A pair of young lovers from rival lobster fishing gangs in Maine must unite their communities in order to defend their territories against the encroaching Canadian lobster mafia.

Beck:

If I understand you rightly what is “inciting” the conflict now is warming ocean waters.? That should certainly factor into the story.? However, if the lobsters are migrating northward because of warming waters, then shouldn’t the dramatic problem be American lobster men poaching in Canadian waters and areas in international waters traditionally claimed and worked by Canadians??? IOW: who really are the designated “bad guys” in this scenario?? If the Canadians are, then what is motivating them to come south?? Seems like? the Americans wold be the group more negatively impacted by warming waters.

Interesting subject matter.? And different — which is what movie producers are always looking for.

I am aware that the lobster men (and women) organize in rival families.? But for the purpose of the logline and plot,? the “Romeo & Juliet” element? is only relevant if? the relationship entails mortal jeopardy to the main characters. Like the star-crossed affair did in Shakespeare’s play because of the feuding families in Verona.??? What’s the worse? thing that could happen to the lovers when? — not if — their love affair becomes public knowledge?

In any event, the plot is not about love — it’s about lobsters.? That’s the “A” story.? The love relationship is the “B” story.? Loglines are about the “A” story, not the “B” story. ? So I suggest that the logline should focus on the lobster war.? A question I have is that since the American lobster folk are keenly aware of the existential threat the Canadian mafia poses, what stands in the way of their organizing to save their jobs and their way of life?? What must they do not just? to”defend their territories” but to win the war?