears manifest until Norman’s psyche becomes the battleground. Betrayal and hallucination lead to a flooded lab, forcing Norman to confront his deepest fears to save himself and colleagues. Ultimately, the survivors emerge but choose to forget the truth, erasing the power they once feared.

72 Save the Cat fit score 58% analysis confidence / 54 parsed scenes

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1

Opening Image

Scene 1 / Page 1 / 1% target

62%

Introduces Norman’s quiet life shattered by a midnight call about a crash.

What kind of a crash was it?
2

Theme Stated

Scene 8 / 5% target

60%

Norman admits his report was fabricated, hinting at fear vs. truth as central theme.

It's bullshit. The report's a joke.
3

Set-Up

Scene 5 / 10% target

65%

Norman meets Barnes and learns he’s been forced onto the mission, establishing stakes and characters.

Don't thank me, Dr. Johnson. You weren't my choice. The Pentagon made me take you.
4

Catalyst

Scene 6 / 12% target

64%

Sonar reveals the craft is 400 years old, plunging team into mystery.

As best we can estimate, it crashed four hundred years ago.
5

Debate

Scene 8 / 20% target

58%

Norman questions the mission’s credibility and his own integrity.

6

Break into Two

Scene 9 / 25% target

61%

Team descends to ocean floor, entering the story’s new undersea world.

Open the fucking door!
7

B Story

Scene 25 / 30% target

55%

Norman and Beth’s dynamic emerges as they discuss jellyfish and her mental state.

Sedatives. Whatever my mood calls for.
8

Fun and Games

Scene 12 / 40% target

60%

The team explores the spacecraft’s cargo bay and debates the mysterious sphere.

Not where. When. 400 years ago. From our future.
9

Midpoint

Scene 15 / 50% target

63%

Harry enters the sphere and power cuts out—stakes escalate.

Pay close attention. I think you will find this of interest.
10

Bad Guys Close In

Scene 24 / 65% target

57%

Jellyfish attack outside, threatening the habitat’s safety.

They're like pink snow, sir. Sticky.
11

All Is Lost

Scene 45 / 75% target

61%

Beth threatens Norman with a gun, turning the mission into personal terror.

You heartless fuck. That's why you're so scared of the water, isn't it?
12

Dark Night of the Soul

Scene 47 / 80% target

62%

The lab floods and Norman believes Beth controls his fears, hitting emotional rock bottom.

From you, Norman. From your mind. You're doing it.
13

Break into Three

Scene 49 / 85% target

56%

Norman reaches the airlock and prepares explosives, resolving to act.

14

Finale

Scene 51 / 95% target

58%

Norman, Harry, and Beth escape the sub as the habitat explodes.

15

Final Image

Scene 54 / 99% target

59%

Norman leaves by helicopter, having forgotten the events and the report.