• Gone Baby Gone: writing a static protagonist

  • Oct 30 2024
  • Length: 37 mins
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Gone Baby Gone: writing a static protagonist

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  • Most stories are about change. However, there is also a place for stories when the protagonist doesn’t change. The outcomes can still be positive - just watch James Bond and Erin Brockovich! There are also stories where the protagonist doesn’t change, and the outcome is ambiguous. This movie combines an ethical dilemma with a constant character to create a haunting outcome. The movie also has buckets of exposition. Is this a case of too much is way too much? Never fear, Valerie groups and summarises all the exposition into four key types. -M.

    "Patrick's constant character with an ambivalent arc means that his internal state doesn't change." - Melanie Hill

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