The Basis of All Film, part 1

In this post we are going to look at the first part of a story.  The WANT.  The want is what drives, or motivates the main character. An example of this would be Memphis Raines in Gone in 60 Seconds, played by Nicholas Cage.  The want for Memphis is very clear, it is to save his younger brother from Raymond Calitri.  The rest of the movie, from the car thefts to the chase sequence in the final part of the film is motivated by Memphis’ want to save his younger brother. Every decision that is made by Memphis correlates back into his want. That is why it works as an example for the first part of the structure of a story.

Next we will examine the Struggle.

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