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- Aug 22, 2012 4:42 pm
- Forum: Practical Dramatica
- Topic: Anyone Apply Dramatica to The Pursuit of Happyness?
- Replies: 2
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Anyone Apply Dramatica to The Pursuit of Happyness?
Hi, I'm so enthralled with "The Pursuit of Happyness". There are rich symbolic nuances, a clear and steadfast character, and several story points nicely merged together. Any thoughts? The instructor played by Dan Castellaneta seemed like a clear Contagonist. Will was playing a steadfast ch...
- Aug 22, 2012 4:30 pm
- Forum: Practical Dramatica
- Topic: Conspiracy Podcast Reaction
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4943
Conspiracy Podcast Reaction
Hi, Listening to the podcast analysis of "Conspiracy Theory" I was amazed to hear the "Who the Main Character is" portion actually become a debate. Jerry clearly seemed the MC for several reasons. 1. I didn't learn very much about Alice other than where she worked and some of her...
- Aug 22, 2012 4:20 pm
- Forum: Practical Dramatica
- Topic: The Blind Side Storyform (light spoilers)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7845
Re: The Blind Side Storyform (light spoilers)
Great choice for a discussion! Check out "The Pursuit of Happyness", by the way, for another gripping story. At first glance, I like Mrs. Tuohy being in Situation. She seems to make more decisions than anyone else, enough to be the Main Character. I'd want to say Mike is the Impact Charact...
- Aug 22, 2012 4:08 pm
- Forum: Practical Dramatica
- Topic: Understanding the Two Sequence Perspectives
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7458
Understanding the Two Sequence Perspectives
Hi, I can't say I read through everything Dramatica related in search for clarification on this, but it was quite a read. What I want to know is how Dramatica merges the thematic argument setup with the thematic structure setup. As I understand it, there's an experiential 3 Act thematic argument of ...
- Aug 22, 2012 2:50 pm
- Forum: Practical Dramatica
- Topic: Protagonist or Antagonist?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5182
Protagonist or Antagonist?
As I understand it, Protagonist is the one trying to achieve something. The Antagonist is the one trying to hinder him. It's funny. This makes a lot of "bad guys" be Protagonists. In Transformers, the Decepticons would often be the Protagonists. This makes James Bond an Antagonist. And I'm...