Which Classic Character Did Not Need a Goddamn Childhood Trauma Added To Their Backstory?
It’s Screenwriting 101. When you’re taking a beloved character, who’s lasted decades or even centuries with a simple, streamlined origin, the first thing you do is add something terrible to his or her childhood. Because why would you ever want to preserve the character’s classic simplicity? Lately, we’ve been just drowning in well-known characters who…
