Summary of a
Story
The
basic storyline for my idea is “What If I Never Met You.” Imagine being so in
love with someone and putting so much of yourself into one single person because
you trusted them, because you fell for them, because you love them. Imagine waking up tomorrow morning without that person
you love and rely on with your whole life. I couldn’t do it. When you’ve found
that person, love always seems like
enough. But what if you never met them? Then what would you do? How might you
find a way to get this person back in your life?
Harmatia
The
“tragic flaw” I see for this kind of storyline is the fact of losing someone
you love. I don’t mean losing them from death, but just by seeing what your
life would be like without that one person you rely on so much. For this story,
I would want it to be a flashback, an alternate universe, or a day you live
over and over again until you figure out the root of the “problem” and the
solution. Those stories are always fun for me to watch on screen or read in a
book. I love the mystery of not knowing in the beginning, but finding out in
the end what the true answer is. The ending should be satisfying, not exactly a
happy ending, but satisfying.
Peripeteia
A
“reversal” of the storyline can go very well with the idea of a flashback,
alternate universe, or a repeated day. Stories like those that I described in
the harmatia section often give off an expectation to the audience. With a
reversal or twist in the story, it’s easier to be intrigued. When your
expectation is wrong you immediately want to come up with another ending of the
story which you think is right. This process could keep happening until the
ending really does happen and you are saying to yourself, “Wow! I did not see
that coming!” Those stories are always a hit. When the audience is pleased with
something they did not think they would be, it is a win-win situation for
everyone.
Anagnorisis
The
“discovery” or “recognition” of the story is what happens at the end. Though I’ve
only come up with the idea of this fictitious story, I don’t know what the
ending would be. I guess it would be the satisfying ending of that person knowing
exactly why the love of their life is actually in their life and that person
would be glad to know this instead of questioning it. In addition, after these
stories endings are revealed not only does the character have a new,
open-minded perspective, but so does the audience. After a feel-good movie, everyone
walks away with some new feelings of maybe hope, happiness, love, etc. I like
knowing this type of story would allow the audience to have a new perspective
on things and I would imagine this perspective to be positive and inspiring.
