Sling Blade
Storyform
Film synopsis: "Karl Childers, a simple man hospitalized since his childhood murder of his mother and her lover, is released to start a new life in a small town." (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: Failure
Story Judgment: Good
Overall Story Throughline
Ex-patient returns to home town and finds it overwhelming
Overall Story Throughline: Psychology
Overall Story Concern: Conceptualizing
Overall Story Issue: Sense of Self vs. State of Being
Overall Story Problem: Desire
Overall Story Solution: Ability
Overall Story Symptom: Speculation
Overall Story Response: Projection
Overall Story Catalyst: Circumstances
Overall Story Inhibitor: Senses
Overall Story Benchmark: Conceiving
Overall Story Signpost 1: Becoming
Overall Story Signpost 2: Being
Overall Story Signpost 3: Conceiving
Overall Story Signpost 4: Conceptualizing
Main Character Throughline
Karl Childers
Main Character Throughline: Mind
Main Character Concern: Memory
Main Character Issue: Evidence vs. Suspicion
Main Character Problem: Desire
Main Character Solution: Ability
Main Character Symptom: Self-Aware
Main Character Response: Aware
Main Character Unique Ability: Suspicion
Main Character Critical Flaw: Prediction
Main Character Benchmark: Conscious
Main Character Signpost 1: Preconscious
Main Character Signpost 2: Memory
Main Character Signpost 3: Subconscious
Main Character Signpost 4: Conscious
Influence Character Throughline
Frank / Vaughn
Influence Character Throughline: Universe
Influence Character Concern: Past
Influence Character Issue: Prediction vs. Interdiction
Influence Character Problem: Self-Aware
Influence Character Solution: Aware
Influence Character Symptom: Speculation
Influence Character Response: Projection
Influence Character Unique Ability: Interdiction
Influence Character Critical Flaw: Evidence
Influence Character Benchmark: Present
Influence Character Signpost 1: Progress
Influence Character Signpost 2: Future
Influence Character Signpost 3: Present
Influence Character Signpost 4: Past
Relationship Story Throughline
Friends / Surrogate Father/Son
Relationship Story Throughline: Physics
Relationship Story Concern: Understanding
Relationship Story Issue: Conditioning vs. Instinct
Relationship Story Problem: Desire
Relationship Story Solution: Ability
Relationship Story Symptom: Thought
Relationship Story Response: Knowledge
Relationship Story Catalyst: Interpretation
Relationship Story Inhibitor: Situation
Relationship Story Benchmark: Learning
Relationship Story Signpost 1: Obtaining
Relationship Story Signpost 2: Learning
Relationship Story Signpost 3: Understanding
Relationship Story Signpost 4: Doing
Addditional Story Points
Key Structural Appreciations
Overall Story Goal: Conceptualizing
Overall Story Consequence: Understanding
Overall Story Cost: Past
Overall Story Dividend: Memory
Overall Story Requirements: Conceiving
Overall Story Prerequisites: Learning
Overall Story Preconditions: Present
Overall Story Forewarnings: Conscious
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