Script potential at Domestic box office: $89 – 128MM
Plot structure made from 4 mythological tales can increase revenues by 5X!
Venom: The Last Dance is a muddled story because of its contradictions. Even though Eddie learns the significance of the Codex, he's more concerned with clearing his name. Strickland tries to destroy the Codex but is stopped, only for Venom to sacrifice himself to achieve the same goal. Mythosis, with the help of mythological tales, has extracted the plot structure of the movie to estimate and unlock its potential.
1. Mythological tales reveal the invisible plot structure of any story
1A. 87% of the events are borrowed from 4 mythological tales
Eddie's quest is driven by the desire to be in a secure environment and mirrors the tale of Odysseus from Greek mythology. Both Odysseus and Eddie navigate their way back through hostile environment.
Venom’s quest is driven by the desire to serve one’s clan and mirrors the tale of Hanuman from Hindu mythology. Hanuman & Venom demonstrate loyalty, showing a willingness to sacrifice themselves.
Xenophage’s quest is driven by the desire to punish offenders and borrows events from the tale of Duryodhan from Hindu mythology. Both Duryodhan and Xenophage become ruthless after repeated failures.
Strickland has an inconsistent quest driven by the desires of Power & Idealism.
Teddy & The Moons have underdeveloped quests of Preservation & Curiosity.
Knull has no quest.
Detailed mirroring of each character’s primary quest to their respective mythological tales is in section “3A. Quests of characters and their mythological counterparts”
1B. Create infinite blockbuster stories with 32 mythological tales
Human beings are driven by 16 fundamental desires. Every desire, whether encountering fulfilment or unfulfillment, gives rise to two distinct quests. Thus, a spectrum of 32 unique quests mirrors every human desire.
We have discovered mythological tales from across civilizations that uniquely portray each one of these 32 human quests. While each mythological tale stands as a distinct quest, the true magic unfolds when these tales are combined. This synergy is evident in the epics of Odyssey and Ramayan, where various universal quests seamlessly intertwine.
Combining any five tales from the 32, generates a staggering 24 million unique story plots. Take it a step further, by combining six tales the possibilities explode to an astounding 600 million!
The plot of Venom: The Last Dance is a subset of plot structure #27,334 that interweaves the tales of Odysseus, Hanuman & Duryodhan.
2. Plot structure potential of Venom: The Last Dance $89-128MM
2A. Plot structure evaluation
An analysis of Blockbuster, Hit & Flop plots has led to the discovery of Mythosis Code. The Code reveals the story principles shared by all Blockbusters. We use the Code to estimate a story’s potential.
All Blockbusters have at least 3 universal quests. Venom: The Last Dance uses 4 universal quests of Tranquillity, Honour, Vengeance and Power.
In Blockbusters, each universal quest is mirrored by ONLY ONE character. Eddie mirrors the universal quests of Tranquillity. Venom mirrors the quests of Honour. Xenophage mirrors the universal quest of Vengeance. Strickland mirrors the universal quests of Power & Idealism.
Every Blockbuster character borrows at least 35% of the universal quest. Eddie borrows 18% of events from the quest of Tranquillity. Venom borrows 40% from the quest of Honour. Xenophage borrows 19% from the quest of Vengeance. Strickland borrows 7% from the quest of Power.
Blockbusters interweave different quests to create a tight plot structure. Interweaving occurs when events of 2 quests occur simultaneously in the story. Blockbusters have a quest interweaving threshold of 0.5. Venom: The Last Dance’s quest interweaving score of 0.67 is above par. An example of interweaving the quests of Venom & Xenophage:
2B. Estimating revenue potential from the plot structure
The plot structure of Venom: The Last Dance relies on a single quest of Honour. As a result, besides Venom, all the other characters have shallow quests. Besides the characters being uni-dimensional the shallow quests create gaps in the plot structure.
We have created an algorithm by assigning weights to the principles of The Mythosis Code. The algorithm calculates the potency of a story’s plot structure and estimates its corresponding audience appeal. Blockbuster plot structures have a score of at least 0.64 and appeal to 20% of the audiences.
Venom: The Last Dance has a script potential score is 0.08 and the movie will appeal to 2.19%-2.67% of the population. Our estimate of the movie’s revenues from its script is $89-128MM in the domestic market.
3. The ideal plot structure of Venom: The Last Dance
We have identified 32 universal quests that represent every human desire. These quests are the superset of thousands of stories across cultures that reflect our collective subconscious. Each quest has a structured sequence of events divided into 5 major arcs.
We map a character’s quest to the relevant mythological tale (universal quest) which reveals the gaps in their quest, if any. The ideal Plot Structure is constructed by plugging these gaps with the missing events from the tale. These events strengthen both the journey of characters as well as the weaving of quests without altering the story.
3A. Quest of characters and their mythological counterparts
Quest 1: Eddie mirrors the universal quest for Tranquillity
Eddie’s desire for Tranquillity stems from the need to be in a secure environment. The tale of Odysseus from Greek mythology is the universal quest for Tranquillity.
Quest 2: Venom mirrors the universal quest for Honour
Venom’s desire for Honour stems from the need to be loyal to one’s clan/order. The tale of Hanuman from Hindu mythology is the universal quest for Honour.
Quest 3: Xenophage mirrors the universal quest for Vengeance
Xenophage’s desire for Vengeance stems from the need to punish offenders. The tale of Duryodhan from Hindu mythology is the universal quest for Vengeance.
3B. Gaps in the current plot structure
The primary reason for a weak plot structure of Venom: The Last Dance is due to the shallow quests of Eddie & Xenophage.
Other factors that weaken the plot structure are: - Inconsistent quest of Strickland whose motivation changes from Power to Idealism
- Several quests, i.e. Teddy, The Moons, are left under-developed.
3C. Unlocking the hidden potential
Mythosis has found two plot structures that can enhance the script of Venom: The Last Dance. The first one improves the current script by deepening & amending the existing quests. The second plot structure explores the ideal quest for Strickland.
1.Venom: The Last Dance’s plot is a subset of Mythosis plot structure #27,334 that interweaves the universal quests of Tranquillity, Honour & Vengeance. This plot structure can generate revenues of ~$450MM in the domestic market.
a. Plot structure #27,334 uses four arcs from Odysseus’ quest, and existing arcs (as used in the script) from the quests of Hanuman and Duryodhan.
b. Borrowing additional events from the tale of Odysseus adds depth to the quest of Eddie.
c. It also helps in amending the under-developed quests with only the necessary events. Stories with weak primary quests often use several character quests as fillers.
2. Mythosis has found plot structure #793,785 that ensures a meaningful and consistent quest for Strickland. His quest borrows events from the Greek mythological tales of Prometheus.
Plot structure #793,785 interweaves the universal quests of Tranquillity, Honour, Vengeance & Idealism. This plot structure has blockbuster potential & can generate ~$630MM revenues in the domestic market.
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