DZ-59: Avengers Endgame - Ending Character Journeys

Listen if you're interested in how to dramatise character change, position your audience in relation to characters, and explore the difference between empathy and sympathy in screenwriting One day, Chas saw Avengers: Endgame for the second time and wrote a review on Letterboxd. In particular, he had issues with how little he perceived the characters of Cap and Tony changed within the film, their big finale (spoiler). Then friend and patron of the podcast Julio Olivera vehemently disagreed in the comments. He was egged on by Stu. And there in the comments began a debate that looked a lot like an episode of Draft Zero. So we decided to make it one. And what began as an exploration of how to dramatise character change swiftly became an exploration of how to position audience in relation to your characters. Do you want the audience empathising with the characters? Feeling what they are feeling in the moment? Or do you want your audience sympathising with your characters? Being rocked by surprise after the fact? Reminding your audience of their own personal relationship with the characters. As always: SPOILERS ABOUND and all copyright material used under fair use for educational purposes. LIKE THIS EPISODE? Send us feedback. Thanks to our Patrons, especially Jack, Paul, Chris, Khrob, Sandra, Nick, Rob, Matteo, Daniel and Carrie. ——— CHAPTERS 00:00:00 – Intro: Chas' Letterboxd Review 00:04:28 – How Does The Snap Affect Cap & Tony? 00:08:31 – How Is Tony's Journey Dramatised? 00:26:57 – Workshopping A Moment When Tony Risks It All 00:35:14 – Proving Tony Has Changed Since Iron Man 00:48:03 – How Is Steve's Journey Dramatised? 00:54:50 – What If Cap Chose To Stay In The Past? 01:02:44 – Key Learnings & Wrap Up FILMS AVENGERS: ENDGAME (2019) — (w) Stephen Mcfeely, Christopher Markus (d) Anthony Russo, Joe Russo SCRIPTS Study the script: AVENGERS: ENDGAME (2019) — Stephen Mcfeely, Christopher Markus ——— 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/2019/dz-59/