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When a talented teenage pianist wins a scholarship to Julliard, he must convince his parents, outlaw militant radicals, to let him come out of hiding and join the normal world.
It's established in Act 1 of the movie, that he has a practice board and that his mother taught him the piano.??? Every time they move, they assume a new identities and blend into the local community.? The protagonist and his brother attend public schools. (The movie is set in the 80's when homeschoRead more
It’s established in Act 1 of the movie, that he has a practice board and that his mother taught him the piano.??? Every time they move, they assume a new identities and blend into the local community.? The protagonist and his brother attend public schools. (The movie is set in the 80’s when homeschooling was not a popular option.? In fact, at that time, it was still wasn’t legal in most states.)
The fictional world of the movie, that? his parents were militant activists in the 60’s resonated with the zeitgeist of the 80’s, when militant activists of the 60’s were mellowing out as they entered middle age, had families, bought property;? they wanted to live normal lives.? But there were still some –like the protagonist’s parents– who were still true believers in their radical ideas and who had to hide out because of lawless deeds for which they could still be arrested and go to prison.
See lessA young pyromaniac makes friends with a group of self-avowed Satanists. Things go wrong when one of her new friends tries to exploit her fire-starting tendencies for their own goal.
When a rehabilitated pyromaniac finds acceptance in a group of satanists with a manipulative but charismatic leader, she must prove her worth by burning down the Notre Dame."burn a church" because it's a [pyromaniac + satanists] plot. Make the church as big and important as possible. Raise the stakeRead more
“burn a church” because it’s a [pyromaniac + satanists] plot. Make the church as big and important as possible. Raise the stakes.
“prove her worth” to the cult’s leader, a mother/father figure. This will create an inner conflict and a journey. She thinks she must prove her worth to her new family, by doing as they say, but she knows it’s wrong.
“rehabilitated” because it implies backstory, addiction, relapse, weakness, but also an effort to get better.
“find acceptance in a new family” because it implies rejection from her own family. I always find it interesting as a backstory. In Boogie Nights, Dirk Diggler gets rejected by his mum, but he finds a new family in the porn industry.
“manipulative” or “obsessive” because it implied that the leader considers their cause more important than the relationship with the protagonist?they will use her.
The leader can be male or female, depending on the dynamics you want to give. She will be a mother figure or he will be a father figure?this will blend with the protagonist’s backstory wound.
I don’t know if this is the story you want to tell, but I am totally hooked.
See lessAfter discovering his new and only friend?s family relies heavily on government handouts, a sheltered teenager struggles against his privileged upbringing and his parent?s ideals to maintain this relationship.
Hi Mike,Pretty solid logline. Nice work. My only input would be to think about giving your protagonist a bigger obstacle in life, something the audience would feel more sympathy for other than the issues caused by a privileged upbringing. I chose stutter below, as maybe the new friend helps him contRead more
Hi Mike,
Pretty solid logline. Nice work. My only input would be to think about giving your protagonist a bigger obstacle in life, something the audience would feel more sympathy for other than the issues caused by a privileged upbringing. I chose stutter below, as maybe the new friend helps him control that but you could be any impediment. This logline is a bit to long and wordy but you get the idea. Any just a thought.
“A social outcast because of his stutter, a teenager discovers his first real friend’s family relies heavily on government handouts and desperately struggles to maintain the friendship as his privileged upbringing and parents ideals threaten to destroy it.”
Johnny
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