variable;

Good effort at? 22 words for a plot line that casts Kathy as the protagonist.

But I respectfully see it differently.

I think Kathy’s defining character attribute is reticence .? It’s a flaw that sabotages her desire to win Tommy’s affection.? In contrast , her rival, Ruth, is aggressive,? not shy about going for who she wants.? And by the end of Act 1 after she sees Ruth? boldy kiss Tommy,? Kathy resigns herself to having lost the contest for his heart (and other organs).

And “realizing they are clones” is tricky.? I got the impression that the kids know they are “special”,? but they don’t fully comprehend what that means for their future.? Until 24 minutes into the 1st Act, when their guardian/teacher spells it out for them. (Which gets her fired.)

I see Ruth as the proactive character in the “B” story.? Which is to say,? Ruth is the protagonist of the “B” story.? Because up until the bitter end of her life, she is in the driver’s seat of the “B” story.? (How much in the driver’s seat?? She’s the one who connives to reunite Kathy and Tommy before her dies.)

So I don’t see Kathy as the protagonist.? Not in the “B” story, not in the “A” story .? Tommy is the protagonist of the “A” story.? Kathy is the POV/Narrator character.

But, as we know, the logline is about the? “A” story thread — not the “B”? — and the character in the driver’s seat of that thread.? And in most films, the protagonist may drive? both story lines, so it’s a distinction without a difference.? But this film seems to be an exception.

Hmm.? Now I’m? going to scan my database of films for other movies that might be exceptions to the rule.

fwiw