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BLUE Violet Film Analysis

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BLUE VIOLET is a thriller that is driven by the theme of survival. The goal is clear and the stakes are high. There’s a solid inciting event when the heroine is abducted. Her fight for survival propels the script forward. The script is goal-focused.

The script uses some of the common elements that make for a successful thriller. There’s a contained setting (James’ house); the victim is cut off from communication; the victim is being watched; and there’s the constant threat of harm or death. There’s also a twist at the end.

However, the concept of a woman being held captive by a sadistic man and forced to prostitute herself or into human trafficking is a familiar premise in the film industry (TAKEN, TRADE). In order to be successful, the …show more content…

For example, what if Lacie were Steph’s daughter and Melissa the doting grandmother wanting more time with Lacie. Maybe Steph is hesitant to let her mother around Lacie because there’s something in her mother’s history that she doesn’t trust. Thus, Melissa’s motivation for arranging the abduction would be to get custody of Lacie. In the TV series, DAMAGES, Glenn Close played a woman who also wanted custody of her grandchild and she did some immoral acts to get custody. She was a very complex, but compelling character. Consider creating Melissa in the same …show more content…

There’s great anticipation that she’s be caught. It nicely elevates the tension. However, in most thrillers the heroine would fail on their quest. Either they would be caught or the clerk wouldn’t understand and thrown the crumbled poster away. As mentioned, the climax should be more intense.

What does work nicely is the feeling of a ticking clock when James tells Steph they are leaving the next day and when she thinks Frank is involved. Now she’s more frantic to escape.

The professional presentation can be elevated. There are several missing new scene headings when the characters go into a new location. This makes it more challenging to follow. For example, on page 5 the scene is really an exterior scene until they open the door. On page 6, Steph goes to the kitchen, which requires a new scene heading. On page 10, she leaves her bedroom. This occurs throughout the script.

Also, there are minor typos: Anne vs. Annie. There are missing periods at the end of sentences. On page 12 “Anne Sitting,” should be “Anne sitting…” On page 18, it should be “Maggie,” not “maggie.” There are other typos like this. On page 88, one believes it’s Grace and Steph’s room, not Nikkie’s old

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