Character Transformation

   

         I believe, that without universal character transformation, a story cannot be successful. There are countless stories where this is proven; like almost any action or horror movie with a female character. A more specific example would be of Mia Toretto from the The Fast and the Furious franchise. In the fifth movie, her main role seems to be having a reason for the three of them to stay together in Rio de Janeiro and providing the others with non-pertinent information. Now, I realize this is a movie geared toward young males, who don't really care about too much character development, but if you care, even a little, it's really hard to watch and enjoy the story. 
         Unfortunately, it seems that if you're going to have badly developed characters, the women are always the ones that suffer. If you took Mia out of the story, it wouldn't effect it. She's pretty much useless; just another reason to make the men feel more useful and manly. 
      Having characters -- especially ones who are supposed to be important to someone vital -- who are not properly developed or have no transformation, is dumb. It ultimately makes the main characters seem lacking. How are they supposed to be smart and able-bodied when the company they keep can't do or say anything useful? Having two-dimensional characters that are supposed to have a some sort of importance, ends up taking away from the story in the end. 
      Without character transformation or development, especially in women characters, the story can seem lackluster. It can easily make or break your production.



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