This Wednesday, April 22nd, the romantic comedy Almost All Good arrives in theaters, coinciding with Book Day. The film follows Hilario, a disillusioned writer who finds an unexpected muse. Its directors present it as an ode to bookstores and reading, but with a reflection: reading does not make you a better person. The mistake, they point out, is believing oneself superior because of that habit.
The Script as Code: Narrative Structure and Character Development 🖥️
From a technical perspective, the scriptwriting process for a comedy like this has parallels with software development. It requires a solid narrative architecture, with characters that function as objects with defined properties and methods. The protagonist Hilario's transformation arc must compile without logic errors so that the central premise –the critique of intellectual arrogance– executes coherently. Each scene is a module that must integrate into the overall flow of the story.
Error 404: Reader's Soul Not Found ❓
The film reminds us that accumulating books read is not like leveling up in a video game, automatically unlocking an aura of wisdom. One can devour classics and still be a textbook pedant, or only read shampoo labels and have enviable empathy. Perhaps the next recommendation algorithm should suggest, alongside the novel, a few doses of humility. Because, in the end, the human hardware comes with factory defects that no book can completely patch.