Send Help
A single narrative struggles to carry the survival saga
ESTIMATED domestic box office revenue
$26 – 40MM
Mythosis universal quests used
2
Audience appeal
~0.74%
Hidden potential
NA
Sam Raimi lunges back into his Evil Dead roots, delivering a visceral, darkly comic tale of two corporate colleagues stranded on a deserted island after a plane crash. The setting becomes a playground for his signature horror-comedy, brimming with kinetic camerawork, grotesque close-ups and an unapologetic embrace of bodily fluids.
What begins as a survival story quickly mutates into a savage power struggle where primal instincts reign. Yet beneath the gory spectacle and manic humour lies a muddled narrative caught between satire and sincerity.
1. Send Help's invisible plot structure
1A. 89% of events in Send Help's script is borrowed from 2 mythological tales
The desire to dominate others drives Linda’s quest for Power. The quest borrows events from the tale of Circe in Greek mythology, where both Linda and Circe create a façade of godliness & treachery to control their victims.
The desire to be in a safe environment drives Bradley’s quest for Tranquillity. The quest borrows few events from the tale of Odysseus in Greek mythology. Both Odysseus & Bradley must navigate their way out of hostile territory.
Donovan has an underdeveloped quest of selfishness.
Mythosis plot structure
#618
Tales interweaved
Circe & Odysseus
I. How does interweaving mythological tales lead to infinite story plots?
II. Can the pursuit of a Desire have more than one quest?
2. Potential of Send Help's plot structure: $26 – 40MM
The interweaving of 32 mythological tales generates over 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 a set of principles for creating compelling stories. Let’s examine how well the plot structure of Send Help adheres to the storytelling principles.
2A. Mythosis Code evaluation of Send Help's plot structure
- All Blockbusters have at least 3 universal quests. Send Help uses just one universal quest of Power. The quest of Tranquillity is shallow.
- In Blockbusters, every character mirrors ONLY ONE universal quest. Linda borrows from the quest of Power however Bradley’s quest of Tranquillity isn’t pristine.
- Every Blockbuster character borrows at least 35% of the universal quest. Bradley borrows less than 10% events from the universal quest of Tranquillity. Linda borrows 47% 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. Send Help’s quest interweaving score of 0.33 is below par.
2B. Box office revenue estimation of Send Help
Linda’s quest is firmly aligned with blockbuster standards but Bradley’s weak borrowing disrupts the structural balance. By failing to sustain multiple quests, the film narrows its thematic scope and diminishes its overall resonance.
The Script Score measures the potency of a plot structure. Higher its adherence to the principles of Mythosis Code, greater is the potency. The Script Score helps 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
0.02
Audience appeal
~0.74%
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. Ideal plot structure of Send Help
We have identified 32 mythological tales. These are the superset of all tales across cultures. The quests of these tales have recurred over time periods. They represent human behaviours 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.
32 mythological tales strengthen the story and unlock its hidden potential. First, we map a character’s quest to the relevant mythological tale. This exercise reveals the gaps in their quest, if any. Second, identify missing events to plug the gaps. Plugging gaps deepens the character quest. Third, use missing events to strengthen the interweaving between various quests.
All blockbusters interweave at least 3 universal quests. Each quest is mirrored by a single character where every character borrows 35%+ events from their respective quest.
A redraft of the script is required since Send Help employs just one universal quest!
Tags: Circe, Power, Odysseus, Tranquillity, Sam Raimi, Damian Shannon, Mark Swift, 20th Century Studios, 2026