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Text Chapter 515 Bethany¡¯s Opponent

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    "I would like to invite the North Shore Junior Surfing Champion to accept the award, Bethany Hamilton!"

    The podium on the coast on the big screen was full of jubilation, and the audience was also happy to watch. This surfing competition lasted only a few minutes. It was more of a character display than a sports competition. Everyone saw it inside and outside the screen.  Bethany¡¯s gifts, talents, and big, bright future.

    Bethany stood in the middle of the podium, holding the trophy high with her right hand and flaunting her left hand, smiling brightly amidst the applause and cheers!

    In Toronto, the auditorium was mostly full. Nina, who came to watch the movie with her parents, gave two thumbs up, either to Emma or to Bethany, who is also an athlete. She thought she roughly understood all of this.  The mood, knowing how amazing this is.

    When you lift the championship glory, it feels like you have won everything you can win now, and you will continue to win more

    Los Angeles, 33-year-old young screenwriter Eric Guggenheim is a little confused, there is no opponent setting!  He has a screenwriting background at the Nyu Art Institute and served as the sole screenwriter of the sports movie "Miracle on Ice" which was adapted from real events (80% freshness, 90% likeability,). He knows how to run it.

    Maybe there is no story that does not need an opponent, but how can there not be a sports story involving competition for victory?  Like in "Miracle on Ice", the young American ice hockey team faced the four-time champion Soviet team in the Olympic finals. No one was optimistic about the American team. When the dark horse defeated the impossible opponent, an exciting miracle happened.

    If this movie is going to feature an antagonist, this scene is obviously the best time to introduce it. Bethany can win or lose, and she can establish a connection with the second or first antagonist, and it will continue until the end of the story.  No matter how you handle it, there will be greater tension. The miraculous champion, or the miraculous champion, or the one who turns his enemy into a friend despite defeat, will stand on the championship podium together and give a touching speech.

    This is a common plot and thematic spirit of competitive themes, even Sandra Bullock's action comedy "The Beauty Pageant" (2001) does this; and using an award scene as the ending is even more common, "Star Wars"  1¡·Also.

    But now Bethany has no rival!  There's not even a hint of this.

    There was no dispute. Bethany won the championship, Alanna came in second, and another black-haired girl came in third. Everything was harmonious.  What is Ye Wei thinking?

    Guggenheim looked at the happy and excited Hamilton family on the screen and couldn't figure it out for a while.

    "Brother Tom, your daughter has the strength to become a professional player." Ben, a middle-aged Hawaiian uncle on the tournament referee team, joked with Tom and Sherry, "Her aura, her will, she has a bright future."

    Both of them smiled proudly, but Tom was particularly proud. He looked at Bethany on the podium over there and said, "She is a born champion."

    The close-up shot fully shows Colin Faith's eyes as he looks at the heroine on the screen.

    Julia Roberts couldn¡¯t help but admire, Faith¡¯s performance was so good!  Emma really should learn a lesson.

    Both LMS and SS are fathers of expected daughters, Jackie Chan, but their psychology, behavior and performance are different. LMS's Richard's relationship with success and failure is not just his expectations for his daughter, it has become his philosophy of life and his treatment of everyone.  The way he is divided, and because of other life pressures, Richard is very serious and irritable, and occasionally funny.

    And "Tom" is very cheerful and kind, with occasional seriousness. It is the little bit of seriousness revealed inadvertently that completely exposes the pride and expectations in his heart. This is not his philosophy of life, but he has such a daughter, he will  Became a proud father.

    Richard longs for Oliver to succeed; Bethany's success makes Tom hope that she will be more successful. This is the difference between the two.  The same thing is that both Hanks and Fess played a father vividly. They did not overshadow the glory of other actors, but brought the group into play. They are both the best actors.

    This pride is also reflected in Sheri, Noah and Timna, and the whole family is immersed in the joy of winning the championship.  When Uncle Ben told them that a professional surfer management company was going to sign a contract to sponsor Bethany and Alana, they, the Blanchard family, and Bethany came over, and everyone was pleasantly surprised.

    The two girls were so excited that they jumped and shouted to become professional players!

    Are you interested?

    "Yes, yes, yes!" They cheered repeatedly, and both families were overjoyed.

    The audience who were invested in the story outside the screen were also happy. At this time, the camera turned away. The close-up view on the right side of the frame was the side profile of the black-haired girl who won third place. She was holding a surfboard and looking expressionlessly at the distant view.  Bethenny and others, the large depth of field makes the smiling faces of everyone and the agent very clear.

    It is obvious that no agency is interested in her, and she seems to have no chance of becoming a professional player.

