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"An ordinary young man, is physiologically transmuted by an unimaginable energy that predates history and is irrevocably forced to become humankind?s sole savior when a diabolical alien race, seeking that power wants to blow up the Earth."
>>unimaginable energy Unimaginable? So... I'm supposed to buy a premise that leaves my mind blank, nothing specific to work with? What fills that blank space in my mind is... the Force. What is so unique, so special about this "unimaginable energy" that differentiates it from the Force?
>>unimaginable energy
Unimaginable? So… I’m supposed to buy a premise that leaves my mind blank, nothing specific to work with?
What fills that blank space in my mind is… the Force. What is so unique, so special about this “unimaginable energy” that differentiates it from the Force?
See lessWhen a schizophrenic man is released from a futuristic mental institution, specializing in curing your inner ?demons?, learns that he is being hunted by an assassin, he must rely on his fragmented memories to survive.
What Nir Shelter says. To merely "survive" is not good enough. Every protagonist in every movie wants to survive. More than merely survive, the protagonist MUST need to do something, achieve some specific goal that will ensure his survival -- and defeat the antagonist. What must the man do in this sRead more
What Nir Shelter says. To merely “survive” is not good enough. Every protagonist in every movie wants to survive. More than merely survive, the protagonist MUST need to do something, achieve some specific goal that will ensure his survival — and defeat the antagonist.
What must the man do in this story?
See lessIn a future where criminals are punished with instant aging, when a young ex-convict -turned 70- learns about a place where his youth can be restored, he has a week to find it before the process becomes irreversible.
FFF The more I think about it, the more I think your concept has legs. Yes, he can be a character the audience will root for, especially if the murder wasn't pre-meditated. That is, it was an act of impulsive passion. For all the benefits of being young, impulsiveness is one of the liabilities. ButRead more
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The more I think about it, the more I think your concept has legs. Yes, he can be a character the audience will root for, especially if the murder wasn’t pre-meditated. That is, it was an act of impulsive passion. For all the benefits of being young, impulsiveness is one of the liabilities.
But if he’s thrown out into the world, pre-aged to, say, 63, then it would follow that cognitively he would also be more mature, willing to take responsibility and do whatever needs to be done to reform his ways.
>> as you don?t see many action films with a 60 year-old protagonist.?
A] Which makes it more of a novel concept, does it not?
See lessB] Deal with the audience demographic issue by matching the pre-aged protagonist up with his still youthful girlfriend. The only one who still believes in him as a redeemable man. She is his character witness (in relation to the audience) and his ally. He must find her to help him locate the source of the cure. His objective goal is to reverse the process. His subjective goal is to redeem himself. It’s a redemption story.