Comments on: Identifiable characters make good stories great http://www.abstractpenguin.com/blog/2006/01/20/identifiable-characters-make-good-stories-great/ Deg's blog on Life, Myst, Video Games, and the Web. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:04:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Abstract Penguin Blog » Blog Archive » Interacting with people makes good games great http://www.abstractpenguin.com/blog/2006/01/20/identifiable-characters-make-good-stories-great/#comment-455 Abstract Penguin Blog » Blog Archive » Interacting with people makes good games great Sun, 03 Dec 2006 23:05:24 +0000 http://blog.abstractpenguin.com/?p=367#comment-455 [...] He’s got it exactly right. I’ve talked before on how identifiable characters can really improve stories. That’s amplified when those characters are real people. [...] [...] He’s got it exactly right. I’ve talked before on how identifiable characters can really improve stories. That’s amplified when those characters are real people. [...]

]]> By: Amanda http://www.abstractpenguin.com/blog/2006/01/20/identifiable-characters-make-good-stories-great/#comment-161 Amanda Fri, 17 Feb 2006 21:02:00 +0000 http://blog.abstractpenguin.com/?p=367#comment-161 I really enjoy the Chronicles of Narnia story and characters. I haven't read the book since I was very young but the movie is amazing. C.S. Lewis just captures your heart in that story. It's amazing! I really enjoy the Chronicles of Narnia story and characters. I haven’t read the book since I was very young but the movie is amazing. C.S. Lewis just captures your heart in that story. It’s amazing!

]]> By: a little bit me http://www.abstractpenguin.com/blog/2006/01/20/identifiable-characters-make-good-stories-great/#comment-160 a little bit me Fri, 17 Feb 2006 03:00:00 +0000 http://blog.abstractpenguin.com/?p=367#comment-160 While You Were Sleeping is an amazingly good movie, I must concur. And Andy, you should read the rest of the Chronicle of Narnia books. They are all pretty much wonderful. Wheeeeeeeee! While You Were Sleeping is an amazingly good movie, I must concur.

And Andy, you should read the rest of the Chronicle of Narnia books. They are all pretty much wonderful.

Wheeeeeeeee!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.abstractpenguin.com/blog/2006/01/20/identifiable-characters-make-good-stories-great/#comment-159 Anonymous Sat, 28 Jan 2006 11:50:00 +0000 http://blog.abstractpenguin.com/?p=367#comment-159 I just happened to catch a piece of a documentary today about the Holocaust and Hollywood. The part I caught was about the success of Schindler's List, which was attributed in part to having identifiable characters. The documentary stated that in most Holocaust movies, there are no relatable characters for most of us, since we can neither relate to the monstrous Nazis or the poor Jews, since most of us can hardly even imagine going through the things they did. Schindler was just a huge jerk who didn't care about the Nazis or the Jews and only wanted to make money, which I guess made him seem more <I>real</I>. I dunno...I just thought of that when I read your post. Also, my favorite movie ever, <I>While You Were Sleeping</I>, has a fairly boring plot. I just love the characters and how they interact. At their family table, five different conversations go on at once. People get confused. People interrupt each other. They argue like normal people about absolute crap. And it's freaking awesome! I just happened to catch a piece of a documentary today about the Holocaust and Hollywood. The part I caught was about the success of Schindler’s List, which was attributed in part to having identifiable characters. The documentary stated that in most Holocaust movies, there are no relatable characters for most of us, since we can neither relate to the monstrous Nazis or the poor Jews, since most of us can hardly even imagine going through the things they did. Schindler was just a huge jerk who didn’t care about the Nazis or the Jews and only wanted to make money, which I guess made him seem more real. I dunno…I just thought of that when I read your post.

Also, my favorite movie ever, While You Were Sleeping, has a fairly boring plot. I just love the characters and how they interact. At their family table, five different conversations go on at once. People get confused. People interrupt each other. They argue like normal people about absolute crap. And it’s freaking awesome!

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