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⏲ TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction
00:33 Lacking emotional truth
03:18 Weak challenges
06:33 No attempt to see them from antagonist's perspective
07:45 Onedimensional
11:30 Not describing through their lens
15:04 Seeing plot as separate from character
17:02 Weak introduction
19:11 Hype without action
21:01 Weak goals
23:27 Doesn't solve the climax

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