The Mitchells vs The Machines

Storyform

Film synopsis: "A quirky, dysfunctional family's road trip is upended when they find themselves in the middle of the robot apocalypse and suddenly become humanity's unlikeliest last hope." (Synopsis source: IMDB.com)

Story Dynamics

8 of the 12 essential questions

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

Overall Story Throughline

A quirky, dysfunctional family's road trip is upended when they find themselves in the middle of the robot apocalypse

Overall Story Throughline: Physics
Overall Story Concern: Learning
Overall Story Issue: Strategy vs. Analysis
Overall Story Problem: Inaction
Overall Story Solution: Protection
Overall Story Symptom: Proaction
Overall Story Response: Reaction
Overall Story Catalyst: Prerequisites
Overall Story Inhibitor: Attraction
Overall Story Benchmark: Understanding
Overall Story Signpost 1: Learning
Overall Story Signpost 2: Understanding
Overall Story Signpost 3: Doing
Overall Story Signpost 4: Obtaining

Main Character Throughline

Katie Mitchell

Main Character Throughline: Universe
Main Character Concern: Present
Main Character Issue: Attraction vs. Repulsion
Main Character Problem: Acceptance
Main Character Solution: Non-Acceptance
Main Character Symptom: Proaction
Main Character Response: Reaction
Main Character Unique Ability: Work
Main Character Critical Flaw: Strategy
Main Character Benchmark: Past
Main Character Signpost 1: Progress
Main Character Signpost 2: Past
Main Character Signpost 3: Future
Main Character Signpost 4: Present

Influence Character Throughline

Rick Mitchell

Influence Character Throughline: Mind
Influence Character Concern: Conscious
Influence Character Issue: Appraisal vs. Reappraisal
Influence Character Problem: Inaction
Influence Character Solution: Protection
Influence Character Symptom: Probability
Influence Character Response: Possibility
Influence Character Unique Ability: Investigation
Influence Character Critical Flaw: Need
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

Dysfunctional Family

Relationship Story Throughline: Psychology
Relationship Story Concern: Conceiving
Relationship Story Issue: Need vs. Expediency
Relationship Story Problem: Deduction
Relationship Story Solution: Induction
Relationship Story Symptom: Proaction
Relationship Story Response: Reaction
Relationship Story Catalyst: Permission
Relationship Story Inhibitor: Appraisal
Relationship Story Benchmark: Conceptualizing
Relationship Story Signpost 1: Conceptualizing
Relationship Story Signpost 2: Being
Relationship Story Signpost 3: Becoming
Relationship Story Signpost 4: Conceiving

Addditional Story Points

Key Structural Appreciations

Overall Story Goal: Learning
Overall Story Consequence: Conceiving
Overall Story Cost: Conscious
Overall Story Dividend: Present
Overall Story Requirements: Understanding
Overall Story Prerequisites: Conceptualizing
Overall Story Preconditions: Memory
Overall Story Forewarnings: Past

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Dynamic Act Schematics

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