nices plots you have there
ALL (there are no exceptions) MOVIE PLOTS ARE CHARACTER DRIVEN.
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The plot is what happens when our unique characters interact with circumstances.
And, it doesn’t matter if the film is the work of Woody Allen or Jean Claude Van Damme, this is still the truth.
- $1000 Spielberg on Characters vs Plot
For me, there is a subtle - yet vital - difference between a movie whose plot is driven by characters, and a movie whose characters are driven by the plot.
Put as a question for a budding screenwriter:
Am I trying to find characters to allow my plot to play out, or am I trying to find a plot to allow my characters to grow?
Ideally, they are the same.
posted by stu willis at
3:01 pm
3 Comments:
They seem (and I think should be) almost indistinguishable. Until one sucks.
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Adam Renfro, at Mon Nov 20, 10:29:00 pm AEDT
The sad truth is that more and more movies tend to prioritize plot and characters have become somehow secondary (for some movies even non existant); and that is true for even "arty" European movies. I can recall very few recent movies with emphasis on characters.
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Anonymous, at Tue Nov 21, 07:37:00 am AEDT
Here's a new movie for you: The real fake real New Mary King's Close.
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Damien, at Tue Dec 05, 07:56:00 am AEDT
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