Monsters, Inc.
StoryformSYNOPSIS: "Monsters generate their city's power by scaring children, but they are terribly afraid themselves of being contaminated by children, so when one enters Monstropolis, top scarer Sulley finds his world disrupted." Synopsis source: IMDB.com
Story Dynamics
8 of the 12 essential questions
Main Character Resolve: Change
Main Character Growth: Stop
Main Character Approach: Be-er
Main Character Mental Sex: Male
Story Driver: Action
Story Limit: Optionlock
Story Outcome: Success
Story Judgment: Good
Overall Story Throughline
Uncovering a Plot to Frighten Stolen Children
Overall Story Throughline: Psychology
Overall Story Concern: Being
Overall Story Issue: Ability vs. Desire
Overall Story Problem: Cause
Overall Story Solution: Effect
Overall Story Symptom: Non-Accurate
Overall Story Response: Accurate
Overall Story Catalyst: Desire
Overall Story Inhibitor: Skill
Overall Story Benchmark: Conceiving
Overall Story Signpost 1: Conceptualizing
Overall Story Signpost 2: Conceiving
Overall Story Signpost 3: Being
Overall Story Signpost 4: Becoming
Main Character Throughline
Sully
Main Character Throughline: Mind
Main Character Concern: Preconscious
Main Character Issue: Value vs. Worth
Main Character Problem: Cause
Main Character Solution: Effect
Main Character Symptom: Unproven
Main Character Response: Proven
Main Character Unique Ability: Worry
Main Character Critical Flaw: Security
Main Character Benchmark: Conscious
Main Character Signpost 1: Memory
Main Character Signpost 2: Preconscious
Main Character Signpost 3: Subconscious
Main Character Signpost 4: Conscious
Influence Character Throughline
Boo
Influence Character Throughline: Universe
Influence Character Concern: Progress
Influence Character Issue: Fact vs. Fantasy
Influence Character Problem: Unproven
Influence Character Solution: Proven
Influence Character Symptom: Non-Accurate
Influence Character Response: Accurate
Influence Character Unique Ability: Threat
Influence Character Critical Flaw: Confidence
Influence Character Benchmark: Present
Influence Character Signpost 1: Progress
Influence Character Signpost 2: Past
Influence Character Signpost 3: Future
Influence Character Signpost 4: Present
Relationship Story Throughline
Making Unlikely Friends
Relationship Story Throughline: Physics
Relationship Story Concern: Doing
Relationship Story Issue: Skill vs. Experience
Relationship Story Problem: Determination
Relationship Story Solution: Expectation
Relationship Story Symptom: Non-Accurate
Relationship Story Response: Accurate
Relationship Story Catalyst: Experience
Relationship Story Inhibitor: Ability
Relationship Story Benchmark: Learning
Relationship Story Signpost 1: Learning
Relationship Story Signpost 2: Understanding
Relationship Story Signpost 3: Doing
Relationship Story Signpost 4: Obtaining
Addditional Story Points
Key Structural Appreciations
Overall Story Goal: Being
Overall Story Consequence: Doing
Overall Story Cost: Progress
Overall Story Dividend: Preconscious
Overall Story Requirements: Conceiving
Overall Story Prerequisites: Learning
Overall Story Preconditions: Present
Overall Story Forewarnings: Conscious
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