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story screenplay story idea...

The action takes place in a fictional land.
I. Story:
Catthen and Aharrath are two common villagers. They, like all their fellow tribesmen, worship a fictional deity(will add its name later). That god has a wooden temple in their village. One night, while they were drunk, Catthen and Aharrath burn down that deity's temple. It becomes angry with them, but gives them both a task. They receive supernatural powers, and in return, they have to redeem for their evil deed by killing its enemies.
These enemies are mostly evil kings, warlords and servants of the story's villain(not exactly what type of villain..). The villain learns about the two men's new powers and decides he could use them as part of his army. While Catthen slays people, Aharrath chases a villain's henchmen into some ruins. There, the villain convinces her to join his army. Catthen receives an order to kill Aharrath. This makes him very sad and triggers an inner conflict.
Someone(again, not sure who exactly..) tells him that there is another way to make up for his mistake. He must bring the fictional deity three things: A branch of a very special tree(from an ancient fortress), marble from a stone quarry(in a land plagued by the villain's henchmen), and a fearsome bull with horns made of fire(in a desert. Or could be something else..). Catthen sets up on this quest. The screenplay's villain sends his troops to stop him. Also, because of his killings, people pretty much hate Catthen, so they fight by their own will.
Will Catthen is on his quest, Aharrath's rank increases and now leads an army into battle. They slaughter everything in their path.
Catthen obtains the branch. He then defeats the quarry's defenders and his army(people from his own tribe help him) secures the area, so that the stone can be safely transported.
Aharrath attacks Catthen on his way to the desert. They fight, but she flees before the fight's end. She learns that the villain doesn't like to share his power with anyone. No matter what she does, she and the other henchmen will always be just slaves to him.
Catthen arrives just as a local king was hunting with his royal court. The villain convinces them to attack and fight the hero. He wins and captures the final beast.
Aharrath tries to assassinate the villain, because she wanted his powers. She gets caught, but the villain refuses to kill her. Instead, he uses her as bait for Catthen.
Catthen now has the branch to spread a beautiful incense, the marble to build a new temple and a fearsome beast to defend it. The deity is pleased. But Catthen learns about what happened to Aharrath and decides to save her. The villain's realm is terrifying, and his armed force is strong.
The hero blasts his way through, fights Aharrath(the villain told her Catthen still wants her dead) until the truth is told, then fights the villain and wins. Catthen and Aharrath get married in the deity's new temple.
I just had these ideas yesterday, so every opinion is welcomed...I'm not even sure if a single screenplay is enough to contain all that I wrote above, and the story definitively needs to be refined..Thanks for helping me!:)
 
Your idea has every element of every fantasy story ever written.
All the way back to Chinese and Persian (middle east) myths and
images. You've got some Greek and Roman elements in there, too.

If this is something you are passionate about and want to spend
the next couple of years writing you should do it. As LH said, think
"Star Wars" - write one script that can stand alone but can be built
upon when the first one is successful.

I suspect that the reason you are asking for opinions is because
you don't have the driving passion to write this idea into a screenplay;
or several screenplays. You have all the right elements. Write it!
 
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