Miller’s Girl
EST V ACT domestic box office revenue
$1.5 – 2MM V NA
Mythosis universal quests used
1
Audience appeal
~0.05%
Script Score
0.00
Miller’s Girl released in 2024 is written and directed by Jade Halley Bartlett. The movie is a creative reimagining of the 1994 movie “Disclosure,” it transposes the story to a high school setting. Instead of the corporate intrigue where Meredith implicates Tom for sexual harassment, this narrative centers on an 18-year-old student who accuses her teacher. The movie captures only a narrow segment of the “Disclosure” storyline.
1. The invisible plot structure of Miller’s Girl
1A. The script of Miller’s Girl borrows 89% events from 1 mythological tale
Cairo’s quest is driven by the desire to dominate others. The quest borrows events from the tale of Circe in Greek mythology. Both Circe and Cairo create a façade to take control of gullible victims.
Miller has an under developed quest of Tranquillity.
Winnie, Fillmore & Beatrice don’t have a quest.
NOTE: Detailed mirroring of each character’s primary quest to their respective mythological tales is in section “3A. Quests of characters and their mythological counterparts”
Mythosis plot structure
# 19
Tales interweaved
Circe
I. How does interweaving mythological tales lead to infinite story plots?
II. Can the pursuit of a Desire have more than one quest?
2. The potential of Miller’s Girl plot structure: $1.5-2MM
The interweaving of 32 mythological tales can generate a billion unique stories. By using these 32 tales, we can extract the plot structure of any story across various genres. Our study of blockbuster, hit, and flop plot structures led to the discovery of the Mythosis Code, a set of principles for creating compelling stories. The plot structure of a story is analyzed to see how well it adheres to these storytelling principles.
2A. Plot structure evaluation of Miller’s Girl
- All Blockbusters have at least 3 universal quests. Miller’s Girl uses only one universal quest of Power.
- In Blockbusters, each universal quest is mirrored by ONLY ONE character. Cairo mirrors the quest of Power.
- Every Blockbuster character borrows at least 35% of the universal quest. Cairo borrows 20% of events from the quest of Power.
- Blockbusters have a quest interweaving threshold of 0.5. Interweaving occurs when events of 2 quests occur simultaneously in the story. In Miller's Girl the quests aren’t interwoven.
2B. Box office revenue estimation of Miller’s Girl
Miller’s Girl is a short story.
The Script Score measures a plot structure’s adherence to the four principles of Mythosis Code. We use the Script Score to estimate a movie’s audience appeal & revenues. Blockbuster plot structures have a score of at least 0.64 and appeal to 20% of the audiences.
Script Score
0.002
Audience appeal
~0.05%
I. How is Mythosis Code used to estimate revenues?
II. Aren’t box-office revenues influenced by several factors beyond just the story plot?
3. The ideal plot structure of Miller’s Girl
We have identified 32 mythological tales, the superset of all tales across cultures. The quests of these tales have also recurred over time periods. They represent human behaviours that are deeply embedded in our shared memories. Each tale is the richest expression of the pursuit of a human desire. The tales have a unique pattern of events spread over 5 major arcs.
Mapping a character’s quest to the relevant mythological tale reveals the gaps in their quest, if any. Plugging these gaps with the missing events deepens the character quest. The missing events also provide an opportunity for interweaving the various quests. These events strengthen the story and unlock its hidden potential.
3A.Quest of characters and their mythological counterparts
Quest 1: Cairo mirrors the universal quest for Power
Cairo’s desire for Power stems from the need to dominate others. The tale of Circe from Greek mythology is the universal quest for Power.
3B.Gaps in the current plot structure
Miller’s Girl has a small plot structure with just one quest.
3C.Unlocking the hidden potential
The plot of Disclosure is a sub-set of Mythosis plot structure # 18,193. It interweaves the 3 universal quests of Power, Order & Honour. Miller’s Girl only uses the quest of Power, that too sparingly.
- The script score of Disclosure is 0.25 with an estimated revenue of ~$250 – 280MM in the domestic market.
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Tags: Hanuman, Honour, Kans, Preservation, Ram, Order, Matthew Vaughn, Jason Fuchs, Apple Original Films, Marv Studios, Universal Pictures, 2024