Luyện nghe bài hát Because The Internet Screenplay - Part 2

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*******[PLAY SONG "DIAL UP" AT POINT]*******

The Boy lies, arms to his side, on his bed, looking at the
Spiders slowly drop from single strands of web from all the on the bed. It looks pretty. All of them dropping simultaneously swaying together. They whisper:

......where are
................who is
...don't

It's almost a

*******[PLAY SONG "THE WORST GUYS" AT POINT]*******

INT. - NIGHT
More are at the house. People drinking and smoking. Shoes off. It's a Temple. Respect it
The back wall of the living room has been pushed into the wall, so there's a seamless transiting from living room to backyard
sit on the swings underneath space heaters
EMILY is in the middle of the table. Swank plays pool around her. RUBEN is filming Marcus and Steve throwing things in the fire pit
AJ is djing in the of the living room
Some guy is through the living room in just a towel. He is dripping water. He almost slips
The projector room (theatre) is playing Fight/Vine compilations. Two dudes are in there not watching. Just
The Boy walks the backyard. There's a dude and a girl making out on the bar outside. They're sitting on the bar

       THE BOY: Don't sit on
They look at him. He stares back. They get down. He walks away. They stare as he leaves. The Boy to the edge of the pool and looks at the ocean go into the sky

      KID IN A HAT (laughing/whisper): Hurry!

This kid in a hat and his are running out the front door with an iPad and a midi controller. The Boy walks inside. Marcus stops him. He's out of breath and looks wet

       THE BOY: Some guys just stole stuff
       MARCUS: Please tell me you saw that Argentinan...Argentinian? Argentina-girl. I say it-
       THE BOY: Stop inviting random niggas in here. If you don't know their names they come
       MARCUS: I don't hear you right now. I just fucked in a steam shower and I feel CRAZY. It's like I came in a Prince video. I like, blacked out. Couldn't breath in there, mane. I- (wait) Fuck! Is she still in there? You think she's (He thinks)
       THE BOY: You're the of my friends

The Boy walks

INT. FATHER'S ROOM -
The Boy walks up to the door. Before he can open it, Sasha opens it from the inside. She's with another girl. It feels like just did a drug or were stealing something themselves
Sasha sees The Boy. Startled. she smirks

      Come in! Quick!

She him in. The other girl flops on the bed

      GIRL: UUUUUGGGGHHHHHHH. SOOOOO SOOOOOFFFFTTT
      Hurry, hurry, hurry. Scoot, scoot

The Boy lays the wall. Sasha sits on the bed
Silence.

       SASHA (CONT'D): Show us your
      BOY: Wha?
      Do it. Show it
      GIRL: Ew

       THE Ha

       THE BOY (CONT'D):
       SASHA: it's probably gross and I wanna laugh at it
       OTHER GIRL: I've seen a black dick. Is it purple?
       SASHA: Grape
      GIRL (agreeing): Grape dick

Sasha gets up and starts to The Boy playfully. The other girl is laughing crazy

       SASHA: Do it. be weird!
       OTHER Let's be weird a little!

The punches slowly stop. Sasha starts kissing The Boy. You can't see below their waist, but stuff is going on. Then stuff stops

       SASHA: wrong? This is weird?
      BOY: No
       SASHA: You don't to? This is weird?
       THE No. I want to
      Then...what's going on, chum?
      BOY: Hold on

The Boy with his dick. Nothing. It's like gum
Silence. Fidgeting. Sasha's got a [ASHAMED EMOJI] on her face

      BOY (CONT'D): Hold on
He walks into the and closes the door. Locked. Silence. Sasha sits on the floor

       OTHER What's up?

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INT. BATHROOM -
The Boy on the floor. Head in hands

Damn, guy

The ex-girlfriend steps out of the linen closet

       VANESSA: What are you
       THE BOY (head in hands):
       VANESSA:In the
       THE BOY:
       VANESSA: Well, I to go out
      BOY ("no"): Mmm-mmm

Vanessa playfully throws things the counter at him (toothbrush, cup, floss, soap). He throws some of it back. She starts laughing. He pulls her to the ground with him

       VANESSA: Why are you so
       THE BOY: I'm not. Let me this for a second
      We can do this outside, [EDIT]
       THE We could live the rest of our lives here. There's a TV in the mirror. There's fresh water every time we flush. I heard they're building a sandwich place in the shower

smh and smiles

      Get up. We're going
       THE BOY: Come
       VANESSA: I it!

