Charlie and the Box

Charlie made a movie.

Not surprising – since he and I talk storytelling a lot – it has all of the components of a well crafted story:

A clear, identifiable locationA protagonist facing a considerable obstacleAbsence of unnecessary, self serving, storying-killing discourseA lean, clean plotSuspenseHumorA dash of cognitive dissonanceA singular moment at the end of the story that says it allOperantly metaphorical

I’ve only watched it about 100 times.

Granted, I love the actor more than most.