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Yes, I am going to make a video for each of the Pixar's 22 Rules for Storytelling (the full list can be found here: http://www.pixartouchbook.com/blog/2011/5/15/pixar-story-rules-one-version.html). Be sure to subscribe to this channel to not miss any of the forthcoming videos. I plan to release one/week.
Rule # 1 is You admire a character for trying more than for their successes.
Success is defined as a pass/fail dichotomy. There's no gray area, meaning there's no room for humanity. Humanity is a gray area, constantly redefined by context. And narrative relies on a "gray area" approach to be successful.
We, as readers, rarely accept winning v. losing as a satisfying climax to a narrative series of events. Rather, we care more about the characters that shape those series of events.
Sports fans don't just care who wins or loses; sports fans watch ESPN for hours every day to learn about the statistics and human interest stories behind their favorite teams, and more appropriately, their favorite players.
Watch. Learn.
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