The document outlines the distinction between character-driven and plot-driven movies, noting that character-driven films focus on internal character conflicts and changes, while plot-driven movies prioritize external conflicts and story development. Jamal Daniel, the chairman of Crest Investment Company, also founded Levantine Films, which produces character-driven films like 'Hidden Figures.' The differences in focus lead to varying character complexities and narrative structures in each film type.

1. CHARACTER-DRIVEN VS. PLOT-
DRIVEN MOVIES
Jamal Daniel

2. INTRODUCTION
 Jamal Daniel serves as the chairman of Crest Investment Company, an
investment management firm located in Houston, Texas. Additionally,
Jamal Daniel founded the New York-based production company
Levantine Films, which focuses on developing character-driven films like
2016's Hidden Figures.
Generally, movies can be defined as either character-driven or plot-
driven. Character-driven movies, as the name implies, are focused on
internal changes or conflict taking place within the characters, who are
typically complicated personalities with features that are exposed as the
story develops. The audience considers the personality, attitude, and
decisions of the characters and how the internal changes they
experience shape the story’s outcome.
By comparison, movies that are plot-driven emphasize the story itself,
which develops through plot twists, action scenes, and external conflict.
Characters in a plot-driven movie are often forced into situations
requiring quick decisions, which in turn place character development
second to the rapidly developing story.