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Oops is right about the mother-son angle! However, in my defense that may have happened because the logline lacks the meat of the story and what makes it a true family conflict.
>> why he would spin her return as miraculous.
Along with the abomination comment, this conflict of miracle vs monster or whatever can be sharper. That the family needs anyone to say it's a miracle is odd. Or if they're extreme Christians, perhaps the concern is more about personal taste as such characters are overplayed right now.
>> a conflict of interest
That's before she dies. When she returns, what exactly is the religious issue for him?? At this moment, I can picture? the broadstrokes of a story where a? non-religious family deals with Mom's resurrection and bloodlust (including? one keeping secrets, at least temporarily, from the rest). Where it gets fuzzy is the Christian part.
Taking the logline at face value, it says the grief counselor's objective goal is to hide the truth about his mother.? How exciting is that going to be, to watch someone hide the truth for the duration of the film?
And hiding the truth is not a proactive effort for a protagonist to engage in.? ?It seems me that hiding the truth is a temporary plot strategy,? not a plot goal.? ?It's a means to an end, that end being to buy him time to proactively figure out what to do about her blood lust.? ?Which is?
Taking the logline at face value, it says the grief counselor's objective goal is to hide the truth about his mother.? How exciting is that going to be, to watch someone hide the truth for the duration of the film?
And hiding the truth is not a proactive effort for a protagonist to engage in.? ?It seems me that hiding the truth is a temporary plot strategy,? not a plot goal.? ?It's a means to an end, that end being to buy him time to proactively figure out what to do about her blood lust.? ?Which is?