Thread:JoxFox2109/@comment-4708882-20190306105752/@comment-29414935-20190416204422

We talked about, that it's better to let a character suffer to let the audience feel more sympathy for them, remember? I know think, that is what every good story needs. Because we feel for our beloved characters and don't want to see them like that, and that is what made us suffer with them and being more in the story. I mean it doesn't matter if a character suffers more or less, but at least suffer of something. It also depends on the story type and how you detailed and brutal you can portray physically suffer and injuries. But you always can make them suffer more mentally, and I think that is even worse than suffering physically. Pain is not constantly but mental suffer mostly is and have an much bigger impact on individuals.

I often had the feeling to spare my female characters for much pain and injuries, because it feels more brutal on them. But then I thought, it would be not logical if they are self fighters who always face danger. So then, the audience wouldn't feel that they are ever going to be hurt by something and that they are never really in danger. Some people are even annoyed by that, if a female character is so strong and never got hit or something back. I can understand that and are self annoyed by something if I see that in a movie or series. So I changed that and will change that where I don't have done it already. That was a big thing around my wolf lady, because she was one of my favourite characters of myself. But then I thought she needs to be hurt or injured a little bit but mostly mentally, because that's much more impactful and sympathic. Even for me, that I feel bad for her and that's a good sign.