I think the concept has promise but needs refocusing.? What is the visual for “appreciate life”?? Doesn’t that refer to a subjective need rather than an objective goal?

Likewise what’s the visual for “grieve his father’s death”?? He breaks down and cries?? And then what?? What is his specific objective goal after that?

Loglines are about the pursuit of objective goals, not the discovery of and catharsis of emotional needs.? An objective goal is what a protagonist consciously, intentionally, willfully strives to do or acquire.

Does any protagonist say at the end of Act 1:? “I’m going to learn to grieve my father’s death — or die trying.”? No, of course not.? And neither is he aware of his need to appreciate life at the end of Act 1.? If he is by the end of Act 1, then the dying woman has served her dramatic purpose as defined in the logline.? End of story.? So he can’t be consciously, intentionally willfully seeking to appreciate life, either.

As a result of his relationship with the dying woman, what becomes his objective goal?? What does he consciously, intentionally, willfully decide to do?? And what person, situation or object stands in the way?

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