Watch: How writers get heroine agency wrong | Studying DC | FMM Ep. 28
What makes a female character strong? A gun? A cigarette? A few swear words? Or does real strength come from agency — having desires, making choices and driving the story? In FMM 28, we look at Arun Madheswaran’s DC, Wamiqa Gabbi’s Chandra, and films like Badlands, Bonnie and Clyde, True Romance and Natural Born Killers to understand the difference between writing a badass woman and writing a woman with agency.
Plus, a simple screenwriting exercise: DELETE THE HERO.
What does she want when he isn’t around?
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