Blink Twice
Storytelling is in danger
EST V ACT domestic box office revenue
$12 – 19MM V $23MM
Mythosis universal quests used
2
Audience appeal
0.33 – 0.40%
Hidden Potential
NA
Blink Twice is the directorial debut of Zoe Kravitz. The story explores two human desires of power and tranquillity. The plot structure of the movie mirrors a small part of Homer’s Odyssey.
1. The invisible plot structure of Blink Twice
1A. The script of Blink Twice borrows 88% of its events from 2 mythological tales
Slater’s quest is driven by the desire to dominate others and mirrors the tale of Circe from Greek mythology. Circe & Slater create a façade to lure unsuspecting victims.
Frida’s quest is driven by the desire to be in safe surroundings and mirrors the tale of Odysseus from Greek mythology. Both Odysseus & Frida are stuck in inhospitable territory and want their freedom.
Sarah has an underdeveloped quest driven by the desire to serve her clan/order.
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
# 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. The potential of Blink Twice's plot structure: $12 – 19MM
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 Blink Twice
- All Blockbusters have at least 3 universal quests. Blink Twice uses 2 universal quests of Power and Tranquillity.
- In Blockbusters, each universal quest is mirrored by ONLY ONE character. Slater mirrors the quest of Power whereas Frida mirrors the universal quest of Tranquillity.
- Every Blockbuster character borrows at least 35% of the universal quest. Slater borrows 21% of events from the quest for Power. Frida borrows 12% from the quest of Tranquillity.
- Blockbusters have a quest interweaving threshold of 0.5. Interweaving occurs when events of 2 quests occur simultaneously in the story. The quest interweaving score of Blink Twice is 0.33 and is below par.
An example of interweaving the quests of Frida & Slater:
2B. Box office revenue estimation of Blink Twice
The script of Blink Twice interweaves 2 extremely familiar tales. The conflict of Odysseus & Circe has been retold many times before by changing the world. Moreover, both the characters don’t borrow enough events from their respective tales. As a result, there are gaps in the plot structure and characters aren’t nuanced enough.
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
0.01
Audience appeal
0.33 – 0.40%
I. How is Mythosis Code used to estimate revenues?
II. Aren’t box-office revenues influenced by several factors beyond just the story plot?
Tags: Odysseus, Circe, Tranquillity, Honour, Power, Zoë Kravitz, E.T. Feigenbaum, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Amazon MGM Studios, 2024