Well, then, in that case, here’s the story form I came up with. I’m posting it just to see how close I got to matching the maestro, @jhay.
Overall Story Synopsis:
DRIVER: Decision
LIMIT: Optionlock
OUTCOME: Success
JUDGMENT: Bad
DOMAIN: Activity
CONCERN: Obtaining
ISSUE: Approach vs. Attitude
PROBLEM: Feeling
SOLUTION: Logic
SYMPTOM: Consider
RESPONSE: Reconsider
CATALYST: Morality
INHIBITOR: Commitment
BENCHMARK: Gathering Information
SIGNPOST 1: Understanding
SIGNPOST 2: Obtaining
SIGNPOST 3: Gathering Information
SIGNPOST 4: Doing
GOAL: Obtaining
CONSEQUENCE: Changing One’s Nature
COST: The Future
DIVIDEND: Innermost Desires
REQUIREMENT: Gathering Information
PREREQUISITE: Conceiving an Idea
PRECONDITION: The Present
FOREWARNINGS: Contemplation
MAIN CHARACTER THROUGHLINE: Thanos
Main Character Synopsis:
MC RESOLVE: Change
MC GROWTH: Start
MC APPROACH: Be-er
MC PROBLEM-SOLVING STYLE: Holistic
DOMAIN: Fixed Attitude
CONCERN: Innermost Desires
ISSUE: Hope vs. Dream
PROBLEM: Feeling
SOLUTION: Logic
SYMPTOM: Control
RESPONSE: Uncontrolled
UNIQUE ABILITY: Dream
CRITICAL FLAW: Delay
BENCHMARK: Contemplation
SIGNPOST 1: Memories
SIGNPOST 2: Impulsive Responses
SIGNPOST 3: Innermost Desires
SIGNPOST 4: Contemplation
INFLUENCE CHARACTER THROUGHLINE: Thor, Gamora, and probably others
Influence Character Synopsis:
IC RESOLVE: Steadfast
DOMAIN: Situation
CONCERN: The Future
ISSUE: Delay vs. Choice
PROBLEM: Disbelief
SOLUTION: Faith
SYMPTOM: Consider
RESPONSE: Reconsider
UNIQUE ABILITY: Choice
CRITICAL FLAW: Hope
BENCHMARK: The Present
SIGNPOST 1: The Past
SIGNPOST 2: How Things are Changing
SIGNPOST 3: The Future
SIGNPOST 4: The Present
RELATIONSHIP THROUGHLINE: The Relationship (this raises a question for me. Thor and Thanos share no screen time until the very end and Thanos experiences nothing from Thor even indirectly until the very end, so can they have an RS? Maybe Thor isn’t an IC.)
Relationship Story Synopsis:
DOMAIN: Manipulation
CONCERN: Changing One’s Nature
ISSUE: Rationalization vs. Obligation
PROBLEM: Oppose
SOLUTION: Support
SYMPTOM: Consider
RESPONSE: Reconsider
CATALYST: Responsibility
INHIBITOR: Self Interest
BENCHMARK: Conceiving an Idea
SIGNPOST 1: Developing a Plan
SIGNPOST 2: Playing a Role
SIGNPOST 3: Changing One’s Nature
SIGNPOST 4: Conceiving an Idea