Sometimes, the protagonist is the bad guy of their own story—and that's okay. For every story that has a conflict, there is an antagonist to push against the main character, challenging their goals to resolve the conflict. Since most stories have a conflict that transforms the protagonist by the end of the narrative, there will almost always be an opposing, antagonistic force that challenges them. Typically, a story will have a protagonist who has a goal that defines the plot, but there will most likely be an antagonist who shares an interest in the protagonist’s goal and who has different intentions that conflict with the protagonist. The relationship between these characters is an oppositional dynamic that is vital to the conflict of the story. In stories with external conflict, the antagonist is fairly easy to spot. We have the all-powerful titan Thanos who wants to eliminate half of the world to protect the limited resources. We have Alonzo Harris, who is a crooked detective with a God complex who wants to serve justice in any way possible, or Hans Landa who is the essence of privilege and evil. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Friday, 3 June, 2022