In our second part of our “series” on Choices & Decisions, we take a deep dive into THE FAREWELL and WRATH OF MAN, with a sidebar on NOMADLAND.
In THE FAREWELL, we consider how the choice/decision to lie underpins every sene of the film (to great effect).
In NOMADLAND, we consider how using choice and decision is a great way to show how a character doesn’t change.
And in WRATH OF MAN, we look at how non-linear narrative - and its decoupling of choice, decisions and consequence (wouldn’t that be a detripling???) impacts the audience experience, especially how we feel about characters.
The terminology we settled on in Part 1 was:
- CHOICE: Are the options presented to the character.
- DECISION: Is the knowing consideration of the choice and resulting action.
- CONSEQUENCE: is the resulting outcome from the choice.
Thanks to Chris for editing this episode.