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#48 - Die Hard (1988)

Writers/Blockbusters Screenwriting Podcast

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John McClane: A Flat Arc Character

John mcclane is more of a superman type character we as a flat arc oh interesting he will always fall back and falter to what his default position is. Al isn't introduced until midway through the movie which i didn't remember like in my mind he's there from the beginning no but then it does an interesting thing because john since he's isolated is talking out loud every time something bad happens  and argiles sitting there debating with him how things are going. He even sets up the goal for us you know like i just said but then it did an interesting thing where John was constantly like debating what just happened and whether what are these gonna like It was so weird i don

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