Plot Driven VS Character Driven Stories

What do think of Godzilla movies that are mostly Plot driven?

I think you should read 'ONE PIECE' the greatest story ever told.

um a plot driven story can be good too. the promised Neverland is plot driven and its wonderful.

how do i make it character driven when my protagonist is the leader of a special black ops team that's sent on various missions? How is it possible when the plot (or something out of their control like a higher up) sends him on a mission of some sort? How do i overcome this dilemma?

Please make an Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse analysis video!

The movie Ever After is one of my most favorite movies. It has character internal conflict, character development and interaction.

Question: Ready player one was rated a 7.4 on IMBD and was praised for it's spectacular visuals and nostalgic references. But the Amazing spiderman was rated a 6.9. and had one of the best visuals of spiderman with POV SHOTS OF SWINGING AROUND THE CITY. I think sometimes pacing and dialogue could have been better but overall was still great. It's funny how Spiderman was the greatest story versus a film that isn't and won awards. Any thoughts on this?

How To Train Your Dragon, through and through. Hiccup is one of the very few protagonists who made it to be my favourite character in their own story, and if you liked the films I highly recommend for you to watch the series Race To The Edge, played between the first and second parts. It's truly a work of genius.

I didn't think anyone else like the Andrew Garfield Spider man 😊

I think Percy Jackson is a weirdly popular and memorable story but I cant pinpoint ANY of the arcs after reading that and heroes of Olympus- it annoys me so much

Is the "Foundation" saga character-driven? A totally brilliant story written by Isaac Asimov....

I like your videos, as I have learned a lot from them. However, although I agree with you about Ready Player One, I disagree with you about The Amazing Spiderman. The characters were too convoluted, with too many feelings all over the place. Between the two movies, I agree that The Amazing Spiderman is more character-driven than Ready Player One, but it is not a good example of it. Maybe if we didn't know so much about Spider-man and his origin story, I might have agreed more. Of course, this is just my opinion, and I still love your videos. Please keep them up.

Gladly found your analysis on this topic (3 years later 😅). Ready Player One was too heavily promoted by the media, way too much. And most of people’s impressions I’ve found are often about the world elements in the movie rather than the story itself or the characters.

Oh no! I ❤️ Ready Player One - but it’s my favorite book and so fun! Maybe since I knew the characters so well from the book that the movie was ok? Have you read the book? Or better yet, listened to the audiobook narrated by Wil Wheaton?

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Please watch the Rise of the TMNT movie that came out in 22!!
It has some of the best writing I've seen😔👌
(There's a series that came before but it's not necessary to understand the movie.)

You forgot to add Spider man is also played by a great actor 😂

Cool vid thankyou for the vid

Yeees I love Andrew Garfield spidey! The writing could be better but he and Emma Stone just play the characters so well.

You should have watched the rest of ready player one because you don’t understand a lot of it. It’s not amazing but it’s not as impersonal as you think

Ready Player One is superb! But I love AI.

The End of the World is neigh!
An Earthquake destroys the surroundings. A Tsunami will drown any and all who are left.
== Motivation: Survival?
Plotdriven story, right?

You should compare Spider-Man 2 2002 and The Amazing Spider-Man 2012, if you’re up to it. Pretty sure
Raimi films are better but I could be wrong(*head shaking no*)

This also seems gender influenced, I’ve seen men tend to praise plot based sci if and adventure with non existent characters while women tend to praise character heavy lit fic.

Free Guy

Another very helpful lesson, I always knew it was the characters rather than the action that determines how good the story is but I primarily like action stories s... Understanding the " science '" behind the character/plot relationship is very helpful

Thank you for all of your wonderful help.
You do a really good job of explaining. Thanks, and help me to understand where I've gone wrong in my own writing. Thank you so much for that. To answer your question, I believe a good character-driven story. Is Anne of green gaboss?

Someone please show MIchael Bay this video!! lol he is all explosions and action yet his characters are so thin i can see through them

Haha. Akhirnya menemukan orang yang punya pendapat yang mirip tentang karya itu saat banyak orang di sekitarku menyukainya 😂.

I always find it weird when people talk about how brutal and great stories are and get into the weeds of contrived plots. I have always been hyper-focused on characters and I thought I was a weirdo for it.

In principle, I agree with everything said here, but I feel that you couldn’t have chosen two worse movies to make your point. I never read Ready Player One, yet I found the movie entertaining from beginning to end, whereas I lost interest in The Amazing Spider-Man right away and eventually fell asleep. I think your final point is the best takeaway, that a good story needs balance.

I LOVE The chronicles Of Narnia! All three movies are my most favorite movies of all time and the books are incredible. I also love the series called The Chosen. It's my top pick when it comes to shows, and I highly recommend it!

Thank you so much for using an action adventure example. I never heard of a lot of contemporary movies so I am far removed from those examples in other videos.
Question, what about happy, go lucky main characters? The simple ones you see in Shounen sometimes that seemingly aren't motivated by fear. I love following optimistic and energetic main characters, but I am not sure how they follow this since they can be simple? A lot of times they are static and the rest of the cast go through more dynamic changes like in Dragon Ball.
Or other shows aimed at younger audiences like Pokemon or Zelda.

Currently “The Grand Budapest Hotel.”

I wrote a story where the plot was entirely driven by the actions of the protagonists. The inciting incident isn’t a new problem from outside, but the main character saying something so embarrassing to one of their friends that 2 people wind up dead.

My recent favourite is Interstellar - small vulnerable humans dealing with cosmic issues that have huge impacts on their personal lives. But I also love the mind-expanding science themes.

Not every action heavy story has to necessarily be plot driven. The best action is one that is driven by character motivations and decisions.

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The Harry Potter movies are a GREAT example of character-driven stories. Call me basic, but every single character is meaningful and you can relate to them.

Also, not a movie, but the Buffy the Vampire Slayer tv series is an excellent example of a VERY character-driven story that NEVER excludes good and exciting plotting.

Success is measured by the lives impacted not by sales.

Another great gem.

I have been looking at books I read/loved to see if I could find out if they are character - or plot driven. Couldn’t find out what Harry Potter and Percy Jackson are.

Arjun Reddy

Are you kidding ? That is absolutely false !

Kindred by Octavia E. Butler = Absolute master piece

The countless Agatha Christie stories are for 90% of them PLOT driven !

SHERLOCK HOLMES ?

Video games stories ?

Plot driven is definitely " NOT " = BAD

Iron Man 3, it's a largely disliked movie but I think it's the MCU's best writing. I hardly remember the plot, only Tony's character arc.

Any James Bond film. James Bond has to fight his enemies and himself.

Good character driven story: The Last Of Us
Bad plot driven story: The Last Of Us Part 2

I actually really like Ready Player One - his motives are very hidden imho. Protagonist has issues living in poverty with an abusive partner of his aunt. His lack of a fatherfigure does he compensate with being addicted to the world's invenventor's live. In the beginning he cares for himself or his guild - at the end for the whole community. But yes it is so hidden - that nobody sees it. He is not memorable, you're right. It would have mattered more if they would have showed the poverty and how he suffers properly