The Supers
The inept leader of a group of real-life superheroes discovers the true costs of heroism after a rogue member crosses a brutal crime boss.
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An inept “leader” ?? That’s fairly hard to get past, almost an oxymoron. I’ll have to come back to this one.
Thanks, Jeremy. I also considered, “The bumbling leader,” or “The charming but inept leader…” I went with “The inept leader…” thinking most people would read the whole thing and correctly identify it as a dark comedy-action feature. I also thought a lot of people might identify with working for someone less qualified than themselves – “inept leaders” don’t seem that unusual. But that’s just my .02.
Yeah but…. don’t we identify with super-heroes because they can do what we can’t? They don’t have to put up with incompetent managers and leaders like the rest of us mere schmucks.
Ah, now I see. “Real-life superheroes” actually exist, they are ordinary people who wear costumes like superheroes and fight crime, feed the homeless, and otherwise try to live up to heroic ideals – and do these things with no special superpowers. Most big cities have at least one, often more, there are websites devoted to the concept. Knowing that would affect how you read the logline; I’m not sure how to include that info without getting too wordy.
Ahh, I get it now… Take the gist of this only, it’s 2am and I’m tired…
When a superhero-wannabe crosses a big-time crime lord, he forces his group of like minded vigilantes into a real game of life and death.
That’s pretty good for 2am. It’s a little inaccurate; the leader of the group doesn’t cross the crime lord, a rogue member of his group does.
This sets up the third act, where in order to save his companions, the “inept leader” has to finally become the hero he’s been pretending to be all along.
Still, stuff to work with here. Thanks!
the inept leader? has to finally become the hero he?s been pretending to be all along.
Bingo!
Sounds a lot like “Kick Ass” combined with “Mystery Men”, don’t get me wrong I LOVE THOSE MOVIES but the key to your logline would be the uniqueness of your story.
What haven’t we seen before ??
What separates this and would make a producer // studio want to read it ??
In Kick Ass, Dave even says at the end that he has inspired a new generation of heroes therefor unknowingly assumes the leader position.
Take BTTF (Back To The Future), at the time, time travelling had been done in every way possible. What they did was focus on what story aspects where original. This is why the DeLorean takes a backseat (excuse the humour) and becomes more about Marty having a future to return to. So then it is all about a “what if” scenario.
Using this reference, give the inept leader a goal that isn’t cliche. Instead of a rogue member, what if he crosses the group ?? Like what Shrek has to face in the first film.
Hope this helps 😀
Tor
What makes “Back to the Future” better than most time travel movies is the twist: Marty’s future mother falls in love with him (talk about echoes of Oedipus!) instead of his future father — which means he will never exist in the future-present.