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Give Heroes A Personal Passion
- Give your hero a passion or personal desire unrelated to just stopping the villain.
- Use that passion to humanize them and drive proactive choices throughout the story.
Add Internal Conflict, Not Sterile Virtue
- Avoid making heroes unrealistically virtuous to compensate for an evil villain.
- Give heroes internal conflict so they can deliver memorable lines and show complexity.
Heist Films Show Proactive Heroes
- Heist and caper films make protagonists interesting by showing them plan and execute proactive schemes.
- Even when plans fail, improvisation and competence keep heroes engaging.