She pulls him up. She opens up the closet and pulls The Boy in
is inside the closet
There are people saying things, giving opinions, feeling interesting. has a purpose today. It's a great time
The Boy after Vanessa and catches her. He carries her for like three steps, then they walk together, holding hands

       VANESSA (CONT'D): We have to see everything together. I don't wanna split up time. We each get to choose one band the other one can't make you see- (then) What's wrong?
      BOY (smh): ...
       VANESSA (disappointed): Really?...You're doing this to me? Right now?
       THE BOY: You think this is a waste of our time?
       VANESSA: No, I don't think me and you together is a waste of time. That's what you think. And I'm tired of trying to convince you otherwise. At least be a man and break up me instead of telling me I don't like you
       THE BOY: But you don't! You don't really like me. I just look good when you scroll me with the rest of your "I'm almost Vashtie" bullshit

[NO MOUTH

       VANESSA (teary whisper): so mean
       THE I'm trying to be honest
       VANESSA: Mean doesn't mean honest! Honest can mean mean. But only if you it
       THE BOY (so "means"): Wait...the-
      I'm trying so hard with you. But I'm not gonna carry us. I won't waste your time anymore

She starts walking away. Then she looks to the sky and shoots up like a rocket. She looks like a shooting star in the sky. Not a sound is heard while this happens. They never see each again

Then the come out
They're glowing blue. They're circling and they're talking music

       WOLF 1: What'd you think of 2 set?
       WOLF 2: It was fun. His live shows have gotten way better. I saw him last spring in Chicago
       WOLF WITH GLASSES: Have you heard Roc Marciano album on vinyl? It's so good, man
       MESSY, BUT COOL WOLF: You guys, this is my fiance, another wolf. He or she works in a small music or graphic design for niche or this app I'm building

rip The Boy to shreds while they talk. Blood everywhere. The Boy doesn't make a sound. Lets it happen

INT. BATHROOM -
The Boy realizes he is pacing in the shower. He's been in there for a minute, cause the water is
He opens the door. The girls are gone. The small clock on the desk says "5:23 AM". There's also a note written in lipstick on the that says "YOUR FUCKED" (smh at the "your"). Probably Sasha. She's probably right

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INT. LIVING ROOM -
The house isn't totalled, just dirty. Empty cups, bottles, cigarette butts, etc. The Boy sees Steve and Swank passed out on the

       THE Let's go guys
       STEVE (waking up): we going?
      BOY: Oakland
       SWANK: When's the leave?
       THE We're driving
      Wha? (then) How'd we get poor?

INT. ROOM - NIGHT
sleeping. There's a naked girl sleeping with him. The Boy comes in

       THE We're going

The Boy leaves. Fam opens his

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SONG "TELEGRAPH AVE." AT THIS POINT]*******

EXT. - NIGHT
Swank, Steve, and Fam are in the car. The Boy sits down in the driver's seat

       He pulls out his phone and texts someone named Im driving up now

...(that moment you exactly what they're typing and how they look doing it)
       She writes back:

The Boy looks at this. Then up the car and turns on the radio and speeds out of the driveway
A passes...
Then we see the girl that was in bed Fam walk out in the Mansion doorway

       THAT GIRL FAM KNOWS FROM ONE PLACE: Fam?

EXT. I-5 - MORNING
Everyone's asleep in the car except The Boy who's driving (AJ is there too. They picked him up.). Lloyd's "Oakland" is playing on the radio. The Boy turns it up so he feels he's in a video. He pushes his seat back so he can lean

      Ow, ow!

He slammed knees. Sorry
The Boy speeds through the empty highway. It's really pretty. I'm not sure what those factories are in the middle of with all the lights on them. They're probably horrible for the earth, but they look really magical at night. He passes one of those factories
There's a lot of rolling hills. Lotta farms. There's a slaughterhouse. Smells and looks grey and awful. All the cows look really sad. Maybe I'm making them sad. Maybe they're fine
Looking at the rows of crops criss-cross on as they pass
There's a billboard. It says: ROSCOE'S
The Boy stares at it. Just a white with "roscoe's wetsuit" on it

