The Main Character Direction describes their answer to that apparent Focus. The Main Character Focus marks that Element of narrative where the Main Character believes their problems lie. This preference towards taking action to solve personal problems over changing himself signifies a Main Character Approach of Do-er. Driven to avoid the feelings of loss that occur when someone close to him dies, Batman kicks everyone’s butt, does sweet drive-bys, and practices guitar solos solo in his awesome man cave Batcave.
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Butler Alfred points out Batman’s failure to evolve over the years–a Main Character Concern of Progress (or lack of Progress) that finds its roots in the infamous murder of Batman’s parents outside a movie theater. The Batman of The LEGO Batman Movie lives on an island–both figuratively and literally–setting the stage for the Main Character Throughline in Universe. This deference to Dramatica is so prevalent that each Influence character provides their version of the classic “You and I are both alike” scene–a moment key to understanding the relationship between the Main Character and Obstacle Character Throughline perspectives.
Robin, Alfred, Barbara Gordon, and the Joker all influence Batman/Bruce Wayne to grow by acting as an obstacle to his current justifications. Instead of one player presenting an alternative approach to solving problems that challenge the Main Character, this film gives us four. The LEGO Batman Movie is an homage to the Dramatica theory of story’s concept of the Obstacle Character.
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