Britt - Elmore, who had a background in theater —
particularly dramaturgy, the study of theater and its history — was a great fit for the job, even though she had no formal education experience.
Awkward
dramaturgy like this is often a hidden (dare I say, phantom) cause of audience dissatisfaction with stories and motion pictures,
particularly in narrative modes like fantasy and adventure, where the archetypal structures are so well - worn and unconsciously familiar.