EXT. MIDDLE OF IN-N-OUT - DAY
The are sitting on their car, eating burgers at the far end of the parking lot
As The Boy bites into his double-double he about the slaughterhouse. Then he looks at his burger. He laughs
Two women walk out. They look like they're in their late 30s. spots em. One of the women is wearing a Northwestern hoodie

       SWANK (re: hoodie): Long way from
       WOMAN 1:
       SWANK: There's no way. You can't be over

The women just smirk and close their doors. drive off

       SWANK (CONT'D): See that? Appleseed of confidence, man. Just leaving little seeds with everyone
A car crazily pulls up next to the In-N-Out. Two dudes jump out with and guns

      Daaammmmnnn

They run inside. We see people running in cars, and driving off. All of our guys stay seated on their car. Just eating
A minute goes by. No gun shots. yelling
The two dudes run out. Just as do, you can hear the police coming

      DUDE 1: MOVE, RYAN!
       AJ: nigga's using his real name. Treated
       STEVE: Could be a code
       AJ: That's definitely his real name. No robbery name is "Ryan". It's something like..."Snake-Man"

They all make a

       AJ (CONT'D): Fuck ya'll. I wouldn't rob a with ya'll pussy ass anyway

The roll up. Ryan tries to get away, but they pin him. The other dude shoots at the cop

      We should leave. They're shooting at the cops. Which means the other cops coming give a fuck 'bout bystanders now
       MARCUS (in voice): Two men were arrested in an attempted robbery at an In-N-Out burger today. (mumbling) Also some niggers ended up dead, we don't know. This is news, people!
       STEVE: After being frisked, the dead suspects somehow got guns and shot in the head even though they were handcuffed and in the back of a tiny-ass squad car
       THE Police chief states: "no investigation needed"
       STEVE: "White people safe!"

They laugh. As they start to off

Suddenly two cop cars screech in of them

       COP 1: IN THE AIR!
       STEVE:

All of the guys put hands up

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EXT. OAKLAND - DAY
looks a little bummed. Silence. More silence

       THE BOY: here

pull over to a row of brownstones

       MARCUS: Great. Why are we is this?

The Boy gets out of the car and walks up to the door. As he's about to knock, the door opens. Nyla is standing there. Her face is a mix of anger and strange sympathy. Like she refused to cry like...an hour

       THE Hey-
       NYLA: There's a point you reach when you're no longer able to feel like you did. Not about a person, not with a certain place, you just can't feel like you did because that muscle or whatever is just...dead. Or
      BOY: Hi, Nyla
       NYLA: When alone, you might be able to remember it. You might even hear a song that makes you question it. But you don't have it. It doesn't exist anymore. It's dead. Do you understand?
       THE Yes. Absolutely. But Nyla-
       NYLA: I AM AT THAT POINT,

Tears. She's not crying. just that mad
A dude his head out from the hallway in the brownstone. The Boy and him make eye contact

       THE BOY: This isn't what you think it is. I didn't come here to...look, I saw this die and-
       NYLA: And scared. So you came here
       THE BOY: I'm not scared. I just wanna be with someone who me for a little
       NYLA: I don't know you. We're not together. I company. Go home
       THE Okay, you're being mean now
       NYLA: "Mean?" Who cares? an adult. Also, you embarrassed me
       THE BOY (to the dude in the hallway): We were planning on having a kid together. She offered and we had a whole plan. Like adults or something. Then I backed out. So... (then) You're second at best is I'm saying

The guy goes -__- [SIDE EYE

       NYLA: What is wrong with
       THE I don't know
      Me neither

This is really sad for both of em. really wanna know. Nyla closes the door

       NYLA (CONT'D through the door): Please up
The Boy stands there...then Swank walks up to him on the of the brownstone
       SWANK: Can I use her bathroom? That makin moves

The Boy walks away and gets in the car. Swank stands there for a moment. Then tries to cut off a with his hand as he walks to the car

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*******[PLAY SONG "SWEATPANTS AVE." AT POINT]*******

INT. OAKLAND CLUB -
The sit at a table in the corner. The Boy is sitting in the corner. Fam is texting. Swank and Steve are talking to two girls. A promoter walks over

       PROMOTER: Ey. You gonna sit here
       THE Yeah
       PROMOTER: Well, you order something
       THE BOY: A
      Yeah. A bottle

stare

       THE I'll take 12 bottles

Promoter him a [NO MOUTH EMOJI]. The Boy just stares at him...he's serious. The promoter walks off

