How to write Internal Conflict for your characters

Giving your protagonist an internal conflict doubles the drama!

This visualized excerpt from "Right Brain Writing: Creative Shortcuts for Wordsmiths" includes clips (for illustrative purposes) from these films:

The Goodbye Girl (1977, Warner Bros.)
Places in the Heart (1984, Tri-Star Pictures)
The Dilemma (2011, Universal Pictures)
Waiting (2005, Lionsgate)
Manchester by the Sea (2016, Amazon/Roadside)
The Bedroom Window (1987, De Laurentiis Entertainment)
Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life (1983, Universal)
Father Stu (2022, Sony Pictures)
Passengers (2016, Sony Pictures)
The Emperor’s New Groove (2000, Walt Disney Pictures)
The Girl on the Train (2016, Universal)
Amadeus (1984, Orion Pictures)
National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983, Warner Bros.)
Idle Hands (1999, Columbia Pictures)
A Man Called Otto (2022, Sony Pictures)
Gran Torino (2008, Warner Bros.)
Fall (2022, Lionsgate)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, Paramount Pictures)
As Good As It Gets (1997, Sony Pictures)
Groundhog Day (1993, Columbia Pictures)
Superman (1978, Columbia Pictures)
Superman II (1980, Columbia Pictures)
Anthony Reviews! (YouTube)
Hacksaw Ridge (2016, Lionsgate)
Forrest Gump (1994, Paramount Pictures)
Good Will Hunting (1997, Miramax Films)
Hereafter (2010, Warner Bros.)
The Big White (2005, Capitol Films)