      Guggenheim was immediately interested. Is this girl actually his opponent?  In a reverse shot on the screen, Bethenny, who was laughing happily in the close shot, saw the black-haired girl in the distance. Her smile changed slightly, and she noticed that only the first two were sponsored.

    It¡¯s not like building a rival¡­

    "Hey, Ashley!"

    In the parking lot by the beach on the screen, the black-haired girl Ashley is leaving. Bethany's call is heard in the voiceover, and Ashley looks back.  Over-the-shoulder shot, Bethenny runs over, "Can we talk?" Ashley asked doubtfully, "What to talk about?"

    During the switching between single shots, Bethany talked to Ashley about the game just now. She revealed the winning secret she got from her father, gave her own suggestions, and finally made an invitation: "I usually and  Alanna is being trained by our parents, why don¡¯t you join us?¡±

    Ashley was touched by her sincerity and enthusiasm, and her previously cold face showed a smile, "No, thank you, I have other training arrangements."

    "That's okay." Bethany nodded and smiled: "We will compete next time in the competition."

    "Well, I won't let you." Ashley said with a smile.

    "Neither can I."

    In the only two-person shot from the side during this conversation, Bethany on the left stretched out her left hand, and Ashley on the right stretched out her right hand while holding the surfboard in her left hand. The two smiled and clap their hands and became friends!

    Guggenheim took a breath of air. The ordinary audience didn't know what this meant, but he did.

    Ashley is not a bad guy rival, maybe a rival friend, but this is a friend.  Bethenny will have no rival in this story!  Ye Wei declared this in the most high-profile and clear way.

    The emotional effects of friend-like opponents and rival-like friends are different. Why do the protagonists always have rivals?  Because this is the most original story, people always have opponents, in school, work, life, etc. Everyone has opponents, wins and losses.

    When the seemingly strongest villain confronts the protagonist with a mocking face of "You are trash, let's see how I deal with you", this will produce the most primitive, simplest and easiest emotional resonance. Who is this hateful guy?  Onion?  Regardless of whether they agree with the protagonist or not, the audience will side with the protagonist because they agree with one thing. Get rid of the villain quickly and stop letting him be arrogant.

    Although the opponent may not necessarily be a typical villain or evil person, nor may he be hateful, he must be opposed to the protagonist, which is why there is conflict.

    ??Is Bethany¡¯s opponent herself?  This is what makes Guggenheim even more surprised. Disaster is not his opponent; he is not his opponent, and he should not be

    The reason is still emotional resonance. Although the inner world of any character who is trapped in self-struggle must be struggling and tangled, if there is no clear confrontational force in the external world, this kind of protagonist is easy to be annoying, because no personal problem is universal.

    When the protagonist's problems are to be blamed on himself and the protagonist is in pain, some viewers will feel the same way; some viewers are not only not in pain but also feel that the protagonist is pretentious, because they do not necessarily have such emotional memories and bonds. They do not understand it and cannot experience it.  An emotional journey.

    So it¡¯s better to create a villain who provides external resistance, a taunt that everyone can resonate with emotionally.

    But there are no absolutes in everything, not just because few stories have universal properties about personal problems, but also because it is too difficult to portray such protagonists anyway.

    Is Bethany¡¯s story universal?  After a few thoughts, Guggenheim suddenly woke up. Can she blame herself for the broken arm?  It's an absolutely unfair encounter, it's a universal audience emotional connection, and Bethany will be in pain not just internally, but with external forces fighting against her body.

    However, it is still too difficult for the audience to follow Bethany all the way. Can there be enough dramatic conflict and tension if you are your own opponent?  Think of the long second act¡­

    Can Ye Wei do it?  Guggenheim looked at Bethenny's left hand on the screen, and suddenly asked her how she felt at the moment, that isshe is a good girl like an angel.

    Bethany is so nice!

    In the quiet screening room, many viewers shared this sentiment. He is kind, enthusiastic, considerate of others, and has a warm and sweet smile. He is truly a good child of God.  But at the same time, the uneasy undercurrent is getting stronger and stronger, and it is welling up in my heart. It seems that the more I like Bethany, the more worried I feel for her.

    As a die-hard viy fan, even though last week's "Carrie" was a huge disappointment, Claire came to the theater to watch SS as soon as possible. When she saw this scene, her heart ached, as if she had become the shark's accomplice.

    "Haha!" In the hotel suite, Gia suddenly laughed, Jennifer and AliSika glanced at her, with an expression like "Is this all a joke?" It was difficult for Gia and them to explain that "Amanda Ashley" was a fictional character. It was not called this in the script at first, and it was filmed on the set.  Suddenly, his name was changed and it was revealed to be Anastasia Ashley.

    ¡°Maybe that guy was doing it for fun and to pick up girls, and it was okay at the time. Now will Lily understand it after seeing it?  Someone is in trouble, hahaha!
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