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A crazed sidekick searching for a new villain sets her sights on a mild-mannered journalist with a powerful secret.
I haven't read through the whole thread, so some of this may have been covered - sorry. Defining the protagonist as "...crazed..." is risky. Most good protagonists are characters people can empathize with, and crazy is not something viewers will easily accept. There are rare exceptions (Joker, AmeriRead more
I haven’t read through the whole thread, so some of this may have been covered – sorry.
Defining the protagonist as “…crazed…” is risky. Most good protagonists are characters people can empathize with, and crazy is not something viewers will easily accept. There are rare exceptions (Joker, American Psycho, A Clock Work Orange, etc…), however, most of these are based on pre-existing IP and usually have a known creative team behind them. It might be best to redefine the protagonist as desperate or aspiring instead.
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I was confused as to how the law gets involved until I read your explanation.? Initially I thought maybe he starts becoming a little too cop-like and ends up becoming too abusive, but, that's not what you meant.? I'd definitely make it clear in the logline how that happens.
I was confused as to how the law gets involved until I read your explanation.? Initially I thought maybe he starts becoming a little too cop-like and ends up becoming too abusive, but, that’s not what you meant.? I’d definitely make it clear in the logline how that happens.
See lessA CSIS agent returns to duty to stop an eco-terrorist leader who’s missing his original face, and his followers who are in possession of the American government’s plans for the next 81 years.
There the problem of suspension of disbelief that goes along with any story. In the case of your story, the reader has to suspend their disbelief that the US government is competent enough to carry out an 81-year plan.
There the problem of suspension of disbelief that goes along with any story.
In the case of your story, the reader has to suspend their disbelief that the US government is competent enough to carry out an 81-year plan.
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