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Twelve girls with bottles and sparklers emerge around the club from the back. It's a parade. They around the club making a big to do. People are staring, like "is Diddy here? OMG Diddy's here!"
The parade gets to the top of the stairs where the booth is. But when they turn the corner, the guys are gone already. There's a stack of cash in the middle of the table
The promoter there

INT. DINER - NIGHT

The guys are

      But animals eat animals, man. Animals!
       STEVE: The argument is that we've been given the freewill and understanding of life. So we because the option is there for us
       SWANK: Man, in Nigeria made me AND my little brother slaughter a goat. We raised that goat, man. I loved that fucking goat. And one day we came home from school and they just handed us the knife. I've seen the blood man. I've heard the screams. I still ate the shit though

...I was before

       THE BOY: We here before
      What?
       THE BOY: We've done this
Nah man. This is our first time together in Oakland
       THE This is every night. This is all the nights, man
      (weirded out): Nahhhh. We switch it up, man

The Boy stops listening. Across the way there's a group of kids eating in a booth. They're laughing and talking behind the back of a friend they don't seem to very much. One of the girls is going in. But behind her, there's a guy in a colorful faux 90's hat. He's writing something on the wall in sharpie
writing "roscoe's wetsuit"
The Boy gets up and walks

       THE BOY: Excuse me. does that mean?
       HAT KID:
       THE BOY: wetsuit
       HAT Oh. I don't know
      BOY: Yes you do
      KID: Wha?
       THE You know what it means. Tell me
      KID: I don't know. I saw it online
      BOY: So you just write shit you see?
       HAT KID: Fuck's problem?

Fam walks up. The Boy

       FAM: Ey. just eat

The Boy and Fam sit

       HAT It means I sat on your mom's face

The Boy SLAMS his fist on the table. It's loud. Everyone in the diner looks at him. The Boy look up

       THE BOY (quiet): Tell me what it is or I'll cut you open and the answer

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EXT. - NIGHT
The guys roll up to the front of the

       SWANK: kid was scared as fuck! He was like [OPEN MOUTH EMOJI]
      (to The Boy): You good?

Boy say anything

INT. HOTEL - NIGHT
The guys walk in the lobby. There's an Indian wedding happening. They're probably not called Indian weddings. It's probably just a wedding, but all the people participating happen to be Indian. There's a bunch of guys talking and quietly laughing in the hall. The door to the banquet room is open as they pass. The Boy stops. The bride and groom are slow dancing. The Bride is quite pretty. eyes and dark skin. She's got the aura of a business woman. Probably met him at Stanford and was like "this is reliable". The groom looks like a caricature of a good ol' fashion white dude

      Good for him
      Nah. He don't get any interracial points. He's just doing what white guys been doing since forever. Exactly what he wants
       AJ: Like that?
       SWANK: Man, I used to get so when girls would watch Boy Meets World and be like "Ryder Strong's so dope for having a black girlfriend". Man, fuck that nigga
      Come on, man. My dad's white and his parents didn't like my mom. They just started talking again
       SWANK (over the top): Oh you're poor white dad! (then) Nigga, shut up. that team light skin shit outside
       THE I've never seen one of these
       FAM: A dance?
       THE A wedding
       FAM: Yeah. (then) is so wack. I mean, I get it. But come on, yo. Forever? ("Ms. Jackson") Forever, ever? Forever, ever?
       THE BOY: You think either of don't wanna do it?
      Mane, I bet both of em are like that
       THE BOY: look happy as fuck though
       FAM: they reached their goal. In a year they'll be like "oh fuck...goals are dumb."
       MARCUS: are dumb?
       FAM: Making your life a goal is dumb. I think. This shit is supposed to be fun. (then) I took an edible at the diner. It's kickin in. Hard. I'mma go upstairs
       THE Okay

They both stand there for a

       FAM: I'm gonna some help

AJ Fam by the arm

      (CONT'D): There we go

head to the elevators

       MARCUS: I'mma for some bridesmaids

He off

      (yelling to Marcus): Gee-van-chi!
      (calling back): Nigga, god bless you
      (to The Boy): What you doin?

