Crazy Rich Asians

Storyform

Film synopsis: "This contemporary romantic comedy, based on a global bestseller, follows native New Yorker Rachel Chu to Singapore to meet her boyfriend's family." (source: IMDB.com)

Story Dynamics

8 of the 12 essential questions

Main Character Resolve: Steadfast
Main Character Growth: Start
Main Character Approach: Do-er
Main Character Mental Sex: Male
Story Driver: Decision
Story Limit: Optionlock
Story Outcome: Success
Story Judgment: Good

Overall Story Throughline

Fitting into the Young Family (& Business)

Overall Story Throughline: Psychology
Overall Story Concern: Conceiving
Overall Story Issue: Permission vs. Deficiency
Overall Story Problem: Non-Acceptance
Overall Story Solution: Acceptance
Overall Story Symptom: Certainty
Overall Story Response: Potentiality
Overall Story Catalyst: Deficiency
Overall Story Inhibitor: Reappraisal
Overall Story Benchmark: Being
Overall Story Signpost 1: Conceptualizing
Overall Story Signpost 2: Being
Overall Story Signpost 3: Becoming
Overall Story Signpost 4: Conceiving

Main Character Throughline

Rachel Chu

Main Character Throughline: Universe
Main Character Concern: Present
Main Character Issue: Work vs. Attraction
Main Character Problem: Induction
Main Character Solution: Deduction
Main Character Symptom: Certainty
Main Character Response: Potentiality
Main Character Unique Ability: Attempt
Main Character Critical Flaw: Analysis
Main Character Benchmark: Progress
Main Character Signpost 1: Past
Main Character Signpost 2: Present
Main Character Signpost 3: Progress
Main Character Signpost 4: Future

Influence Character Throughline

Eleanor Young

Influence Character Throughline: Mind
Influence Character Concern: Conscious
Influence Character Issue: Investigation vs. Doubt
Influence Character Problem: Non-Acceptance
Influence Character Solution: Acceptance
Influence Character Symptom: Deduction
Influence Character Response: Induction
Influence Character Unique Ability: Doubt
Influence Character Critical Flaw: Expediency
Influence Character Benchmark: Preconscious
Influence Character Signpost 1: Preconscious
Influence Character Signpost 2: Conscious
Influence Character Signpost 3: Subconscious
Influence Character Signpost 4: Memory

Relationship Story Throughline

Interloper/Matriarch

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

Addditional Story Points

Key Structural Appreciations

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

Plot Progression Visualizations

Dynamic Act Schematics

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