In this video, Cody and Erik welcome Sheila Jackson (prose writer and TV producer) to discuss Parasite. They talk about how film avoids coming across as preachy, creates a surprising plot, and makes its characters seem intelligent and three-dimensional.

[Parasite] What Is the Secret to Parasite’s Intelligent Characters? (feat. Sheila Jackson)

Storytelling Deconstructed is the premier podcast on storytelling theory. Each episode, Cody and Erik analyze a different movie, TV show, or book. They discuss why and how it works when it does, and when it doesn’t, they try to use their knowledge in order to fix it, all toward deriving a comprehensive compendium of the timeless principles of storytelling.

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[Parasite] What Is the Secret to Parasite’s Intelligent Characters? (feat. Sheila Jackson)

[Parasite] What Is the Secret to Parasite’s Intelligent Characters? (feat. Sheila Jackson)