Rewriting History

1. FADE IN.

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3. Act 1

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5. INT. STUDY - 10:00

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7. Smartphone in hand, PETER is studying a court case

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9. PETER (V.O.): I daren't check what happens to my entrepreneurship fund.

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11. Pausing.

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13. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): All the premarket notifications I got were all-time-low alerts.

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15. Jotting e-notes.

17. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): But I can't suppress my curiosity anymore.

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19. Tapping the Yahoo!Finance App on screen, Peter sees green numerals in his stock holdings.

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21. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): This is something I find bewildering and fascinating. The market fluctuates daily.

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23. Pausing.

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25. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): It rewrites history by itself.

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27. Act 2

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29. FLASHBACK

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31. INT. HARVARD KENNEDY SCHOOL - DAY (2003)

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33. Lecture theatre. PETER (49) is talking to a CLASSMATE (50s).

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35. PETER : You're an Army Historian, right?

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37. CLASSMATE: I graduated from Yale.

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39. PETER: How do you write historical incidents that had no survivors?

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41. CLASSMATE: When direct sources are unavailable, I make suppositions from the events.

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43. PETER: So, history is subject to your interpretations.

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45. CLASSMATE: Hmm, history is written with such perceptions.

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47. END FLASHBACK

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49. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): I stopped studying History after my matriculation days.

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51. Pausing.

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53. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): I thought History was all about the past - how it actually happened.

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55. Pausing.

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57. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): I didn't think deep about my relationship with it. That should be the reason why I never scored a distinction in History exams.

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59. Pausing.

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61. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Learning historians would re-evaluate the past and reinterpret history is bewildering to me.

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63. Pausing.

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65. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Are they writing or rewriting history?

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67. Pausing.

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69. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): I believe "history" is rewritten from time to time to make some readers feel good.

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71. Thinking.

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73. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): As an elderly now, I think History lets us understand ourselves and humanity better.

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75. Pausing.

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77. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): The rewritten "history" might not be dissimilar from fiction.

79. Thinking.

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81. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): One way to destroy people is to deny their understanding of their own history.

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83. Pausing.

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85. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): The weapon of such mass destruction would be the media having the ulterior motive.

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87. Pausing.

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89. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): History can be a tool to justify political intentions.

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91. Recalling.

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93. PETER (V.O.): Is (re)writing history one's fascinating duty in life?

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95. Pausing.

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97. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Are we trapped in our history? Or is history trapped in us?

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99. Act 3

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101. INT. STUDY - 22:00

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103. From the Google photos App, Peter checks a flower image.

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105. PETER (V.O.): Quite a nice shot from my Nokia phone camera.

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107. Pausing.

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109. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): The smartphone was history, if I didn't change my mind to have it fixed. Have I rewritten history somewhat?

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111. Pausing.

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113. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Anyhow, I believe we all can create a fascinating future if we seize the present.

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115. Pausing.

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117. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Meanwhile, my court's appearance tomorrow will impact on my client's future. See if I can rewrite history.

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119. FADE OUT

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121. THE END