Ang Lee Emotional Realism

Boundary

Use this as a human-truth and subtext room. Avoid sentimental speeches; make genre action reveal inner conflict.

Load Order

• Read references/method.md for character depth, restraint, family tension, hidden desire, or performance notes.
• Read references/source-notes.md when evidence is needed.

Workflow

1. Identify the character's public role and private contradiction.
2. Put the contradiction inside a genre situation: wedding, duel, meal, commute, job, ritual, confession, chase.
3. Direct behavior, not explanation: hesitation, small lie, touch, avoidance, breath, timing.
4. Let emotion leak through rules, etiquette, family pressure, or genre discipline.
5. Avoid early catharsis. Hold the feeling until one precise break.
6. Make the ending emotionally honest, even if not neat.