tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post3273563912682686710..comments2024-03-29T04:56:23.027-04:00Comments on Cockeyed Caravan: The First 15 Minutes Project #12: Richard BoyleMatt Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07319984238456281734noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-33383135676097991442011-11-17T16:11:24.645-05:002011-11-17T16:11:24.645-05:00I've got a big deadline next Monday, so I'...I've got a big deadline next Monday, so I'll be running Storyteller's Rulebook entries for the next few entries (which are the least labor intensive). That means that this is it for jerk week for now (I was going to do "His Girl Friday" today, but I ran out of time). <br /><br />One trick I mentioned in my review of "Prick Up Your Ears" (and "Citizen Kane" did this too to a certain extent) is to fracture the narrative, so that you can cover the more likable stuff first, and then backload the more distasteful elements. <br /><br />As for psychopaths ("American Psycho") and despots ("Nixon") the same answer keeps coming up over and over: class resentment, class resentment, class resentment!Matt Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07319984238456281734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-13806836111978157082011-11-17T15:55:54.277-05:002011-11-17T15:55:54.277-05:00Thoroughly enjoying Jerk Week. Not much to add to...Thoroughly enjoying Jerk Week. Not much to add to any of these posts as you're doing your usual bang-up job covering all the bases. I suppose I'm curious about exactly how far a jerk protagonist's sympathy can be ratcheted down before the audience checks out. So I'm hoping you'll end the week with some extreme examples, true antiheroes, like some unrepentant psychopaths and despots.j.s.noreply@blogger.com