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, at the ceiling
slowly drop from single strands of web from all the posts 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

SONG "THE WORST GUYS" AT THIS POINT]*******

INT. MANSION -
More people are at the house. 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 to backyard patio
People sit on the 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 middle of the room
Some guy is running through the living room in 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. smoking
The Boy walks through the backyard. There's a dude and a girl making out on the bar outside. sitting on the bar

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

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

This kid in a hat and his friend are 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 some
       MARCUS: tell me you saw that Argentinan...Argentinian? Argentina-girl. I can't 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. 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 okay? (He thinks)
      BOY: You're the Florida of my friends

The Boy away

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 they just did a drug or were stealing themselves
sees The Boy. Startled. Then she smirks

      Come in! Quick!

She him in. The other girl flops on the bed

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

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

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

      BOY: Ha

      BOY (CONT'D): Why?
       SASHA: Cause it's probably gross and I laugh at it
       OTHER GIRL: I've never seen a dick. Is it purple?
       SASHA: dick
       OTHER GIRL (agreeing): Grape

Sasha gets up and to punch 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. Then Sasha starts The Boy. You can't see below their waist, but stuff is going on. Then stuff stops

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

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

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

       OTHER What's up?

SONG "SHADOWS" AT THIS POINT]*******

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

Damn, guy

The Boy's steps out of the linen closet

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

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

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

Vanessa smh and

       VANESSA: Get up. going
       THE Come 'on-
       VANESSA: I it!

She pulls him up. She opens up the linen closet and The Boy in
Coachella is the closet
There are people saying things, giving opinions, feeling interesting. has a purpose today. It's a great time
The Boy chases after Vanessa and 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 this time. We each get to choose one band the other one can't make you see- (then) What's
      BOY (smh): ...
       VANESSA (disappointed): Really?...You're really this to me? Right now?
       THE BOY: You don't think 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 with me of telling me I don't like you
       THE BOY: But you don't! You don't like me. I just look good when you scroll past me with the rest of your "I'm almost Vashtie" bullshit

[NO EMOJI]

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

She starts walking away. Then she looks to the sky and 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 other again

Then the coyotes out
They're glowing blue. They're circling and they're about music

       WOLF 1: What'd you of 2 Chainz' 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 that Roc Marciano album on 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 clothing or this app I'm building

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

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

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

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

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

       THE BOY: going

The Boy leaves. Fam his eyes

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

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

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

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

The Boy looks at this. Then starts up the car and turns on the and speeds out of the driveway
A passes...
Then we see the girl that was in bed with Fam 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 nowhere with all the lights on them. They're probably horrible for the earth, but they look 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 just making them sad. Maybe they're
Looking at the rows of crops criss-cross on as they pass
a billboard. It says: ROSCOE'S WETSUIT
The Boy at it. Just a white billboard with "roscoe's wetsuit" on it

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

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

The women just smirk and close doors. They drive off

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

       FAM:

They run inside. We see people in their 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 they do, you can hear the police

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

They all make a

       AJ (CONT'D): Fuck ya'll. I rob a place with ya'll pussy ass anyway

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

       FAM: We should leave. They're shooting at the cops. Which means the other cops coming give a 'bout bystanders now
      (in anchorman 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 got guns and shot themselves in the head even though they were handcuffed and in the back of a tiny-ass squad car
       THE BOY: chief states: "no investigation needed"
      "White people still safe!"

They laugh. As they start to off

Suddenly two cop cars screech in front of

       COP 1: IN THE AIR!
      Fuck

All of the guys put hands up

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EXT. STREET - DAY
Everyone looks a bummed. Silence. More silence

      BOY: We're here

They pull over to a row of

       MARCUS: Great. Why are we is this?

The Boy gets out of the car and 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 ago?

