Legally Blonde

Storyform

Film synopsis: "Elle Woods, a fashionable sorority queen, is dumped by her boyfriend. She decides to follow him to law school. While she is there, she figures out that there is more to her than just looks." (Synopsis 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

Making it through the first year of Harvard Law

Overall Story Throughline: Psychology
Overall Story Concern: Becoming
Overall Story Issue: Rationalization vs. Obligation
Overall Story Problem: Consider
Overall Story Solution: Reconsider
Overall Story Symptom: Oppose
Overall Story Response: Support
Overall Story Catalyst: Obligation
Overall Story Inhibitor: Dream
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

Elle Woods

Main Character Throughline: Universe
Main Character Concern: Future
Main Character Issue: Delay vs. Choice
Main Character Problem: Pursuit
Main Character Solution: Avoid
Main Character Symptom: Oppose
Main Character Response: Support
Main Character Unique Ability: Preconception
Main Character Critical Flaw: Morality
Main Character Benchmark: Progress
Main Character Signpost 1: Future
Main Character Signpost 2: Progress
Main Character Signpost 3: Present
Main Character Signpost 4: Past

Influence Character Throughline

Vivian / Emmett

Influence Character Throughline: Mind
Influence Character Concern: Subconscious
Influence Character Issue: Hope vs. Dream
Influence Character Problem: Consider
Influence Character Solution: Reconsider
Influence Character Symptom: Avoid
Influence Character Response: Pursuit
Influence Character Unique Ability: Denial
Influence Character Critical Flaw: Responsibility
Influence Character Benchmark: Preconscious
Influence Character Signpost 1: Memory
Influence Character Signpost 2: Preconscious
Influence Character Signpost 3: Subconscious
Influence Character Signpost 4: Conscious

Relationship Story Throughline

Rivals / Romance

Relationship Story Throughline: Physics
Relationship Story Concern: Obtaining
Relationship Story Issue: Approach vs. Attitude
Relationship Story Problem: Help
Relationship Story Solution: Hinder
Relationship Story Symptom: Oppose
Relationship Story Response: Support
Relationship Story Catalyst: Attitude
Relationship Story Inhibitor: Choice
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: Becoming
Overall Story Consequence: Obtaining
Overall Story Cost: Subconscious
Overall Story Dividend: Future
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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