A History of Violence

Storyform

SYNOPSIS: "A mild-mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence, which sets off repercussions that will shake his family to its very core."  Synopsis source: IMDB.com

Story Dynamics

8 of the 12 essential questions

Main Character Resolve: Steadfast
Main Character Growth: Stop
Main Character Approach: Do-er
Main Character Mental Sex: Male
Story Driver: Action
Story Limit: Optionlock
Story Outcome: Success
Story Judgment: Bad

Overall Story Throughline

Mobsters in Middle America

Overall Story Throughline: Physics
Overall Story Concern: Understanding
Overall Story Issue: Conditioning vs. Instinct
Overall Story Problem: Speculation
Overall Story Solution: Projection
Overall Story Symptom: Change
Overall Story Response: Inertia
Overall Story Catalyst: Interpretation
Overall Story Inhibitor: Destiny
Overall Story Benchmark: Learning
Overall Story Signpost 1: Understanding
Overall Story Signpost 2: Learning
Overall Story Signpost 3: Doing
Overall Story Signpost 4: Obtaining

Main Character Throughline

Tom Stall

Main Character Throughline: Universe
Main Character Concern: Past
Main Character Issue: Prediction vs. Interdiction
Main Character Problem: Perception
Main Character Solution: Actuality
Main Character Symptom: Change
Main Character Response: Inertia
Main Character Unique Ability: Interdiction
Main Character Critical Flaw: Conditioning
Main Character Benchmark: Present
Main Character Signpost 1: Present
Main Character Signpost 2: Progress
Main Character Signpost 3: Past
Main Character Signpost 4: Future

Influence Character Throughline

Edie Stall

Influence Character Throughline: Mind
Influence Character Concern: Memory
Influence Character Issue: Evidence vs. Suspicion
Influence Character Problem: Speculation
Influence Character Solution: Projection
Influence Character Symptom: Inequity
Influence Character Response: Equity
Influence Character Unique Ability: Suspicion
Influence Character Critical Flaw: Sense of Self
Influence Character Benchmark: Conscious
Influence Character Signpost 1: Memory
Influence Character Signpost 2: Preconscious
Influence Character Signpost 3: Subconscious
Influence Character Signpost 4: Conscious

Relationship Story Throughline

Keeping a Marriage Together

Relationship Story Throughline: Psychology
Relationship Story Concern: Conceptualizing
Relationship Story Issue: Sense of Self vs. State of Being
Relationship Story Problem: Thought
Relationship Story Solution: Knowledge
Relationship Story Symptom: Change
Relationship Story Response: Inertia
Relationship Story Catalyst: Circumstances
Relationship Story Inhibitor: Falsehood
Relationship Story Benchmark: Conceiving
Relationship Story Signpost 1: Becoming
Relationship Story Signpost 2: Conceiving
Relationship Story Signpost 3: Conceptualizing
Relationship Story Signpost 4: Being

Addditional Story Points

Key Structural Appreciations

Overall Story Goal: Understanding
Overall Story Consequence: Conceptualizing
Overall Story Cost: Memory
Overall Story Dividend: Past
Overall Story Requirements: Learning
Overall Story Prerequisites: Conceiving
Overall Story Preconditions: Conscious
Overall Story Forewarnings: Present

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