DZ-50: Antagonists! 2 - vs Self

Listen if you want to understand how protagonists can serve as their own antagonist and how antagonistic forces shape a character's journey In Part Two of our Five Part Epic Exploration™ into antagonists, Chas & Stu take a look at "vs self" stories. Stories where the protagonist (or main character) serves as their own antagonist as well as the antagonist for those around them. It took us a long time to settle on our homework, but we ended up exploring LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, SHAME, and MONSTER. Our discussion continues in backmatter with MINDHUNTER and STEVE JOBS. As a result of our exploration, we manage to get a better understanding of our 'thesu' on: internal vs external change; obstacles and pressure; stories without singular antagonists; and how it really is the antagonistic forces that carve out the protagonist’s journey. As always: SPOILERS ABOUND and all copyright material used under fair use for educational purposes. LIKE THIS EPISODE? Watch and comment on YouTube. Send us feedback. Thanks to our Patrons, especially Khrob, Theis, Sandra, Jesse, Randy, Paulo, Thomas, Jennifer, Malay, Alexandre and Lily. ——— CHAPTERS 00:05:15 – Little Miss Sunshine 00:25:10 – Shame 00:53:53 – Monster 01:20:10 – Wrap Up 01:33:40 – Mindhunter FILMS LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE (2006) — (w) Michael Arndt (d) Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris SHAME (2011) — (w) Abi Morgan, Steve Mcqueen (d) Steve Mcqueen MONSTER (2003) — (w) Patty Jenkins SCRIPTS Study the script: LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE (2006) — Michael Arndt Study the script: SHAME (2011) — Abi Morgan, Steve Mcqueen Study the script: MONSTER (2003) — Patty Jenkins EPISODES IN THE ANTAGONISTS! SERIES DZ-50: Antagonists! 2 - vs Self DZ-51: Antagonists! 3 - vs Nature DZ-52: Antagonists! 4 - vs Systems DZ-53: Antagonists! 5 - vs Audience DZ-49: Antagonists! 1 - vs Humans RELATED EPISODES DZ-43: Driving Sequences - Character and Plot Intensity DZ-44: Marvel - First Acts and Establishing Characters ——— More Draft Zero is brought to you by our awesome Patreons. If you enjoy the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts, a rating on Spotify, or a review on Podchaser. We are @stuwillis, @mehlsbells and @chasffisher on Twitter. You can find @draft_zero and @_shotzero on Instagram and Twitter. Full show notes at: https://draft-zero.com/2018/dz-50/