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The Mentor’s Goal

Your hero can’t change all by himself. To change, your hero always needs the help of a Mentor. However,...

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December 12, 2013/

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The Failure of “Elysium”

In the summer of 2013, Hollywood released “Elysium,” which was a big budget science fiction movie from the director...

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December 7, 2013/

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“Catching Fire” vs. “The Hunger Games”

The sequel to “The Hunger Games,” “Catching Fire,” is out and like all sequels, it’s not quite a standalone...

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December 6, 2013/

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The Rise of Reboots

Hollywood has made movies based on cartoons (“Scooby-Doo” and “Speed Racer”), graphic novels (“Oblivion”), novels (“The Help” and “12...

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December 5, 2013/

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Rambo vs. Katniss

Watch any of the Rambo sequels and you’ll notice that Rambo is basically invincible. He’s a tough guy who...

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December 4, 2013/

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Completeness

The sequel to “The Hunger Games” is out and many people are claiming that “Catching Fire” is the better...

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December 3, 2013/

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Be Real

Nothing distracts more than unrealistic events. To avoid such forced events, you need to do a little research or...

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December 1, 2013/

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The Lack of Clarity of “Prometheus”

“Prometheus” was a prequel to “Alien,” that tries to explain how the killer alien originated. While visually interesting, the...

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November 13, 2013/

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“Monsters vs. Aliens” Analysis

“Monsters vs. Aliens” isn’t great, but it’s not bad either. Despite its flaws, it still follows the eight segment,...

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November 10, 2013/

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Slowly Reveal a Mystery

One of the best ways to build suspense and anticipation is to create a mystery, and one of the...

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November 4, 2013/

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Protecting Loved Ones

Initially, every hero starts out with selfish reasons. Then he or she eventually learns to like and understand others....

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November 3, 2013/

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The Three Stages of the Hero

Your hero is always trying to solve problems, but those problems typically go through three distinct stages. First, the...

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October 29, 2013/

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About Wallace Wang

First place winner in Scriptapalooza’s 2023 screenwriting competition for the supernatural horror screenplay titled “Nightmares From a Past Life”. Author of “The 15 Minute Movie Method”, “Story Starter”, and “Writing Scenes for Screenplays” in addition to over 50 computer books. Writer of “Three of a Kind”, a situation comedy produced by San Diego State University’s film class that won a student Emmy award. Designer of the board game “Orbit War”, published by Steve Jackson Games, that simulates satellite warfare in the near future.