A troubled
young artist struggles to run a deli as he searches for meaning and
direction in his life.
STORY COMMENTS
KNOT THEORY presents as a character-driven, dramatic story.
The story focuses on a rather reclusive and troubled young man
trying to find direction in his life. The tone is dramatic. The
plotline presents with two goals. The first is an external goal for
the
protagonistto buy and run a deli. The second is an inner,
emotional goal to forgive himself and find meaning and purpose in
his life. The two goals nicely work to conflict with each other.
The story explores and examines solid themes about grieving,
healing, second chances, and redemption.
Theres no doubt that the highlight of
the scriptis
the protagonist, Luke.
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In other words,
the only reason the scruffy man is created is for the purpose of
the break-in versus, the character being integrated into the
overall storyline.
The fire represents the all is lost moment, but after the
fire the rest of the script contains no real tension.
Consider adding an antagonist. This person could want to buy
the deli. They could be a rival love for Cecily. They could be some
other character that is vengeful. While the father is an
antagonist, he never does anything to cause real obstacles for
Luke. He withholds the money (he spent it), but thats not enough
to sustain tension or make him a compelling foe. If he burned down
the deli after Luke bought it to collect insurance money, then he
would be considered a true foe (if he consigned and then took out
insurance).
Luke is a complex character and the
audiencecares
about him. His voice reflects his anger and his internal struggle.
Hes conflicted about the direction of his life. Focus a bit more
on his need to find his own forgiveness regarding his mother. The
audience needs to understand that he forgives himself. Its only
when he learns to forgive himself that he can truly move on with
his life and begin to heal and find
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