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.

Lord of Strife

64 reviews

Kim Penpusher · 1 pts

Needs to be more concise.

Alexpsmith Penpusher · 10 pts

Thanks for your feedback. Switched Order. Chiseled Vocabulary. Added Verbose. :)
Cheers ;)

Alexpsmith Penpusher · 10 pts

If the Antagonist vows to kill himself there is no Movie.
As above said there has to be some connection, change of heart that makes it an option to change direction.
Why does he have to out run this Enforcer.....What about the boss?

7ama_Harris 0 pts

EdgeWriter is right although maybe add that the person on the run finds out that the street enforcer is related to him/her and feels sympathetic??, let's himself get captures to avoid death to the enforcer.
Not sure but hope this helps

EdgeWriter Penpusher · 1 pts

Don't know if this has been mentioned because I haven't read all the comments, but two issues strike me about your logline:

1) how and when does the assassin decide he's failed
2) the Young Londoner simply has to hide out and wait for the assassin to kill himself

dpg Singularity · 112,231 pts

>>aren?t two Hollywood studio gods predicting doom?

Their doom, perhaps, as a new generation of junior gods storm Mt. Olympus. Who knows? The only constant in Showbiz is change.

Anyway, your premise keeps growing on me [like the man-eating plant in "Little Shop of Horrors"] :)

Best wishes

kbfilmworks Samurai · 1,558 pts

Thanks, dpg. You've got mad story skills. What I have in mind for the script is a micro-budget indie film. Hollywood is way beyond me right now. I wouldn't know where to start. Besides, aren't two Hollywood studio gods predicting doom?

dpg Singularity · 112,231 pts

Enforcer for a ruthless mobster, or for an occult and secret society. Whatever turns over your crankshaft.

However, if you go with the latter, than I suggest that what the young man steals is a briefcase containing musty papers with cryptograms, maps, whatever that lead to a treasure trove of hidden wealth or a great secret .

So he's in a race against time to solve the riddle as well as save his life from the enforcer. The enforcer's stake is to defend to the death, if necessary, his sacred oath to maintain the society's greatest secret.

That may require a major retooling of your story. But Hollyweird seems to have a weakness for stories with a mystical, occult angle. The angle can be leveraged into a sequels, franchises (See "National Treasure", "The Da Vinci Code")

fwiw

kbfilmworks Samurai · 1,558 pts

OK, horses being held. So, you're referring to the far less popular GD who were involved in mysticism and Aleister Crowley was a member, etc? And this is to do with the Lord of Strife title? Jean-Marie mentions the Tarot somewhere in this thread. OK, so going for a sensible response now? I'd say something about Jungian archetypes and the collective unconscious. I think dpg knows more about all of this.

kbfilmworks Samurai · 1,558 pts

Hi Phoenix, thanks. Golden Dawn? I went and googled it. A bunch of right wing Greek extremists who hate immigrants? No offence taken. Or is there another GD? Why do you ask? Does my logline suggest a GD influence?

phoenixx50 0 pts

Reads fine. Captures my attention and makes me interested. By the way, are you a Golden Dawn fan or a member?

kbfilmworks Samurai · 1,558 pts

Many thanks to Nicholasandrewhalls, dfitzp, Richiev, Anonymous, dpg, Tony Edwards & Jean-Marie Mazaleyrat - for helping to create a cracking logline. Couldn't have done it without you, guys.