tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7923290903857471076.post3368620482262797518..comments2024-01-14T12:15:40.968-08:00Comments on Let's Schmooze - Doug Eboch on Screenwriting: Three Ways to Get an Audience to Root for an AntiheroDoug Ebochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04345404649576399837noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7923290903857471076.post-44072556724970890372013-10-19T16:59:02.042-07:002013-10-19T16:59:02.042-07:00I think you're missing something important abo...I think you're missing something important about Taken and Elysium (and it's another common and important technique - maybe call it #5). In both these cases, you have a "bad" person who is trying to reform and do better. I in no way considered either Bryan or Max bad in these movies. Then the circumstances force them to revert to their old "bad" ways. In Taken, he's using his "bad" ways to do good things. In Elysium, he does it for purely selfish reasons initially, but ends up sacrificing for something good.<br />PS - You could also consider a #6 - someone who does bad things, but as necessity (such as a spy or soldier who kills, but does it for supposedly good reasons).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14459142965364550325noreply@blogger.com