Is it always about a perfect script?

Saw a Kannada film Mungaru Malle last night, recommended by a close friend.

Sometimes begin to wonder the magic of storytelling doesnt lie in mastering the craft, nor understanding character, plot, conflict, three act structure, dialogues, subtext, or theme.

It is independent of the genre, the premise and the theme. It does not need a mentor or a guide or a doctor.

I have come to believe in recent times that stories which work on and off screen are the ones which manage to touch you. The ones which strike a chord in your heart. And this even a weak script, or a flawed character and plot structure can do.

By the end of the film if you begin to feel for the characters, then it has been a sincere effort.

That is the beauty of storytelling. Its not what is right and wrong, what works and doesnt work, what needs to be repaired and what cant be repaired.

Its about how simply you can say it, how well you can hook the reader / the viewer and let them share the same emotions and feelings which you shared while writing the script.

If we as writers manage to do that, then our job is done. Doesnt matter if it is flawed then..