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I made up a theory of eigencharacters driven by eigenmotivationshttps://twitter.com/vgr/status/1011439875223007237 …
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To a first approximation, a character in a movie is interesting to the degree their motive is strong without being legible. Think Ahab or Tyler Durden, Phil Connors in Groundhog Day, Andy Dufrese. If there’s a clear motive, it tends to be nominal (whale, anarchy, girl, escape)
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