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(First revision) When townsfolk reject an attention-craving man by magically transforming him into a ghost, he must seek the help of other rejected ghosts in order to find a way to break the curse before it becomes permanent.
Scott: Suggestion: go Kafkaesque with your premise. In Franz Kafka's "The Trial", Joseph K. is arrested and put on a trial.? But he doesn't why, what he is accused of doing, what he is supposed to be guilty.? And no one will tell him even as he's found guilty and sentenced to death. So have a modernRead more
Scott:
Suggestion: go Kafkaesque with your premise. In Franz Kafka’s “The Trial”, Joseph K. is arrested and put on a trial.? But he doesn’t why, what he is accused of doing, what he is supposed to be guilty.? And no one will tell him even as he’s found guilty and sentenced to death.
So have a modern day Joseph K.? He’s popular,? lots of friends on Facebook, followers on Twitter, etc.? Maybe he’s even a celebrity, a social influencer on the internet.? Whatever.
Then the inciting incident:? he wakes up one day to find he has been ghosted.? By the whole world.? No one will respond to him on social media or email; no one reads his Twitters or “likes” anything he posts on Facebook or on Instagram.? No one emails him or responds to emails; no one calls or return his calls.? He doesn’t know why, what he has done wrong, and no one will tell him.
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See lessWhen a deadly plague devastates the small village she’s passing, a cloistered sister, just out of the Abbey, hunts down clues to the seemingly magical affliction in order to discover who created the plague and save the town.
It has elements of The Name of The? Rose and Outbreak, but with a twist of magic - me like.THE_CNI has a point though, perhaps it would be better to make the village her home town. This increases the stakes as her own family will die if she fails.My try:After a deadly plague devastates her parents'Read more
It has elements of The Name of The? Rose and Outbreak, but with a twist of magic – me like.
THE_CNI has a point though, perhaps it would be better to make the village her home town. This increases the stakes as her own family will die if she fails.
My try:
After a deadly plague devastates her parents’ village, a nun in training must leave the Abby and stop the black magic causing the disease.
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I think this is heading in the right direction. Does the protagonist believe that he is the last of his kind? If so, I think that's important. As Richiev highlighted, I think it might be good to specify who or what this protagonist is. I'd consider adding another factor - this girl is lost and she'sRead more
I think this is heading in the right direction.
Does the protagonist believe that he is the last of his kind? If so, I think that’s important.
As Richiev highlighted, I think it might be good to specify who or what this protagonist is.
I’d consider adding another factor – this girl is lost and she’s trying to find her way home too. If this girl appears in the first act of the film and is a big enough character to effectively provide the story for everything else that happens, then she’s going to be there for the duration so I think she needs to have a goal too. It’s a Buddy Love story.
Maybe (and I kinda like this idea) she spreads fear and he spreads joy. She displays the same characteristics as him but is actually a different species and this could say something about the world we live in today. This could be a nice midpoint or Act II climax reveal.
When he finds a lost girl who seems to be one of his species, a lonely elf who believed he was the last of his kind must find a way to get her home in the hope it will lead him to a family he lost centuries ago.?
They’re both looking for family and he has his own selfish motive intertwined with an altruistic one. I think the bit about him “spreading joy to others” is possibly unnecessary… it tells me a little about his character but I’m not sure it does anything to the plot.
What’s the ending? What’s the message?
Excited to see where this goes next.
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