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The Lives of Others
4 Feb 2012 04:02 pmI'm using the formula discussed here to attempt to dissect the film "The Lives of Others" as practice for figuring out my own characters' motivations.
Definitions:
protagonist: the main character. Has a goal.
antagonist: places obstacles in protag's path.
relationship/dynamic character: has been through it before, gives advice. Conversation between them & protag that gives theme. At end, convo is revisited, reconcile protag/antag.
Plot summary: Stasi Captain Gerd Wiesler performs surveillance on writer Georg Dreyman. After a while, he begins to like Dreyman and starts protecting him. Dreymann, meanwhile, loses a friend to suicide and writes a treatise on suicide in the DDR, which he gets help to publish in the west.
( spoilers & length )
I don't know if I've successfully done character analysis on this or not. If you've seen the movie, what do you think? Do you agree with my decisions or not?
Definitions:
protagonist: the main character. Has a goal.
antagonist: places obstacles in protag's path.
relationship/dynamic character: has been through it before, gives advice. Conversation between them & protag that gives theme. At end, convo is revisited, reconcile protag/antag.
Plot summary: Stasi Captain Gerd Wiesler performs surveillance on writer Georg Dreyman. After a while, he begins to like Dreyman and starts protecting him. Dreymann, meanwhile, loses a friend to suicide and writes a treatise on suicide in the DDR, which he gets help to publish in the west.
( spoilers & length )
I don't know if I've successfully done character analysis on this or not. If you've seen the movie, what do you think? Do you agree with my decisions or not?
