10 Films That Make You Invested in The Protagonist’s Goal

In 9/10 cases the protagonist is the driving force of a successful film narrative. We invest in their story because we identify with their goal and become invested in it; but some goals are more easily conveyed than others. Convincing an audience to root for a character fighting an evil alien race is easy. We want the aliens to be defeated, and the protagonist is the means by which this will happen, so we invest in them. But what if

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