How to Write and Develop Character Relationships (Writing Advice)

Learn how to write Character Relationships--with examples from Star Wars and Good Will Hunting.

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[ISFSProductions]

I enjoy the friendship arc that Legolas and Gimli have in Lord of the Rings. They go from barely tolerating each other to being ready to die side by side as friends.

[TheEmeraldSword]

My book literally focuses on a couple trying to rekindle their failing marriage before they get divorced. This video could not be more relevant.

[kingdomcuts]

I love it when Sherlock Holmes challenges Watson to use his method of deduction. It also means Holmes believes Watson is capable of more, than perhaps he realizes and urges the doctor to adapt his logic. Watson also brings out the best of Holmes and keeps him "in check" so to say.

[lilaclaza]

This came at the perfect time. I just decided to stop imagining my novel and start writing it. The novel is heavily focused on the relationships between the characters, so this will be a great help. Thank you, Brandon!

[berry]

Woody and Buzz (Toy Story)
Remy and Linguini (Ratatouille)
Genie, Aladdin, and Magic Carpet
Dr. Strange and his cloak/cape

I specifically love how in tune Strange is with his cloak. The cloak chose him as its master and its always willing to protect Strange from harm or aid him in battle. The filmmakers said the cloak was inspired by the magic carpet.

[doormatt]

Good Will Hunting is one of my favorite movies of all time. It's truly a masterpiece. I always felt that way even when I first saw it many years ago, but when I rewatched it a couple years ago as a parent and a pediatrician, the movie hits in an entirely different way. The fact that it can has so many angles it can hit you shows how truly great the movie is.

[RamGershon]

My favorite character and relationships? Will Hunting. Excellent choice to examine. My favorite movie

[celeighharris]

Harvey Specter and Mike Ross have a great 'chosen brother' relationship and it's SO well done!

[LordBaktor]

Favorite relationship right now (this changes pretty often): Wall-E and EVE.

[janiefallout]

Raju and Bheem from RRR. They walk the path from strangers through best friends, then enemies, and best friends again. They both have hidden motives and hidden identities, endanger each other, save each other, and change each other. Also there is deep symbolism in each of them and in their actions. And they are something like Supermen. I haven't seen another film in which one of the protagonists hits an enemy with a motorcycle while using it as a club.

[chloemchll]

Gonna take a weird one- Joel and Clementine in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

Part of what I like about this is that we see several different incarnations of the relationship in the movie, including their first relationship together and how it ended badly, the way Joel remembers their relationship between that end and the beginning of his procedure, the way his idealized version of her and he interact as they find a place to hide in his memories, he and Clementine forming a second relationship with no knowledge of the first, and then finally the prospect of what their relationship will be once they both have knowledge that there was a previous relationship that they both independently chose to permanently forget.

[unknownnightmare]

Man.. I don’t think you even realize how MUCH I needed this video. I was literally getting writers block and struggled with this section of my novel. THANK YOUUUU🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️

[JohnnyWordSmith]

Lonesome Dove: Gus and Call
They are so different in personality and outlook but are bound together by their sense of loyalty, shared experiences, and respect for one another’s abilities.

[j.munday]

Seabiscuit has amazing character relationships, especially between Howard and Pollard. They're a son in search of a father and a father who didn't realize he needed a son and to be a father again. They heal each other's hearts. It's a damn good movie, too, if you haven't seen it recently or not at all.

[ludovico]

Favourite characters relationship? So many to choose. Michael and Vito Corleone in The Godfather, Salieri and Mozart in Amadeus. I'd even add, to be original, Don Giovanni and Leporello in Don Giovanni. It genuinely inspired me a hero-sidekick relationship in my own stories.

[florianfussl]

I like the relationship between charackters in John Jakes' north and south trilogy. Its about how friendship can survive the harshest times even if you are on different sides of a conflict. AND about how you can be on the same side of the conflict and antagonistic whatsoever

[anon_y_mousse]

I think my favorite is the one you hinted at but didn't fully talk about, and that's between Harry Potter and Severus Snape. The whole series you're being led to believe a total lie that in the end is completely reversed. A character you hate through the whole series completely redeems himself. How it ended with him naming one of his children after him was especially touching.

[gravelycritical]

You always deliver such easy to digest tips. I'm repeatedly leaving your videos with newfound motivation.
I want to use these tips in my next project. Thanks again, mate, and keep up the great work!

[JanstonCordell]

If you have more to say about the concept of false enemies, I'd be very interested in watching a video on the subject.

[WriterBrandonMcNulty]

What's your favorite character relationship from a story? Let us know!