The “Save the Cat” series of books on screenwriting says that’s an essential part of such movies—that the monster only gets to invade because someone’s moral failing lets it in.
I’m not fond of their attitude—that there are only about a dozen possible plots for movies—but there certainly are a lot of movies that conform to them.
The “Save the Cat” series of books on screenwriting says that’s an essential part of such movies—that the monster only gets to invade because someone’s moral failing lets it in.
I’m not fond of their attitude—that there are only about a dozen possible plots for movies—but there certainly are a lot of movies that conform to them.