Anyone Apply Dramatica to The Pursuit of Happyness?
Posted: Aug 22, 2012 4:42 pm
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 character who's waiting for an external problem to stop. His throughline to get the internship was threatened by the throughline of supporting his son and poverty.
That frequent movie archetype of the Main Character's shadow showed up in the street person talking about the time machine. I saw him as what Will's character could become in worst case scenario. The medical device (what the street person called a time machine) seemed to be two metaphors: what's taking up Will's time and the street person's desire to go back to a happier time.
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 character who's waiting for an external problem to stop. His throughline to get the internship was threatened by the throughline of supporting his son and poverty.
That frequent movie archetype of the Main Character's shadow showed up in the street person talking about the time machine. I saw him as what Will's character could become in worst case scenario. The medical device (what the street person called a time machine) seemed to be two metaphors: what's taking up Will's time and the street person's desire to go back to a happier time.