2. Narrative Synopsis: Equilibrium: An order of superheroes called the Order rule the world, ‘protecting’ it from ‘evil’ in an overly zealous fashion. They take all newborns that demonstrate super abilities, and brainwash them into servitude. The result is a hyper-intolerant dictatorship run by superheroes where the smallest transgressions of the meticulously crafted laws results in a life sentence. Thus, the world is cowed into saccharine goodness. Disruption: Jared Black, the protagonist, lives rough in the hidden slums underneath cities, thus escaping detection. He develops superpowers allowing him to solidify and control darkness and shadows, and decides to use them to fight the ‘good’ superheroes of the Order. Jared joins forces with a secret force of rebels aiming to overthrow the Order. The rebels mount an assault on the stronghold of the Order, and attempt to overthrow them. Jared faces off against the leader of the Order, known as Argent, and wins, killing him. Restoration: With the Order overthrown, the world quickly descends into a state of anarchy, free from the Order, which is overthrown. The anarchy eventually subsides, and new civilisations begin to form.
3. Iconography To demonstrate that this is an A&A film, and specifically a film of the Superhero subgenre, the following will be included: Fight Scenes Superpowers Costumes Weapons Special Effects
4. Characters Jared Black: Johnny Depp Protagonist Controls shadows and darkness Dark, brooding hero Argent: Hugo Weaving Antagonist Can control other people’s minds Morally righteous Black and White mentality
5. Setting Futuristic City The ‘perfect’ society Slums Darker side of the ‘perfect society’ Skyscraper Headquarters The rulers reign from above Can be used to great effect in fight scenes
6. Target Audience My film's primary target audience is 15-30 year old males, as they are the typical target audience for Action and Adventure. As this is a film of the superhero sub-genre, which was originally derived from comic books, comic fans are a prominent secondary audience. A minor secondary audience would be Johnny Depp fans, as he stars in the film. This would potentially increase female audiences.
7. USP and Appeal USP: Rogue superhero saves the world from an over-zealously lawful superhero-controlled dystopia. Inversion of superhero and traditional moral stereotypes by overthrowing the ‘good guys’ Reinforced by the inverted light/dark motifs in the film
