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Corpus Christi by Anonymous Charlie - Short - A homeless man and his mother beg the owner of a lonely motel for shelter from an approaching storm. - pdf, format
I really don't see the challenge being met here, but again, there is thought here and effort as well.
The writing isn't great, but not bad, either. Same with the dialogue, not good, but not bad.
The subject matter here is the kind that will turn people off, most likely. The level of violence is shocking in a way, but the writing doesn't really do it justice, so some of the impact is lost in the prose.
I'm going to say good effort though, and vault this up into the top 5 that I've read so far.
Took me a second to figure out what was going on but it quickly became obvious:
Christopher Josephs - Jesus Christ Maria - Mary Virgin mother Getting the crap beaten out of him - crucifixion Fisher walking again - JC doing this miracle thing
Not the most original take but I guess it hits the supernatural mark. The good/evil choice wasn't there.
Not much else to say because everyone already knows this story.
Well written but felt like more of a retelling of Jesus rather than a take on the challenge.
Yeah, this had a good story but the writing could be better. Still one of my favorites so far.
I didn't really get it until I read Greg's post, so I think you should try to explain it a bit more, without being too obvious. Or maybe that's just me.
Well, I like the ambition on display here. I didn't think it met the challenge parameters very well. Where was the decision between good and evil? The second coming of christ just got killed. I have no problems with the violence.
I did have problems with some of the writing. Some strange slug use and I didn't think we were allowed a beach in this story.
I guess I am not familiar enough with the bible to say, but Jesus came out from Mary's womb, did he not? She may have been a virgin, but wouldn't childbirth have broken the hymen? I guess you could argue that Christ going through it had immediately healed it.
I was familiar enough with Pontius Pilate to get all the references in the story, but I guess I don't know if that type of blood is ever mentioned.
This was definitely an interesting take on the story. Great job!
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I do not read previous comments before I read a script, so here it goes for me: Pg 2: Fisher spoke three times with no (CONT'D). It didn't bother me, but it might some.
Pg 3: Thank God that's his mother! Thought I was dealing with a cougar! Christopher spoke twice with no (CONT'D)
Pg 4: Christopher's line “A little bit.” I didn't get it. Not sure what he meant.
Nothing really to say after page 4, except a missed slug for the beach. You got me at the end. I didn't even get it until then. I must be tired and you did a decent job with this. Still need some special effects to pull off some of it, like Pollack going to the beach/water during the storm, but overall good job. Plus, I think having the beach in it violates the rules, but still think this was a good effort for the short time given. The violence was a little shocking, but it does leave an impression.
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The name Kingston Fisher sounded weird when I first read it. Then I got it near the end. It's a modern retelling of Jesus Christ. I guess that's why their names are Josephs.
The supernatural elements are there. I didn't get who Pollock was. Was he meant to represent someone? The names Fisher, Joseph ring a bell, but not Pollock.
Very unusual take on the Christ story. Guess there was room at the inn this time. But it felt rather heavy handed to me, with Parish Pollock playing the role of Pontius Pilate. There's even a shroud of Turin reference thrown in!
And for a story with religious parallels, this had some creepy description: "Eventually, he hears wetness and moisture with every penetration."
I just didn't buy into Pollock's "realization." What exactly did he realize? He just killed the son of God and raped the virgin Mary? He's in a motel room in Texas, so that would be quite the deduction.
It was good, although it was kind of obvious what the twist you were going for was. I'm not sure why the room wasn't empty and if it was just written that way because you needed it to be written that way.
Not a whole lot to say, but it was one of the better ones I've read so far.
You need to be careful writing this kind of stuff. Where is the justification? Why would Maria still be a virgin at 50? The Bible is very clear that 'relations' did not occur until after Christ was born. What is the point in saying they waited this long, and were carried out by PP?
Unless you ave a very valid reason for following along this route, I would say it is far better to stay away from such controversial issues. You certainly haven't established your validity within this script. You are treading on ground you clearly have neither understanding of, nor rights to.