Creating an Active Main Character: The Importance of Agency and Choice

This chapter explores the challenge of writing a passive main character in a film and emphasizes the importance of finding opportunities for the character to become active. The speaker discusses the concept of agency and choice, highlighting the need for the main character to actively pursue their desires and make difficult choices in order to create a sense of involvement and agency. They also draw parallels between writing and life, emphasizing the concept of moving away from what one doesn't want as a way of invoking those very problems.