They say that every scar has a story, and they're right. When you injure yourself, you have to hope there's a fun legend that goes along with the wound. Trust me, you're talking to a guy who got his finger run over by an ice skate, punched someone in the braces, and recently skinned both his knees. Scars hurt, but when you can tell a story about them, they reveal something about you and your past. We see great writers can develop characters this way, and build arcs from there. The same goes for your characters. So this begs the question, does your character have any scars? And if so, what can they reveal about them? Today we're going to go over some characters with scars and show you how you can use these physical ailments to build character. How Do Great Writers Use Scars to Reveal Character? Look, you came for the Joker in The Dark Knight, so why not deliver up top? "You wanna know how I got these scars?" Those lines became a real subversion of all the lessons you're about to learn. For Joker, the scars are always being explained to create a backstory that's a lie. He's an enigma of a man. Always playing us for fools and always trying to pull at the heartstrings. Joker's origins have been theorized—is he a soldier back from Afghanistan trying to tear down Gotham? Is he a mafia member who lost his mind? We'll never know. Sometimes...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Wednesday, 28 August