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Torture makes for a convenient plot device. It allows a way for an antagonist to help the protagonist without lessening tension or creating any sort of reconcil
by pyuser583 7y ago
Torture makes for a convenient plot device. It allows a way for an antagonist to help the protagonist without lessening tension or creating any sort of reconciliation.
A lot of writers are faced with “so how does the good guy get the bad guys minions to turn on him in a short amount of time?”
A common trope in movies is “working your way up the food chain” ... getting low level guys to flip on their bosses.
There aren’t many ways to do that, and the alternatives create distraction.
- Synaesthesia 7y agoWhen you look at Hollywood plot lines, they’re often with a singular hero, who goes nuts, breaks laws to do what’s necessary. You rarely see communal action or a society standing together. There are exceptions, like Selma. They definitely have a certain political agenda