The Descendants

Storyform

SYNOPSIS: "A land baron tries to reconnect with his two daughters after his wife is seriously injured in a boating accident."  Synopsis Source: IMDB.com

Story Dynamics

8 of the 12 essential questions

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

Overall Story Throughline

What to do with the King dynasty

Overall Story Throughline: Psychology
Overall Story Concern: Conceiving
Overall Story Issue: Expediency vs. Need
Overall Story Problem: Inaction
Overall Story Solution: Protection
Overall Story Symptom: Production
Overall Story Response: Reduction
Overall Story Catalyst: Deficiency
Overall Story Inhibitor: Prerequisites
Overall Story Benchmark: Conceptualizing
Overall Story Signpost 1: Being
Overall Story Signpost 2: Conceiving
Overall Story Signpost 3: Conceptualizing
Overall Story Signpost 4: Becoming

Main Character Throughline

Matt King

Main Character Throughline: Universe
Main Character Concern: Present
Main Character Issue: Attempt vs. Work
Main Character Problem: Inaction
Main Character Solution: Protection
Main Character Symptom: Reevaluation
Main Character Response: Evaluation
Main Character Unique Ability: Attempt
Main Character Critical Flaw: Investigation
Main Character Benchmark: Past
Main Character Signpost 1: Progress
Main Character Signpost 2: Future
Main Character Signpost 3: Present
Main Character Signpost 4: Past

Influence Character Throughline

Elizabeth King

Influence Character Throughline: Mind
Influence Character Concern: Conscious
Influence Character Issue: Doubt vs. Investigation
Influence Character Problem: Evaluation
Influence Character Solution: Reevaluation
Influence Character Symptom: Production
Influence Character Response: Reduction
Influence Character Unique Ability: Doubt
Influence Character Critical Flaw: Work
Influence Character Benchmark: Memory
Influence Character Signpost 1: Memory
Influence Character Signpost 2: Preconscious
Influence Character Signpost 3: Subconscious
Influence Character Signpost 4: Conscious

Relationship Story Throughline

Failed marriage

Relationship Story Throughline: Physics
Relationship Story Concern: Learning
Relationship Story Issue: Analysis vs. Strategy
Relationship Story Problem: Deduction
Relationship Story Solution: Induction
Relationship Story Symptom: Production
Relationship Story Response: Reduction
Relationship Story Catalyst: Preconditions
Relationship Story Inhibitor: Permission
Relationship Story Benchmark: Understanding
Relationship Story Signpost 1: Doing
Relationship Story Signpost 2: Obtaining
Relationship Story Signpost 3: Understanding
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: Conceptualizing
Overall Story Prerequisites: Understanding
Overall Story Preconditions: Memory
Overall Story Forewarnings: Past

Plot Progression Visualizations

Dynamic Act Schematics

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