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Let me explain why
Now some people would find that boring, especially because if you try often enough - you’ll get really good at guessing accurately. I want to explain why I enjoy it. This is going to be a shorter post than my others, but it felt important to share my reasoning as I talk about this often with my fellow moviegoers.
I’m willing to bet the majority of you have walked out of a movie before and said, “Well that was good, but it was just like _______.” There’s a reason for that. There are seven story archetypes and virtually every story is a variation of one of those seven, or will combine elements of two or three.
It’s what a creator is able to create stemming from those archetypes that is impressive. It is so interesting and exciting to me to see how creators come up with new ways to reimagine the same archetypal storyline.
I enjoy guessing because I like figuring out the creative process. Like: okay they made this character choice here, and that plot point followed this one, so we’re most likely looking at a hero’s journey so...oh I bet that guy comes back from the dead.
I know some people don’t like seeing the end coming or guessing the plot twist before it happens, but think about the quote pictured above. You know walking into a movie you’re getting one of the same seven stories, why not have fun figuring out how you’ll get there?
(And if you don’t want to, then don’t actively try to guess!)
So let me know:
Do you know what the seven story archetypes are? I specifically didn’t list them so I could ask this question, hah!
Do you like guessing how a film is going to end?
Or, on a scale of 1-10, how much does it bug you when you figure out the ending to a movie?
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