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After her first love dies, a taxi driver on her way to sign divorce papers is showed what might have been when different versions of her younger self appear as subsequent passengers in her cab.
When first reading this I thought of A Christmas Carol as well. The plot in A Christmas Carol was really about how Scrooge wants to be left alone - this is his goal at first after the appearance of the first ghost, but this changes? (classic change of approach) after he goes through an ordeal. PerhaRead more
When first reading this I thought of A Christmas Carol as well. The plot in A Christmas Carol was really about how Scrooge wants to be left alone – this is his goal at first after the appearance of the first ghost, but this changes? (classic change of approach) after he goes through an ordeal.
Perhaps best to model this MC after Scrooge – give her a flaw that caused her to lose her first love and as she revisits the past she learns to get over the flaw to become a better person.
See lessDuring the second year of a dictator?s reign in the Philippines where every Filipino wants him dead, he was murdered. The suspect: his 10-year-old son.
I agree with Richieve. I can't see the logic of the story the son recounts - he needs to kill his father to show the world he is a hero. It sounds as if the son is psychotic - a very bad trait for a hero to have and a tough one to handle as a writer. Consider the show Dexter, how much screen time anRead more
I agree with Richieve. I can’t see the logic of the story the son recounts – he needs to kill his father to show the world he is a hero. It sounds as if the son is psychotic – a very bad trait for a hero to have and a tough one to handle as a writer. Consider the show Dexter, how much screen time and story, was spent making a killer likable?
Secondly, as DPG pointed out, what is his goal? This is the most important question a logline must answer. Currently, according to your explanations, there is no goal the film will simply show the boy telling his side of the story and explaining his twisted logic. Best to re think this as a goal orientated plot and re draft.
See lessA middle-aged writer who fears his dreams of fame may never come notices obscure fabrications in the nonfiction works of a famous author (think Malcolm Gladwell in stature) and publishes a series of scathing corrections, which attract increasing attention and lead him to commit his own questionable acts in pursuit of fame.
The only thing I can add, to the above, is you will be better off thinking in specific terms. Focus on the details of the story instead of generic descriptions such as "...obscure fabrications..." and "...questionable acts...".
The only thing I can add, to the above, is you will be better off thinking in specific terms. Focus on the details of the story instead of generic descriptions such as “…obscure fabrications…” and “…questionable acts…”.
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