tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post3864280954478044639..comments2024-03-28T11:52:29.432-04:00Comments on Cockeyed Caravan: How to Re-Write, Part 4: It’s Hard to Fill a Hole Without Digging a New OneMatt Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07319984238456281734noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-84206367904997168862012-05-15T21:17:55.790-04:002012-05-15T21:17:55.790-04:00A child is either dead or he isn't, same with ...A child is either dead or he isn't, same with sleeping with somebody who isn't your spouse. But some other sins do have a little wiggle room to calibrate the protagonist's redemption need/relatability. I'm thinking in particular of what Walter Garber does in the remake of the TAKING OF PELHAM 1,2,3. In a neat trick, it turns out he's guilty of the bribe that he's under investigation for. And he's made by the villain to admit to this to everyone. Except he does it for entirely relatable reasons: for his kids' college fund and because he had already picked the same subway contractor anyway based on merit, before they offered him the bribe.j.s.noreply@blogger.com