Script potential of Five Nights at Freddy’s is 131-161MM in the domestic market (actual 137MM)
The script of Five Nights at Freddy’s will appeal to 3.47 – 4.25% of the population
96% events in Five Nights at Freddy’s are borrowed from 4 mythological tales
The script of Five Nights at Freddy’s will appeal to 3.47 – 4.25% 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. Five Nights at Freddy’s has 4 universal quests of Order, Family, Idealism and Accumulation.
In Blockbusters, each universal quest is mirrored by ONLY ONE character. Mike mirrors two quests of Order & Family. Vanessa mirrors Idealism & Animatronics mirrors Accumulation.
Every Blockbuster character borrows at least 35% of the universal quest. Mike’s character borrows 5% of the universal quest of Order & 19% of the quest of Family. Vanessa’s character borrows 33% of the quest of Idealism. Animatronics borrow 24% of the universal quest of Accumulation.
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. Five Nights at Freddy’s quest interweaving score of 0.33 is below par. Only the quests of Mike & Animatronics are interwoven with each other. Here is an example:
Blockbusters have a script score of at least 0.64 whereas Five Nights at Freddy’s script score is 0.12. Based on the script score we estimate that the movie will appeal to 3.47 – 4.25% of the population.
The plot structure of Five Nights at Freddy’s uses 4 universal quests but the lead character mirrors two quests making him inconsistent. None of the character quests have sufficient depth. Moreover, the quests aren’t interwoven which impacts the tightness of the plot.
96% events in Five Nights at Freddy’s are borrowed 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: Mike mirrors 5% of Bhishm’s quest for Order (below threshold of 35%)
Mike’s desire for Order stems from the need for organization to maintain stability. The tale of Bhishm from Hindu mythology is the universal quest for Order.
Quest 2: Mike also mirrors 19% of Demeter’s quest for Family (below threshold of 35%)
Mike’s desire for Family stems from the need to nurture & protect. The tale of Demeter from Greek mythology is the universal quest for Family.
Quest 3: Vanessa mirrors 33% of Prometheus’ quest for Idealism (marginally below threshold)
Vanessa’s desire for Idealism stems from the need for fairness & justice. The tale of Prometheus from Greek mythology is the universal quest for Idealism.
Quest 4: Animatronics mirrors 24% of Valmiki’s quest for Accumulation (below threshold of 35%)
Animatronics’ desire for Accumulation stems from the need to collect & own. The tale of Valmiki from Hindu mythology has a robust expression in Dicken’s character of Scrooge which is the universal quest for Accumulation.
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