[Kevin Aguilar]

Kevin Aguilar’s Big M.I.S

What did I learn doing this assignment?

– I learned that you have to trust the process. This was difficult because the questions make you ask more and more questions which lead to other questions. All of them are helpful of course because that is the process of ultimately finding your answers to a completed script.

Logline:
Bodies from the small but devout congregation of St. Agnes are found as the new priest, Father Emory Bryant, arrives at his new church. Bryant is quickly suspected of being the likely murderer. Will Father Emory Bryant unravel who is murdering the people of St. Agnes or will he be next?

What are the conventions of your story?

Unwitting but Resourceful Hero: A Priest, Father Emory Bryant, is being framed for murders. His resourcefulness will be his intelligence as he untangles this mystery.

Dangerous Villain: The villain wants to sell the land that the church is on. The priest won’t leave if the congregation is there, so the villain operates through someone from Bryant’s past to arrange the murders.

High Stakes: Members of the church are being murdered, and all signs point to Bryant. The land the church is on is at stake. Law enforcement becomes involved.

Life and Death Situations: The dead victims are all people from Bryant’s congregation. Bryant’s own life is at stake.

This story is thrilling because: Law enforcement and the church community begin to suspect that it is the Priest. The priest needs to figure out who would be framing him and going after him all the while members keep dying. He then uncovers that there is a larger game afoot.

Big Mystery: Who is killing people and why are they framing the Priest?

Big Intrigue: The villain wants to sell the land the church is on for a huge profit.

Big Suspense: Will the priest go to prison for murder or will he be another victim?

[Kevin Aguilar]

The Fugitive

Thriller Conventions

What I learned doing this assignment is…?
I learned that the intrigue can take a while to be revealed. In this case, we only found out the intrigue when Kimble uncovered the truth about Nichols. The real villain also doesn’t need to be revealed immediately. It makes the villain appear even more powerful to the audience. Waiting to reveal the true villain also allows for another thrilling twist in the movie.

The thriller conventions of The Fugitive

Unwitting and Resourceful Hero:
Dr. Richard Kimble is the unwitting hero. He is forced to clear his name for his wife’s murder because he is sentenced to death. He also wants to uncover who is responsible for the murder of his wife.
His intelligence is his super power. It is what allows him to figure out the case and stay one step ahead.

Dangerous Villain:
Dr. Charles Nichols. He comes across as Kimble’s friend. He does not turn Kimble in and speaks very highly of him. He even gives Kimble money. Nichols explains to Gerard that Kimble will not be caught because Kimble is the smartest person he knows. This is what makes him a great red herring. Why would someone who cares about Kimble so much speak so highly of him?
Nichols ordered the one armed man to kill Kimble because Kimble discovered that Provasic (a drug) had harmful side effects.

High Stakes:
Kimble’s wife is murdered. Police think he killed his wife because of his wife’s 911 phone call.
Kimble is sentenced to death. He has to solve the mystery to clear his name and to find who killed his wife.
Gerard is a relentless deputy. He summons all the powers that his position has to track down Kimble. Surveillance, search teams, helicopters, dogs.
Media is involved with the case which shows that Richard Kimble is big news.
This movie Involves the pharmaceutical and medical industry. It is frightening to think that one person can have the power to harm sick people in the pursuit of money.

Life and Death Situations
His wife is murdered. Dr Kimble is sentenced to death. If he doesn’t clear his name he will be killed.
Survives bus/train crash. Survives jump from the dam.
Gerard kills the missing prisoner which shows how ruthless he can be.

This move is thrilling because?
Samuel Gerard is always closing in.
Kimble has to put himself directly in harm’s way to figure out pieces of the puzzle.
When Kimble discovers who the one armed man is, there is a plot twist that indicates a bigger mystery. Turns out Dr. Richard Kimble was the actual target.

What is the BIG Mystery, Intrigue, and Suspense of the Fugitive

Big Mystery:
Who killed Dr. Richard Kimble’s wife?

Big Intrigue:
Nichols was making a lot of money from Provasic (a new drug) and wanted Kimble killed along with anyone else who found out about the harmful side effects.

Big Suspense:
Samuel Gerard is chasing Richard Kimble down. Will he Kimble be caught by him or anyone else?

Anything else you’d like to say about what made this movie a great thriller?
Samuel Gerard was absolutely relentless in his pursuit of Dr. Richard Kimble. The fact that he doesn’t want to let up on Kimble gives the film a lot of stakes. Gerard comes off as a highly intelligent individual who has been dealing with criminals for years, and always gets his guy. As an audience you want him to believe that Kimble is innocent, but when Kimble tells him that he didn’t kill his wife, Gerard responds with “I don’t care.” It is a brutally honest retort. It shows that Gerard is committed to bringing him down. Eventually, Gerard becomes suspicious about the greater mystery because the Dr. wins him over.

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[Kevin Aguilar]

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