I've found that many screenwriters never take into consideration character's having both a Want and a Need. So I put together this quick video explaining the difference using Lord of the Rings, The Matrix, and Toy Story. Hope it helps! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zci-54NbeMo
Your Stage : The Importance of Want vs. Need in Screenwriting by Daniel Whidden
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Very interesting. Thank you!
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NAILED IT!
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Daniel - very true that few writers address a character's wants or needs and even fewer delve deeper into the physiological vs moral want/need of every major character; not just the hero.
slick video but it's all theory and nothing to do with filmmaking. Goldsman wrote most of Transformers franchise. His Oscar suggests he knows what he is doing.