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DZ-98: Ensembles 3 - Character Function & Theme

Draft Zero: a screenwriting podcast

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The Importance of Malik's Miniarc

That scene is so crucially important for him to not represent slavery he has in his own way in his European colonialist way saved her rescued her right because other people are not. That's his mini arc if you will that scene is so key. Yeah and then ultimately has this moment where he takes care of his friend Santo so trying to get sent away from Nawi but that leads him and Santo down to the beach and Santo in the middle of effectively slave revolt Right get some slaves cut like pull some slaves off and he's like you've got a got a row and Malik makes the choice to cut the slaves free and he just leaves the slaves with Santo so Santo

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