therapist
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Common complaints for characters are often 'two dimensional' or 'one note'. But why is that bad?
I just watched the film 'Nightwatcher' and the entire film revolves around a single character 'Lou Bloom'. The character doesn't undergo character change, and I would say relatively one-note and two dimensional. There's zero back story, or any explanation for him being the way he is. Yet I found him captivating (i'm sure i'm not alone), and one of my most memorable and favourite characters.
There are other examples of this: Sherlock Holmes comes to mind. Why do these characters work so well? And why does character writing advice seems to aim toward a more well rounded character with fleshed out backstory and who undergoes change?
I just watched the film 'Nightwatcher' and the entire film revolves around a single character 'Lou Bloom'. The character doesn't undergo character change, and I would say relatively one-note and two dimensional. There's zero back story, or any explanation for him being the way he is. Yet I found him captivating (i'm sure i'm not alone), and one of my most memorable and favourite characters.
There are other examples of this: Sherlock Holmes comes to mind. Why do these characters work so well? And why does character writing advice seems to aim toward a more well rounded character with fleshed out backstory and who undergoes change?