nothing to do with sex btw. i'm just shootin' the breeze.
to me a "virgin" hero is that unique protagonist that we haven't seen before. these are the characters i want to see. i'm bored with the same old hash.
people often think they need to write new stories and they're struggling to find new stories which often can easily be proven to NOT be new. everything has been done. we've seen that in this movie and again in that movie.
but what about the protagonist? i think you can write that same old tired story and make it fresh just by making the protagonist a virgin hero/heroine. a character that we haven't seen be the hero before. this is where people who struggle with fresh ideas should go. not everyone is represented in the industry and therefore, not represented in the storytelling. it's up to us to find that unique... that virgin protagonist that makes and old story seem fresh.
what are some examples that worked? i'll start:
pretty woman - a prostitute hero saves a rich business man from a loveless life
legally blond - a clueless airhead outwits overeducated harvard students
carrie - a meek freak who discovers her dark side and seeks revenge
slumdog millionaire - a poor undereducated indian boy wins a million dollar trivia contest
to me a "virgin" hero is that unique protagonist that we haven't seen before. these are the characters i want to see. i'm bored with the same old hash.
people often think they need to write new stories and they're struggling to find new stories which often can easily be proven to NOT be new. everything has been done. we've seen that in this movie and again in that movie.
but what about the protagonist? i think you can write that same old tired story and make it fresh just by making the protagonist a virgin hero/heroine. a character that we haven't seen be the hero before. this is where people who struggle with fresh ideas should go. not everyone is represented in the industry and therefore, not represented in the storytelling. it's up to us to find that unique... that virgin protagonist that makes and old story seem fresh.
what are some examples that worked? i'll start:
pretty woman - a prostitute hero saves a rich business man from a loveless life
legally blond - a clueless airhead outwits overeducated harvard students
carrie - a meek freak who discovers her dark side and seeks revenge
slumdog millionaire - a poor undereducated indian boy wins a million dollar trivia contest
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