Sadako Spec Script #2

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Version #2

Communal arc

Logline:

Break the story

Act I

Moves into new community. Community distress

Bring so much of the backstory to the present day

Family tension

Act 2.

Warm and welcoming.

New community wants fresh start. Many new people moving into the place. You’re one of those.

Dream sequence of .

Perhaps we could have a scene where the well was once a deep communal place in ancient times. Perhaps this is a community legend or folktale. People sat around teh well, and it was once a beautiful place.

But over time it became forgotten about. It was never used.

Everyone .

Show one scene where .

Accusations of others for disappearances.

Realizes something is wrong

Deeply heartfelt reflections.

Discovers that Sadako’s curse is active again. Discussion about the curse

Commitment

Beat 1/2 could be setting up the Sadako ghost expectation

But we can Subvert that by having all the metaphysical explorations instead

And all the other elements

And the self-ghosts

That the curse is far broader than just Sadako

Could be realizing Dream ghost forms

Other ghost forms

Get to the bottom of this.

Meanwhile community starts dividing.

Could be fundamentally different values

Think Sadako’s gone a long time ago.

Act II

Experiencing the Journey

Accusations of wrongdoing escalates, .

Peopel tyr to keep the community together. It becomes harder and harder

More discovery of history. More building tension. Daily activities and relationships being influenced by it.

Escalates to accusing people of murder. It turns into a kind of reverse murder mystery.

The Horizon: They realize Sadako’s .

Then they realize the real problem was the historical family issues, and how Sadako dealt with all the conseqeunces.

They realize the only way is to enter Sadako’s curse and pull her out.

Critical: Watch the tape. Now starts the journey to heal Sadako—and this will be a very long critical point.

Act III

Sadako finally regains her senses. The road to escape from the well

Sadako is revived.

A series for the overall arc is best