Yes it makes sense. It would motivate them powerfully. But it’s been done too many times, and it’s too easy.
The rule makes you find more interesting ways of motivating them. Are they driven by bruised pride? By romance? By obsession? Anything is more interesting than rehashing the cliché Hollywood loves.
Similarly, don’t make a villain more evil by saying “they’re a dictator and also a kiddie-fiddler orremoved”. That’s just tacking on villainy.
That would be like having a right-wing US President, and saying “oh he’s also aremoved and best friends with a child-trafficker” - lazy, unrealistic writing. Make your villains more nuanced please.
Nnedi Okorafor or N.K. Jemisin might have some scifi/fantasy. I know of their work but not read anything
While that is a very fair recommendation I dont think there are any movies / shows inspired by her. (fuck I just realized im in the writing comm)
Yeelen is a movie I can think of that ian’t American.
Ok. I will give you that. Still the landscape feels very sparse wouldnt you agree ? Like there is Sinners if we count that generously as sci/fantasy. In regards of recent movies but I cant think of much.
Sinners is legit good btw. Go watch it.
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