OPINION: Writing a character sacrifice that works

A character sacrifice is a difficult moment to get right. Audiences today are incredibly cine-literate. They’ve seen it all before, and can tell when a film or TV show has used storytelling shortcuts. When It Works Still, like any common trope handled well, a character choosing to die can still be very effective and moving. What was I supposed to do? Just let them die? On a basic level, a character sacrifice has to clearly change something. There needs to be a meaningful

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