Conflict and Scene

Conflict

Conflict noun - A lack of agreement or harmony.

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Scene and conflict are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scene" instead a noun "Conflict".

Nearby Words: conflicting, conflicted

Scene noun - The place and time in which the action for a portion of a dramatic work (as a movie) is set.

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Conflict and scene are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Conflict" instead a noun "Scene".

Nearby Words: scenery, scenic

emotional	emotional conflict	emotional scene
long	long conflict	long scene
particular	particular conflict	particular scene
similar	similar conflict	similar scene
Other adjectives: original, single, actual, entire, big, great, serious, little, new, major, dramatic, next, last, previous.

Slice of Life: There really is no "story" in the traditional scene, with a conflict, rising action, and a climax.

Source: Film / Splendor in the Grass
The function of the scene is to build tension by establishing personal conflict between the two, not just mission-based conflict.

Source: Non-Violent Initial Confrontation
All the other villains inevitably go for some kind of flashy fight scene... but he mostly just sets a bunch of curses and traps well in advance of any potential conflict.

Source: Boring But Practical / Other Media

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