Being a professional screenwriters means that if you want to sell your material, then you have to cater to studios and studios cater to audiences. You want the people who read you scripts to enjoy them. You are the story-teller. It is your words that opens doors to new worlds and lets the audience peak behind the curtain into private lives. You want to present as many sides as you can and let the audience make up their minds.
Many writers underestimate the intelligence of their audience.
They hit them over the heads trying to make their point. That s a question I get asked a lot. It s kind of like the chicken and the egg. While plot moves the story, characters hold your attention. In my mind they have to work hand in hand with each other.