Interesting obstacles:
Stakes for everyone:
What makes the character complex?
Jimmy is in an average sweet-toothed seven year-old in Bellevue, Washington. He has recently been getting into lots of trouble due to his eating habits in which he chooses to eat his dessert after his dinner. The antagonist in my screenplay are the parents, who have total control over what their child does. While Jimmy might not think it is fair for them to get mad at him and force him to eat dinner before dessert, he has no choice and no power to do anything about it. The primary stakes for Jimmy is his justice and freedom of choice while the main stake for the parents is that they want their child to grow up healthy, even if it means scolding Jimmy.
The thing that makes Jimmy a complex character is that he is so young yet able to recognize the unfairness that has been bestowed upon him and other kids his age. He is an elementary school kid who tries to defy his parents and seeks justice in making his own decisions. The movie is set in a normal familial household with a child, two parents, and possibly an older sibling who has more authority simply because he/she is older. The major revelation in this story is that Jimmy comes to an agreement with his family that he is allowed to eat his dessert first so long as he eats his entire dinner.
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