“Captain America” isn’t a bad movie, but it’s not a great one either. The biggest problem is the simplest: “Captain America” lacks character development. When critics complain about a movie, they often mention the lack of character development. The basic idea behind character development is to first introduce a character in a way that makes […]
After teasing your audience for the past hour or so, how do you end your movie? You don’t want to end it too soon or too quickly because that’s like standing in line for a roller coaster ride, only to have it end 10 seconds later, making you feel like you wasted your time waiting. […]
“The Help” is one of those rare movies that is destined to be a milestone in movie history much the same as “Star Wars” and “Pulp Fiction.” What makes “The Help” so appealing isn’t its stars, special effects, or unusual story, but its well crafted story structure. “The Help” isn’t just a good story, but […]
In the book “The Screenwriter’s Formula,” author Rob Tobin provides a great description for how to construct the hero’s fatal flaw. Creating this fatal flaw is essential to showing your hero’s growth. Rob Tobin suggests looking at your hero as having screwed up in the past and as a result, develops some defensive behavior that […]
There’s a new movie out called “Warrior.” What’s particularly intriguing about this movie is it’s ending where a man has to fight for a championship against his brother. Whether you like fight/action movies or not, this type of ending practically compels everyone to wonder how it will end. Think of an ending of a bad […]