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 Member 1010 Level 12.35 Mar 2006 
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Your philosophies and ideas about character amount in film/series/game.
A friend of mine and myself are in the process of creating a film. We try to experiment as many techniques and angles as possible. In the process of writing story for the film, one interesting subject came up.
Apparently, my friend wants the story to be around at most 5 or 6 characters. His reasoning is not to make the story complicated because he doesn't want to spend more time to develop character. I notice that all he watches in media are mostly sitcom, with, obviously, revolve around the same characters every episode. The one that nearly breaks that horizon is House. I'm different. I love films with many characters. Because I love the complexity of the connection within the characters. It excites me to trace that connection and I feel involved in something big, from many angles. I find if you take away small little elements which make big important elements important, those big elements turn out to be not so important anymore. I love big series like Lost, Prison Break, Gundam Seed, Fullmetal Alchemist, Code Geass, Resident Evil ..etc...; even small series like Basilisk or Last Exile, they are still great for the great story teller based on an impressive amount of characters. What's your idea behind this and why do you like it? Jam it back in, in the dark. 
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Member 1010 Level 12.35 Mar 2006
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I appreciate your inputs. Seems like I miss out on a lot of good movies. I actually saw Days of Being Wild long time ago, and totally loved it. I am thinking if we should make it a series instead of a film. My friend says Watchmen is really confusing while I think it's very deep and well put.
Araes: I believe the connection between the main and supporting characters engage more emotional intact. I absolutely agree with your view on the polar dynamics on films, where the very core of the story is exemplified by the main character. On the other hand, I think character developments on a bigger union relates viewers more on different angles of their lives. One can hate violins, one can hate trombone, but joining together in a symphony to create one common verse or melody while maintaining their own characteristics gives such a beautiful outcome. There's nowhere I can't reach.
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