Misfortune and personal tragedies can lead to compelling stories.
In a drama, some sort of unfortunate event can create a compelling narrative where a problem is overcome.
Comedy is when you fall into an open manhole and die.
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It’s the kind of movie where every scene serves as an escalation, and the pacing proves relentless.
Things changed when it came to theDaniel Craigera ofJames Bond.
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Then almost everyone inAlien 3ends up dying, including Ripley herself.
Brazil’sprotagonist, an ordinary man named Sam Lowry, is stuck in the middle of it all.
Everything that can go wrong for Klaus on his first day at work does go wrong.
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This ensures Klaus is arguably the most unfortunate character in the history of fiction.
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