To get action you also need a story that will move people into the future: a springboard story.

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You need to know that your story can stand more than one telling and that it is ripe to be extended.

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What are the things you would need to know that would make your story stand out to a reader?

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It goes back to the basics of cinema, telling its story visually so that everything can be understood, whether you need to follow the subtitles or not.

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It is often said that you do not need to travel to the ends of the earth to find a good story.

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Add to this the use of quick time events (QTEs) and a story that feels stretched beyond its natural limits, and you have a franchise that is in serious need of change or, and I hate to say this, retirement.

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