Sunday, November 29, 2009

New idea for the script

Over the break I thought of something that can make my script more interesting but also involves more hard work. Before Limits is transfered to an adult prison, he bunks with a 16 year old kid, Kyle Brodie (who's referred to as Brodie) who's also going to be transferred. Brodie was in juvie before and can't seem to stay out of trouble. When he was really young, he started stealing from his parents and local stores and never got caught. They he began experimenting with other things, like buying and selling drugs, sneaking alcohol into school, anything to feel the exhilaration of doing something wrong and knowing he could get caught at any time.

Brodie got used to doing what he wanted to do without anyone stopping him, and his parents just gave up trying to change him. The first time he got caught, his own mother turned him in after she found stolen items in his room. Brodie did everything he was required to do in juvie and was set free early. He's in trouble now because he had sex with one of the girls he goes to school with and she said no, so her family filed a rape charge. He's pretty sure it won't stick but because he's already been in juvie, the possibility of going to jail is greater.

Brodie learns to like Limits and looks out for him when they're both transferred. A few of his friends have already been in prison and he's heard stories of how to act and the lingo to watch out for. Now we actually see the difference between a bad seed - Brodie - and a good kid who snapped - Limits.

1 comment:

  1. Not that this isn't interesting, but just be careful that subplots don't take over the script. At some point, it becomes more interesting to come up with new stuff rather than tough out your actual story, and it's your job not to let that happen.

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