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What Is The Purpose Of The Black Cat

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THE BLACK CAT is an original sci-fi, time-travel, action-thriller. There is also a compelling and “timeless” romance story that is skillfully interwoven throughout the script.

The script offers a thoughtful visionary and cautionary world that explores solid moral questions about changing our past, present, and future. At the core of the plot is a fascinating and complex hero, Danny. Aptly known as the Black Cat, who can see in the darkness, he drives this story.

The plot centers on the battle and struggle over control of our destiny. Stones hold the key to changing the past and future. Danny is clearly the rouge hero, who battles a worthy adversary in Rose, who wants to control everyone’s destiny. They are compelling opponents battling …show more content…

Each one is very distinctive and unique. Danny is dark and brooding, yet charming like a James Bond character. He has great sexual chemistry with Gabrielle. The audience is convinced that they are in love. Their love transcends time creating a timeless romance story. Danny makes a moral sacrifice for love.

Gabrielle is believable and extremely likable. She’s independent and feisty. She’s a modern woman in a repressed time. She shares good witty banter with both Danny and Frank. It’s easy to root for her and Danny.

Frank is believable as the next Dillinger and love rival. As already mentioned, Rose is a chilling, relentless, and worthy enemy. She’s even willing to kill her own uncle for control. However, her motivation for her actions may not be entirely understood. She talks about bringing the past, present, and future together as one (page 53), but it’s not really clear what this means. What’s fascinating is the idea that the Germans won the war.

The dialogue has a nice rhythm. It’s crisp and sharp. The dialogue reveals information about the characters and about the plot, “A moment. A few months, a few years, forever. It’s hard to …show more content…

It should be noted that on page 61, when the story transitions to 1949, there’s a jarring sense like one is watching a different film. Eventually, this feeling fades. For the most part, the plot and series of sequences feel easy to follow until the midpoint and then around page 75. This is when stronger confusion emerges.

One thinks the story is back to the point before Danny found the stones. The narrative description says: heading to the chateau, about to find the stones. However, then Danny is suddenly back in the Ford with the Twins. This makes the audience feel lost. Try to clarify this.

Also, in the climax battle, when Danny is supposedly dead, the story feels dominated by Gabrielle and Frank, rather than our hero.

What does work nicely is the scene in which it appears that Danny is trying to save Rose, but he slips the ring off her finger. It’s a smart and very satisfying payoff.

On the other hand, Rose claiming she loves Danny and that he loves her, doesn’t feel credible or authentic. Rose definitely is seductive, but the dialogue doesn’t fully ring true.

The ending is sweet and gratifying, although it might be challenging to convince the audience that just after Gabrielle tells him about the death of Frank that he proposes. The issue or concern might be that the audience isn’t clear on the timeline and when his death

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