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On the run from a determined street enforcer, a young Londoner will do anything and everything to avoid capture but the enforcer has pledged to kill himself in the event of failure.
Is the enforcer's vow voluntary or compelled? It's not exactly a vow - it's a personal honour code and it's voluntary - offered without solicitation. The enforcer is a total professional but he has a very peculiar modus operandi. He even looks different. He only wears red and black, has blood-red eyRead more
Is the enforcer’s vow voluntary or compelled? It’s not exactly a vow – it’s a personal honour code and it’s voluntary – offered without solicitation.
The enforcer is a total professional but he has a very peculiar modus operandi. He even looks different. He only wears red and black, has blood-red eyes and a lot of scar tissue – all over his body – and we learn during the course of the story how it all came about.
I mention all this to explain that he’s a very unusual person by any standard. But he’s not insane or retarded and he does not have super powers. He’s not even a big man. He is selfless, loyal and incredibly focused. And so, the honour code is very much part of his character and is reflected in all his actions.
Why? The enforcer owes his Boss a debt of honour. And such a debt means the person owed has a lien on the debtor’s life – within limits of course. So, when the Boss himself comes under threat he reminds the enforcer of the debt of honour – which basically means that his life is on the line – giving him the utmost motivation to recover the money.
See lessOn the run from a determined street enforcer, a young Londoner will do anything and everything to avoid capture but the enforcer has pledged to kill himself in the event of failure.
Thanks, dpg. I'm gonna take a look at 'Money for Nothing'. My protagonist does have a strong arc and he does discover hitherto unknown strengths as you mentioned. What I'm really wanting to pitch is an escalating conflict that reaches a fantastically unexpected zenith and the two characters are bothRead more
Thanks, dpg. I’m gonna take a look at ‘Money for Nothing’. My protagonist does have a strong arc and he does discover hitherto unknown strengths as you mentioned.
What I’m really wanting to pitch is an escalating conflict that reaches a fantastically unexpected zenith and the two characters are both honourable and determined.
Now, when stated this way it makes the protagonist and antagonist seem equal – and the truth is – they are equal. Of course, this creates a problem with the logline because it breaks the mold.
So, I think I’m gonna settle for something close to my original logline – which may not be technically correct but nonetheless presents an intriguing proposition – at least that seems to be the consensus.
See lessOn the run from a determined street enforcer, a young Londoner will do anything and everything to avoid capture but the enforcer has pledged to kill himself in the event of failure.
I think what I?m trying to pitch here is? the ultimate conflict? what happens when the irresistible force meets the immovable object.
I think what I?m trying to pitch here is? the ultimate conflict? what happens when the irresistible force meets the immovable object.
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