There’s Something About Mary
StoryformSYNOPSIS: "A man gets a chance to meet up with his dream girl from high school, even though his date with her back then was a complete disaster." 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: Female
Story Driver: Decision
Story Limit: Optionlock
Story Outcome: Success
Story Judgment: Good
Overall Story Throughline
Seeking That "Something" Mary Has Got
Overall Story Throughline: Psychology
Overall Story Concern: Conceptualizing
Overall Story Issue: Sense of Self vs. State of Being
Overall Story Problem: Ability
Overall Story Solution: Desire
Overall Story Symptom: Speculation
Overall Story Response: Projection
Overall Story Catalyst: Situation
Overall Story Inhibitor: Interpretation
Overall Story Benchmark: Conceiving
Overall Story Signpost 1: Becoming
Overall Story Signpost 2: Conceptualizing
Overall Story Signpost 3: Being
Overall Story Signpost 4: Conceiving
Main Character Throughline
Ted
Main Character Throughline: Universe
Main Character Concern: Past
Main Character Issue: Interdiction vs. Prediction
Main Character Problem: Ability
Main Character Solution: Desire
Main Character Symptom: Inequity
Main Character Response: Equity
Main Character Unique Ability: Prediction
Main Character Critical Flaw: Suspicion
Main Character Benchmark: Present
Main Character Signpost 1: Past
Main Character Signpost 2: Progress
Main Character Signpost 3: Future
Main Character Signpost 4: Present
Influence Character Throughline
Mary
Influence Character Throughline: Mind
Influence Character Concern: Memory
Influence Character Issue: Suspicion vs. Evidence
Influence Character Problem: Equity
Influence Character Solution: Inequity
Influence Character Symptom: Speculation
Influence Character Response: Projection
Influence Character Unique Ability: Evidence
Influence Character Critical Flaw: Interdiction
Influence Character Benchmark: Conscious
Influence Character Signpost 1: Memory
Influence Character Signpost 2: Preconscious
Influence Character Signpost 3: Subconscious
Influence Character Signpost 4: Conscious
Relationship Story Throughline
Dating Rituals
Relationship Story Throughline: Physics
Relationship Story Concern: Understanding
Relationship Story Issue: Conditioning vs. Instinct
Relationship Story Problem: Inertia
Relationship Story Solution: Change
Relationship Story Symptom: Speculation
Relationship Story Response: Projection
Relationship Story Catalyst: Senses
Relationship Story Inhibitor: Circumstances
Relationship Story Benchmark: Learning
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: Conceptualizing
Overall Story Consequence: Understanding
Overall Story Cost: Memory
Overall Story Dividend: Past
Overall Story Requirements: Conceiving
Overall Story Prerequisites: Learning
Overall Story Preconditions: Conscious
Overall Story Forewarnings: Present
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