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On returning to work from maternity leave, a journalist discovers her children?s carer is the daughter of a woman controversially convicted of murder in the last trial she covered.
So what's the dramatic problem, the jeopardy, the danger, the source of dramatic tension and suspense? ?Just because her mother is a convicted murderer doesn't make her daughter a dangerous person -- or does it?
So what’s the dramatic problem, the jeopardy, the danger, the source of dramatic tension and suspense? ?Just because her mother is a convicted murderer doesn’t make her daughter a dangerous person — or does it?
See lessA female director with an all-female cast and crew filming an action movie abroad must prove to the CIA that her step-daughter, cast as an extra, is not really an ISIS operative before filming wraps or her movie will be shut down and her step-daughter killed.
And directing a movie is a time consuming responsibility against a contractual completion date. ?So where is she going to find the time to ?shoot the film if she has to take the time to prove her daughter is innocent? ?What's the time frame for the story?
And directing a movie is a time consuming responsibility against a contractual completion date. ?So where is she going to find the time to ?shoot the film if she has to take the time to prove her daughter is innocent? ?What’s the time frame for the story?
See lessA desperate, talented rocker strikes a deal with someone worse than the devil: her father, in a last effort attempt to keep her rock star dreams alive.
What Foxtrot25 said. ? I don't see see how her success or failure is contingent on her father.?And it shouldn't be. ?A protagonist should be a proactive character which means her success is contingent on her own efforts and talents -- not on the someone else's.If she's got the talent, it may take aRead more
What Foxtrot25 said. ? I don’t see see how her success or failure is contingent on her father.?
And it shouldn’t be. ?A protagonist should be a proactive character which means her success is contingent on her own efforts and talents — not on the someone else’s.
If she’s got the talent, it may take a while longer and more effort, but she should be able to make it on her own. ?Cream rises to the top. ?That’s the way the “a star is born” trope works: every possible and setback is thrown in the character’s way — not conveniently removed– and she succeeds in spite of them. ?
We admire and root for characters who take bold risks in pursuit of their Biggest Dream. ?Characters who compromise on their Biggest Dream and cut deals with the devil — not so much.
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