tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post7301941126090261015..comments2024-03-29T03:44:30.259-04:00Comments on Cockeyed Caravan: Storyteller’s Rulebook #89: Don't Misuse the Power of HumiliationMatt Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07319984238456281734noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-81082037558149392212011-07-09T18:44:30.418-04:002011-07-09T18:44:30.418-04:00I can understand that. Cheers.I can understand that. Cheers.Juliehttp://thatklickitat.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-62616632958711083992011-07-09T13:11:24.939-04:002011-07-09T13:11:24.939-04:00I'm afraid that I'd have to put the Firefl...I'm afraid that I'd have to put the Firefly pilot in the "how not to" camp. I didn't feel they did anything to let us know why these were the good guys.Matt Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07319984238456281734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-78236902483180409402011-07-09T10:58:01.454-04:002011-07-09T10:58:01.454-04:00What do you think about the beginning of Firefly (...What do you think about the beginning of Firefly (the lost battle, betrayal by allies) as a successful/unsuccessful example of this? I suppose the war's objective could be more clear but, overall, I think it's a good example. What are your thoughts?Juliehttp://thatklickitat.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-50513666758384169392011-07-08T09:45:38.214-04:002011-07-08T09:45:38.214-04:00This reminds me of an interview with Jason Reitman...This reminds me of an interview with Jason Reitman about "Thank You For Smoking" where he talked about just how tricky it was to get the audience to cheer Aaron Eckhart and boo William H. Macy when the Eckhart is clearly morally in the wrong. And again, this is a situation of a crusading Senator coming after an advocate of out-of-control business interests. <br /><br />Since Reitman, knew what he was doing was very tricky, he approached it with great care and pulled it off beautifully. You know that Eckhart is morally reprehensible, but you're rooting for him as a character, and you know that Macy is trying to do the right thing, but you find him pathetic as a character. <br /><br />That may be the key to Reitman's success here: he doesn't try to convince you that the hero's unjust cause is just, only that the hero is more sympathetic, even with his considerable moral failings.Steve Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10347604037697186966noreply@blogger.com