Comments on: When the Hero is His Own Worst Enemy–What We Can Learn from FLIGHT

By: Author Kristen Lamb

Author Kristen Lamb — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 15:22:53 +0000

In reply to cassidy. Yes, but the alter self has a proxy that represents the dark side. I.e. The creepy rabbit in Darkko.

By: cassidy

cassidy — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 06:12:44 +0000

it would be great if people could help compile a list, which i have been searching the internet for hours trying to find, of all the movies where the Protagonist and antagonist is the same person..

Donnie Darko
Bruce Almighty
fight club kind of…..
Leaving las vegas..

thats all i got.. i know there are many more

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By: Daniel Escurel Occeno

Daniel Escurel Occeno — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 04:59:45 +0000

“I think what makes Flight a particularly brilliant example is that most everyone knows that, had Whip been sober, he likely would not have been able to successfully execute the daredevil maneuvers that saved the passengers.

Likely it was a mixture of the alcohol that relaxed him combined with the cocaine that heightened his senses that allowed him to save the plane. A sober pilot would have crashed everyone into a fireball of death.”

Dangerous suggestion, I would need to watch the movie first. The viewers might not have been shown that the hero was an F.B.I. agent sent to investigate a possible intentional crash and he replaced the pilot and the evidence of drug and alcohol abuse could be from the mechanics or the real pilot. The F.B.I. agent had to remain deep undercover and accepted his fate from the investigation in order to get, to the truth. His blood workup could be intentional to flush out the sharks. It is sometimes why some complain about the movie did not show what the novel tried to portray. Was there a novel? But I like the teaching suggestion.

By: Psychic Witness

Psychic Witness — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:53:43 +0000

Reblogged this on Psychicwitness' Blog and commented: I have to say this is one of the best blogs I've read about driving the plot and creating tension.

By: danielocceno

danielocceno — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 02:15:53 +0000

Only 20K, but I will look for it on HBO Asia or Cinemax Asia or Star Movies Asia. I have not seen it. I saw “Déjà Vu” – a 2006 American crime action thriller back in (I think) February when I was brainstorming on what to write next. I developed a Time Travel idea because I remembered “Somewhere in Time”. But still re-reading. Being called to eat lunch.

By: pamelacreese

pamelacreese — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 01:54:40 +0000

“One of the biggest mistakes most new writers make is they don’t understand the antagonist and how antagonists are used to drive plot momentum and ratchet up the stakes. Without true antagonists, there is no way to generate dramatic tension. One of the “outs” many writers try to use is “Well, my protagonist is his own worst enemy.”

Yeah, um no. That’s therapy, not fiction.”

Loved this post, it speaks to so many stories I have read/critted over the years. I have a protagonist who often is his own worst enemy but I also made certain both his inner conflict AND the actual antagonist were introduced in the first few pages.

I wonder if it is wrong to enjoy seeing how those opposing forces play off each other? I certainly enjoy the process.

Thank you again for this lovely series of articles. It is very helpful to learn, and relearn, the craft, and I look forward to the next post each time.

By: danielocceno

danielocceno — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 22:30:15 +0000

Have to re-read after breakfast. It deserves more than just a quick scan thinking I know how to use Evelyn Wood’s (SPEED) Reading Dynamics program techniques. I took a class back at college, but I dropped out anyway. I could not remember what I looked at.

By: Aaron Freeman

Aaron Freeman — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:07:34 +0000

An excellent analysis. Thank you.