The script potential of Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken is 13-17MM in the domestic market (actual 16MM)
The script of Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken’s will appeal to 0.56-0.70% of the population
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken borrows 91% of its events from 4 mythological tales
The script of Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken’s will appeal to 0.56-0.70% of the population
Any story is the quest to fulfil a human desire. We have identified universal quests for every human desire. These universal quests reveal the invisible plot structure of stories. An analysis of Blockbuster, Hit & Flop plots led to the discovery of Mythosis Code. The Code reveals the story principles shared by all Blockbusters. We use the Code to estimate and unlock a story’s Blockbuster potential.
All Blockbusters have at least 3 universal quests. Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken uses 4 mythological tales to capture the desires of Accumulation, Independence, Curiosity & Vengeance.
In Blockbusters, each universal quest is mirrored by ONLY ONE character. Ruby mirrors TWO universal quests of Accumulation and Curiosity. Other characters in Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken uniquely mirror ONE universal quest. Agatha – Independence & Narissa – Vengeance.
Every Blockbuster character borrows at least 35% of the universal quest. Ruby borrows 33% of quest of Accumulation & 28% of the quest of Curiosity. Narissa borrows 14% of the quest of Vengeance whereas Agatha borrows 10% of the quest of Independence.
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. Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken’s quest interweaving of 0.67 is above par. The quest of Narissa is interwoven with the quests of Ruby & Agatha. The quests of Ruby & Agatha aren’t interwoven. An example of interweaving the quests of Ruby & Narissa:
Blockbusters have a script score of at least 0.64 whereas Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken’s script potential score is 0.02. Based on the script score we estimate that the movie will appeal to 0.56-0.70% of the population.
The plot structure of Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken uses 4 universal quests but the lead character mirrors two quests making her inconsistent. None of the character quests besides Ruby has meaningful depth.
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken borrows 91% of its events from 4 mythological tales
At Mythosis, we have identified 32 mythological tales. Each mythological tale uniquely represents a human quest to fulfil a desire. These tales are the super set of thousands of tales across cultures.
We have codified the events of each mythological tale. Every tale has 5 major arcs. Each arc has a sequence of events. These events culminate into a major event. Here is the mapping of each character’s quest to the major events in their respective mythological tale.
Quest 1: Ruby mirrors 33% of Valmiki’s quest for Accumulation (marginally below threshold)
Ruby’s desire for Accumulation stems from the need to collect & own. The tale of Valmiki from Hindu mythology has a robust version in Dicken’s character of Scrooge which is the universal quest for Accumulation.
Quest 2: Agatha mirrors 10% of Daedalus’ quest for Independence (below threshold of 35%)
Agatha’s desire for Independence stems from her need for self-reliance & autonomy. The tale of Daedalus from Greek mythology is the universal quest for Independence
Quest 3: Ruby also mirrors 28% of Eve’s quest for Curiosity (marginally below threshold)
Ruby’s desire for Curiosity stems from her need to explore & discover. The tale of Eve from Abrahamic mythology is the universal quest for Curiosity.
Quest 4: Narissa mirrors 14% of Duryodhan’ quest for Vengeance (below threshold of 35%)
Narissa’s desire for Vengeance stems from her need to confront offenders. The tale of Duryodhan from Hindu mythology is the universal quest for Vengeance.
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