Might be a bit heady but Aaron Sorkin said he likes to write plays that have opposing ideas as conflict. I'm writing a screenplay (western) that might oppose law vs chaos. Those ideas seem big enough, maybe too big. In particular, a good man vs a lawless man. A cop vs a villain, but in a more primal sense.
No problem here I actually saw a Youtube video recently that contrasted Batman Begins against Batman v Superman along those lines: In Batman Begins Batman uses fear as a weapon against criminals altruistically Ra's al Ghul uses fear as a weapon against innocents "altruistically" Scarecrow uses fear as a weapon against criminals selfishly Don Falcone uses fear as a weapon against innocents selfishly In Batman v Superman Batman believes that he is the only person allowed to use force and power against others Superman believes that he is the only person allowed to use force and power against others Lex Luthor believes that he is the only person allowed to use force and power against others Not surprisingly, Batman Begins is a far more popular movie than Batman v Superman Not if you come up with a story about what this conflict looks like on the small scale And it sounds like you already did Best of luck!
I had a whole treatise about this that I had to stop myself from writing ... Now I'm wondering why it was so important to me not to
no, but you wouldn't want to live in a lawless land. Unless you had super powers. But I'll stop with philosophical stuff.
Perfect example!! Yes Ras was a great villain and that's why! His idea is compelling, and makes the viewer think, hmm, maybe he is right! That's exactly what I'm going for.
You could also say that any place good enough to live in doesn't need laws Especially if you're The Doctor "Good men don't need rules. Today is not the day to find out why I have so many." Anyway, this is why I love Dungeons&Dragons Alignment so much: Law/Chaos and Good/Evil are entirely separate, and you can have a story about Lawful Good versus Chaotic Evil (which you seem to prefer) or you can have a story about Chaotic Good versus Lawful Evil (which I tend to prefer). Or something more complicated Spoiler: The three sides in my Doctor Who story are: First Antagonists: Lawful Evil Second Antagonists: Lawful Good Protagonists: Lawful Good, Neutral Good, Chaotic Good, Chaotic Evil
