In one of my screenplays under construction, my hero has obstacles not created by another character as the nemesis; instead they are created by the accepted societal mores of the day.
In a screenplay such abstract concepts are ordinarily represented by a nemesis character who serves to embody such concepts, and in interacting with the hero, the nemesis creates the obstacle for the hero's outer motivation.
Is it inadvisable, then, for me to have these abstract concepts represented by several characters' actions (rather than just one) to represent the societal mores of the day in a way that will not go unnoticed by a reader/audience and get the point across?
Collectively these nemeses would thwart the hero's outer motivation, as would a singular nemesis.
Could anyone offer movie examples of this 'abstract nemesis' or 'multi-nemesis' method of revealing the nemesis/nemeses? Thanks.
In a screenplay such abstract concepts are ordinarily represented by a nemesis character who serves to embody such concepts, and in interacting with the hero, the nemesis creates the obstacle for the hero's outer motivation.
Is it inadvisable, then, for me to have these abstract concepts represented by several characters' actions (rather than just one) to represent the societal mores of the day in a way that will not go unnoticed by a reader/audience and get the point across?
Collectively these nemeses would thwart the hero's outer motivation, as would a singular nemesis.
Could anyone offer movie examples of this 'abstract nemesis' or 'multi-nemesis' method of revealing the nemesis/nemeses? Thanks.
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