It is your choice as the to explore these underlying meanings or not. I think Raiders of the Lost Ark is a terrific movie, but I don’t see anything more there than what’s on the surface. Lots of excellent, entertaining, emotionally involving, and profitable don’t explore theme at all. In Writing Screenplays That Sell, Michael Hauge comments: Sometimes the Truth can be as simple as the evergreen “the bad guy will destroy the world if he isn’t stopped.” Flat arcs of this type are popular in action stories, and while their thematic elements aren’t as obvious, they’re still viable story forms. But those views may not be deep moral issues. Every flat arc will present a protagonist whose views are opposed to the antagonist-influenced world.
However, this does not necessarily mean all flat arcs will demonstrate deep themes. Even should he die now, his cause will continue thanks to the converts he’s made along the way. The protagonist will still be facing overwhelming odds, but he won’t be facing them alone. The other difference is that, in a flat arc, select supporting characters (who are representative of the world around the protagonist) will have reached the point in their change arcs where the protagonist’s Truth will have convinced them to reject the Lie.
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