When a grumpy dustbin man is knocked down by a truck, his life hangs in a balance. A fashion conscience God tells him to clean up his act. If he wants to come into heaven he needs to shows he’s changed and to get his face on the front of a fashion magazine. As the man wakes up he begins his quest to be the next dirty filthy supermodel.
Dirty Filthy Supermodel. When an untidy grumpy dustbin man is knocked down by a truck, he meets a fashion conscience God at the perly gates. He's given one month to get his face on a fashion magazine to gain entry to heaven or face expulsion to hell.
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The complete opposite of the well worn “looks don’t matter it’s what’s inside that counts” story, the “looks DO matter, as commanded by God!” story 🙂
Although this type of movie usually isn’t my thing, this one intrigues me because the main character is basically forced to learn the wrong lesson.
How does it play out? Does he ultimately reject God, and favor Hell, finding it preferable to heaven? Or is God testing him?
The logline is very well crafted, containing the essential elements, MC, goal, obstacles, stakes, and inner journey (towards superficiality). My only suggestion would be to cut it down, and make it between 25-30 words.
Here’s my crack at it:
When a grumpy garbage man is hit by a truck, a fashion conscious God gives him one month to get his face on a fashion magazine to avoid hell.
Thanks. I like your rewrite, works much better. Ultimately he learns the lesson that what’s inside counts but played against a background of the fashion world hopefully provides some laughs.
I was trying to figure out what God would look like in this situation…maybe more like David Beckham or someone like that! But in all seriousness…it is an intersting concept, and could actually be comical with a real ‘get to the heart’ message. Uplifting.
Intentionally or not this is the first story I have heard of in which man could teach god a lesson. Could god be made into the MC then run the risk of: Deus ex humanun?
Or Humanun ex machine? Depends on the story of course.
It just seems like a really daft concept. I think that should probably be pointed out to avoid long-term heartache. It’s one thing to have a cracking logline & another to have a sellable idea.
Thanks to those with the constructive feedback. I’ve marked your feedback useful.
Looking forward to reading your ‘sellable idea’.