      BOY: Hey-
       NYLA: There's a 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 gone
       THE Hi, Nyla
       NYLA: When you're alone, you might be able to remember it. You might even hear a song that makes you it. But you don't have it. It doesn't exist anymore. It's dead. Do you understand?
       THE Yes. Absolutely. But Nyla-
      I AM AT THAT POINT, [EDIT]

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

       THE BOY: This what you think it is. I didn't come here to...look, I saw this dude die and-
       NYLA: And you're scared. So you came
       THE BOY: I'm not scared. I just wanna be with who knows 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 You're an adult. Also, you embarrassed me
       THE BOY (to the 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 what I'm saying

The guy goes [SIDE EYE EMOJI]

       NYLA: What is wrong with
       THE I don't know
       NYLA: Me

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

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

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

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

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

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

stare

       THE BOY: I'll take 12

Promoter gives him a [NO 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 curve around the club making a big to do. People are staring, like "is Diddy OMG Diddy's here!"
The 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 sitting in the middle of the table
The promoter there

INT. - LATE NIGHT

The are eating

      But animals eat animals, man. Animals!
       STEVE: The argument is that been given the freewill and understanding of life. So we shouldn't because the option is there for us
       SWANK: Man, in Nigeria they 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. seen the blood man. I've heard the screams. I still ate the shit though

...I was before

       THE We were here before
      What?
      BOY: We've done this before
FAM: Nah man. This is our first together in Oakland
       THE BOY: is every night. This is all the nights, man
       FAM (weirded out): Nahhhh. We 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 like very much. One of the girls is going in. But behind her, there's a guy in a colorful faux 90's hat. writing something on the wall in sharpie
writing "roscoe's wetsuit"
The Boy up and walks over

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

Fam walks up. The Boy

      Ey. Let's 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. in the diner looks at him. The Boy doesn't look up

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

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

       SWANK: That kid was scared as fuck! He was like [OPEN MOUTH
       FAM (to The Boy): You

Boy say anything

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

both stand there for a moment

       FAM: I'm gonna need some

AJ Fam by the arm

      (CONT'D): There we go

They head to the

       MARCUS: look for some bridesmaids

He off

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

The Boy stares at the

       THE BOY: I'mma down here
       SWANK: You
       THE I'm great

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

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

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

He

       OLDER INDIAN DUDE: Yes.
      BOY: Then why?
      INDIAN DUDE: I had to man-up. It was time. I don't regret it
       THE Well I don't have 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 Mature relationships?
       THE Yeah. I keep in touch with all my exes. We're all friends
       OLDER DUDE: You still call them
      BOY: I send em a happy birthday text or DM 'em
       OLDER INDIAN DUDE: not a friend. I do that with my boss. And I hate my boss. (to himself) Fuckin Korean kid thinks he know everything

       OLDER INDIAN DUDE (CONT'D): do you do?
       THE BOY: I troll celebrities, politicians, or anyone with large enough online cache until I get a response. I those 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

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

The older man leaves. A shlubby man in a comes to the podium 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 would happen since we were getting high in my dorm room year at GW. (to mom) Sorry Mrs. Healey, Greg smokes weed. You gotta deal!

Everyone

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

"Awwww"

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

claps

*******[PLAY SONG "3005" AT POINT]*******

Little creatures slowly start to march out from the kitchen. Some have banners that say "HAPPY MARRIAGE!". Some have sparklers. They all bounce on beat. It's cute for a very short moment. Then it wrong
All the creatures have two legs, two arms, like humans. But they are definitely not humans. One of the giveaways that they are naked, but don't seem to have genitals
All the creatures are breathing heavy out their mouths (their noses being two tiny slits 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 their bodies. They all have forced smiles on their faces. You can see their teeth are just a little too sharp when 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. Still tho. Pushing the smile
Everyone is smiling as they 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, 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 heard is their struggled breathing and clammy skin hitting the wooden dance floor. One stares at The Boy as he (or she) leaves

...that was unacceptable. UNNACCEPTABLE!]