Lessons from The Eye (2008)

"Freakout" scenes are played between normal scenes, just as you hang jokes between normal scenes in comedy. They'll have a normal scene; then a scene with the girl walking in a hallway, getting on an elevator, or freaking out in her apartment.

This movie reinforces the value in studying comedy to enhance other writing. Comedy writing asks a lot of "what if" questions and, "What's funny about ____?" If you come up with an idea that makes you laugh, it's probably a good idea in general; just tone down the laugh factor. Comedy involves a lot of reversal [of expectation], and so does good writing.

Two scenes made me say, "Wouldn't it be funny if ____?" When she first walks around the hospital, there's a ghost of an old woman that floats/strafes to the right, then zooms toward her and disappears. This ghost keeps appearing and disappearing. It would have been funny if, just when she thought the ghost was gone, it had appeared right behind her and said, "Boo!" Also, in the freakout scene when she opens the oven and flames shoot out, it would have been hilarious if a cat had jumped out, like, "Meooowwww!" Sam Raimi movies often go that far with comedic "scare" moments.