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A veteran alcoholic detective enlists the help of a young inexperienced psychiatrist to catch a serial killer who is targeting the parents of abused children before the killer discovers the detective's dark family secret.
I'd say the logline is fairly explicit that the MC is a child abuser ... he has to find a killer who targets child abusers before the killer finds out the MC's secret? Surely that's the insinuation - that the MC is a child abuser and he'll become the next target? Otherwise the danger is that the kilRead more
I’d say the logline is fairly explicit that the MC is a child abuser … he has to find a killer who targets child abusers before the killer finds out the MC’s secret? Surely that’s the insinuation – that the MC is a child abuser and he’ll become the next target? Otherwise the danger is that the killer will kill his abusive parents … and we as an audience are FAR less concerned with saving the lives of abusive parents.
Totally agree with dpg … I think if you reveal that your MC is a child abuser, it doesn’t really matter how far into the story I find out, I lose all empathy for him and don’t want to see him complete his goal, and don’t want to see the end of the movie.
See lessA veteran alcoholic detective enlists the help of a young inexperienced psychiatrist to catch a serial killer who is targeting the parents of abused children before the killer discovers the detective's dark family secret.
I'd say the logline is fairly explicit that the MC is a child abuser ... he has to find a killer who targets child abusers before the killer finds out the MC's secret? Surely that's the insinuation - that the MC is a child abuser and he'll become the next target? Otherwise the danger is that the kilRead more
I’d say the logline is fairly explicit that the MC is a child abuser … he has to find a killer who targets child abusers before the killer finds out the MC’s secret? Surely that’s the insinuation – that the MC is a child abuser and he’ll become the next target? Otherwise the danger is that the killer will kill his abusive parents … and we as an audience are FAR less concerned with saving the lives of abusive parents.
Totally agree with dpg … I think if you reveal that your MC is a child abuser, it doesn’t really matter how far into the story I find out, I lose all empathy for him and don’t want to see him complete his goal, and don’t want to see the end of the movie.
See lessAfter the death of his wife, An expert salesman is sent to prison and his children put in to care. Upon his release, He and his confident lawyer brother will take on the courts for custody however will his disabled daughter and young son have adapted to their surroundings and be too little too late.
^ Agree pretty much with dpg's iteration of the logline and his suggestion ... but I'd say that "struggle to reconcile" doesn't feel particularly compelling to me. I like the concept of fighting for custody of them ... simply because I can visualise how that ends, for good or bad. I find it really hRead more
^ Agree pretty much with dpg’s iteration of the logline and his suggestion … but I’d say that “struggle to reconcile” doesn’t feel particularly compelling to me. I like the concept of fighting for custody of them … simply because I can visualise how that ends, for good or bad. I find it really hard to envision “reconciliation” as a cinematic goal … unless he’s physically a long way from them and the story is his journey to find them.
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