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SYNOPSIS: "Dr. Ellie Arroway, after years of searching, finds conclusive radio proof of intelligent aliens, who send plans for a mysterious machine."  Synopsis source: IMDB.com

Story Dynamics

8 of the 12 essential questions

Main Character Resolve: Change
Main Character Growth: Stop
Main Character Approach: Do-er
Main Character Mental Sex: Male
Story Driver: Action
Story Limit: Optionlock
Story Outcome: Failure
Story Judgment: Good

Overall Story Throughline

Are We Alone or Not?

Overall Story Throughline: Physics
Overall Story Concern: Learning
Overall Story Issue: Prerequisites vs. Preconditions
Overall Story Problem: Probability
Overall Story Solution: Possibility
Overall Story Symptom: Certainty
Overall Story Response: Potentiality
Overall Story Catalyst: Strategy
Overall Story Inhibitor: Expediency
Overall Story Benchmark: Doing
Overall Story Signpost 1: Understanding
Overall Story Signpost 2: Learning
Overall Story Signpost 3: Doing
Overall Story Signpost 4: Obtaining

Main Character Throughline

Dr. Eleanor Ann Arroway

Main Character Throughline: Universe
Main Character Concern: Present
Main Character Issue: Repulsion vs. Attraction
Main Character Problem: Probability
Main Character Solution: Possibility
Main Character Symptom: Reduction
Main Character Response: Production
Main Character Unique Ability: Attraction
Main Character Critical Flaw: Reappraisal
Main Character Benchmark: Progress
Main Character Signpost 1: Future
Main Character Signpost 2: Present
Main Character Signpost 3: Past
Main Character Signpost 4: Progress

Influence Character Throughline

Palmer Joss

Influence Character Throughline: Mind
Influence Character Concern: Conscious
Influence Character Issue: Reappraisal vs. Appraisal
Influence Character Problem: Proaction
Influence Character Solution: Reaction
Influence Character Symptom: Certainty
Influence Character Response: Potentiality
Influence Character Unique Ability: Appraisal
Influence Character Critical Flaw: Repulsion
Influence Character Benchmark: Preconscious
Influence Character Signpost 1: Conscious
Influence Character Signpost 2: Memory
Influence Character Signpost 3: Preconscious
Influence Character Signpost 4: Subconscious

Relationship Story Throughline

Colleagues or Lovers?

Relationship Story Throughline: Psychology
Relationship Story Concern: Conceiving
Relationship Story Issue: Permission vs. Deficiency
Relationship Story Problem: Probability
Relationship Story Solution: Possibility
Relationship Story Symptom: Evaluation
Relationship Story Response: Reevaluation
Relationship Story Catalyst: Need
Relationship Story Inhibitor: Analysis
Relationship Story Benchmark: Being
Relationship Story Signpost 1: Conceiving
Relationship Story Signpost 2: Conceptualizing
Relationship Story Signpost 3: Being
Relationship Story Signpost 4: Becoming

Addditional Story Points

Key Structural Appreciations

Overall Story Goal: Learning
Overall Story Consequence: Conceiving
Overall Story Cost: Conscious
Overall Story Dividend: Present
Overall Story Requirements: Doing
Overall Story Prerequisites: Being
Overall Story Preconditions: Preconscious
Overall Story Forewarnings: Progress

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