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This might be the best intro to a film not included in the final edit. It's the scripted intro to The Graduate where Ben is giving his commencement speech.

NSFW!

EXT. AMPHITHEATRE - DAY SHOT - HELICOPTER'S POV -
Moving through clouds. The clouds separate and, f
ar below, we can
see a giant outdoor amphitheatre. There is no SOU
ND but the WIND.
As we move closer to the amphitheatre, we can hear
SNATCHES OF WORDS
and PHRASES as though from a public address system
.
2 EXT. AMPHITHEATRE - PODIUM - DAY - SHOT OF BEN
in cap and gown, standing in front of a microphone
. The WIND is
BLOWING. He has to hold on to the papers from whi
ch he is reading.
3 EXT. AMPHITHEATRE - SHOT OF AUDIENCE - DAY
Thousands of expressionless STUDENTS are sitting t
here.
4 EXT. AMPHITHEATRE - SHOT OF PODIUM - DAY
BEN
- and today it is right that we
should ask ourselves the one most
important question: What is the
purpose of these years, the purpose
for all this demanding work,
the purpose for the sacrifices
made those who love us? Were
there NOT a purpose, then all of
these past years of struggle, of
fierce competition and of uncom-
promising ambition would be mean-
ingless. But, of course, there
is a purpose and I must tell it
to you. I ask you to remember
this purpose always and I pledge
that I shall endeavor to carry it
with me forever.
5 SHOT - AMPHITHEATRE AUDIENCE - DAY
staring at him impassively.
6 INTERCUT BETWEEN SHOTS
of impassive students, seated, watching; of Ben st
anding
alone on the huge amphitheatre stage; of CLOSEUPS
of Ben
speaking; of loudspeakers; of wind-blown papers on
the
podium.
7 EXT. PODIUM OF AMPHITHEATRE - DAY
BEN
(continuing)
The purpose, my fellow graduates -
the purpose is -
He stops, trying to think of the word.
8 CLOSEUP - BEN
He begins to sweat.
9 SHOT - AMPHITHEATRE AUDIENCE
watching.
10 SHOT - PODIUM of AMPHITHEATRE
Ben's hands searching through the pages of his spe
ech.
The pages begin to blow away in the wind.
11 SHOT - AMPHITHEATRE AUDIENCE - DAY
staring.
12 SHOT - PODIUM OF AMPHITHEATRE - DAY
BEN
- there is a reason, my friends,
and the reason is -
13 CLOSEUP - BEN
He is in a panic. He looks up from his papers at
the audience.
14 SHOT - AMPHITHEATRE - DAY
The audience is gone.
15 SHOT - PODIUM OF AMPHITHEATRE - DAY
BEN
- the reason is - the purpose is -
SOUND of the WIND becoming the ROAR of an AIRCRAFT
coming at
us through the air.
16 SHOT