Screenwriting Tricks for Authors

Screenwriting Tricks for Authors

What Makes a Great Villain? — & DIE HARD Sequence 2

Screenwriting Tricks for Authors

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Alexandra Sokoloff
Jan 18, 2025
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Continuing our discussion on Villains and Antagonists in general, and Die Hard in particular!

Sequence 1 of Die Hard was quite a bit about setting up the iconic protagonist, John McLean. Sequence 2 is largely about setting up the possibly even more iconic villain: the inimitable Hans Gruber, and his TEAM of henchmen.

In my breakdown I’m pointing out what …

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