
#95 - John Wick (2014)
Writers/Blockbusters Screenwriting Podcast
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The Importance of Abstract Stakes in Comedy
I feel like there's got to be successful comedy movies that have the same type of abstract stakes. I could we get all the cases that from the father, right? We do. A little bit. That's why it's a complicated, meaningful choice for him to keep going. His vengeance because they make him question it. Yes. Right. My question. Like what do you think this is the only time? This is the only type of genre where abstract stakes work for like for a cheeseburger experience. It doesn't make for a compelling story. So maybe it just depends on the genre, depends on the theme.
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