Post #26 The importance of conflict

For my final cut, conflict will appear not long after the few seconds introducing the protagonist. She will trip and lose her dog. As it runs away into the forest, she will stumble upon a girl that looks exactly like her. After trying to understand it a little, she will realize that it is dangerous once it screams at her. She will then trip again and fall, hitting her head, failing to get away in time. 

The reason I want conflict to happen in my opening scene is because it establishes the main issue of my movie. With this, my audience will understand what it will be about. It acts as the hook of their attention. Additionally, it introduces the Doppleganger. 

With the doppleganger introduced, my viewers will be emotionally invested. This means that they will be influenced to know how the disequilibrium will play out. Furthermore, it keeps them engaged with the action. Immediate conflict also allows for foreshadowing that hints at the main aspects of my film.

On top of this, conflict sets the genre for my movie. Depending on the type of conflict, a movie may fall under the horror, action or romantic category. For example, since my problem will be that the protagonist fails to escape a supernatural antagonist, it will fall under the horror category. Another example of this can be a girl being embarrassed by getting rejected from her crush. This would fall under the romantic category.