The Boy stares at the

       THE BOY: I'mma stay down
      You good?
       THE I'm great

They Kanye shrug, then walk off to the bar. The Boy walks the banquet

INT. BANQUET - NIGHT
The lights are low. Most of the people have gotten up to pee or something. The Boy just stares at the couple. he decides to start recording. A man comes up to him

       OLDER INDIAN DUDE:Who are you with?
       THE BOY (not up from his phone): The groom. We went to college together
       OLDER DUDE: Oh. (then) Nice isn't it?
      BOY (sincere): Beautiful
      INDIAN DUDE: When the buddies start getting married, that means you're next
       THE I don't think so
       OLDER INDIAN DUDE: That's everyone says. That's what I said thirty years ago
      BOY: I don't believe in marriage. (then) Maybe that's not true. But I am against it
       OLDER INDIAN DUDE: What do you in?
      BOY: Cool baby mamas
      INDIAN DUDE: Ahhhhh. But how many women you know are interested in your concept?
       THE BOY: than you'd think. I find if you have a job and are actually interested in raising a child, women, who are a little older, tend to be responsive. I just don't think they like being labeled that. (then) Do you get tired of it?
       OLDER INDIAN Of marriage?
       THE Of marriage. Of her. Of yourself

He

       OLDER INDIAN DUDE: Yes.
       THE BOY: why?
       OLDER INDIAN DUDE: I had to man-up. It was time. I regret it
       THE BOY: Well I don't to man-up. I did what I'm supposed to do. I found the things I'm good at. I didn't get anyone pregnant on the way there. And I've had mature relationships that prepared me for what marriage is
       OLDER INDIAN DUDE: Mature
      BOY: Yeah. I keep in touch with all my exes. We're all friends
       OLDER INDIAN DUDE: You still call
       THE BOY: I em a happy birthday text or DM 'em
       OLDER INDIAN DUDE: That's not a friend. I do that with my boss. And I hate my boss. (to himself) Fuckin kid thinks he know everything

       OLDER DUDE (CONT'D): What do you do?
       THE BOY: I troll celebrities, politicians, or anyone with large enough online cache until I get a response. I post responses and/or convos on my blog. And I charge gossip blogs and advertisers to advertise on my site and sometimes me and my friend put out novelty books of fucked up things we find online while digging up dirt on said celebrities and/ or politicians and sell it to niche book stores or larger stores that fit our aesthetic

The man stares, not understanding

       THE BOY (CONT'D): How old are
       OLDER INDIAN DUDE:
       THE I'm like Bill O'Reilly
       OLDER DUDE: Oh

The older man leaves. A shlubby man in a suit comes to the in front. People clap for the end of the dance

       MAN IN SUIT: I've known Safia and Greg since college and I honestly knew this day happen since we were getting high in my dorm room junior year at GW. (to mom) Sorry Mrs. Healey, Greg smokes weed. You gotta deal!

laughs

       MAN IN SUIT (CONT'D): But honestly, may you two spend the rest of your lives healthy and

"Awwww"

       MAN IN SUIT (CONT'D): And now, the traditional "march to forever" to bless the bride and with happiness for all their days to come

claps

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Little creatures slowly start to march out from the kitchen. Some have banners that say "HAPPY MARRIAGE!". have sparklers. They all bounce on beat. It's cute for a very short moment. Then it feels wrong
All the creatures have two legs, two arms, like humans. But they are definitely not humans. One of the giveaways being that they are naked, but don't seem to have
All the creatures are breathing heavy out their mouths (their noses being two slits probably don't allow for heavy air traffic)
They're about three feet high. Their eyes are larger than they should be and are spread farther on their faces. They don't have hair anywhere on bodies. They all have forced smiles on their faces. You can see their teeth are just a little too sharp when they smile. Insinuating carnivorous behavior. If they wanted to, at any point they could jump on you and rip out your throat in .8 seconds. But they're not right now. They're marching
One of the creatures has tears in its eyes. smiling tho. Pushing the smile
Everyone is smiling as march past, but they're all very cautious. Clearly worried that one may attack. The Boy watches as the creatures reach the front of the party and form a circle. They do this weird clapping, almost step team routine, then stop. The music stops

      1: We did it!
      2: Yay!

Everyone claps. The bride and groom force a smile. The creatures slowly make their way back to the kitchen. All that's heard is their struggled breathing and clammy skin hitting the dance floor. One stares at The Boy as he (or she) leaves

...that was unacceptable. UNNACCEPTABLE!]