Five Nights at Freddy’s
EST V ACT domestic box office revenue
$131 – 161MM V $137MM
Mythosis universal quests used
4
Audience appeal
3.47 – 4.25%
Script Score
0.12
Five Nights at Freddy’s released in 2023 is directed by Emma Tammi. Based on the popular video game series the movie revolves around a security guard who falls prey to haunted animatronics at his work place and is helped by a police officer.
1. The invisible plot structure of Five Nights at Freddy’s
1A. The script of Five Nights at Freddy’s borrows 96% of its events from 4 mythological tales
Mike’s quest is driven by the desire to protect & nurture. The quest borrows events from the tale of Demeter in Greek mythology. Both Demeter and Mike embark on finding the abductor & recover their loved ones.
Mike also has another under developed quest driven by the desire to ensure order.
Vanessa’s quest is driven by the desire of fairness and justice. The quest borrows events from the tale of Prometheus from Greek mythology. Both Prometheus and Vanessa rebel to stop the destructive forces.
Animatronics’ quest is driven by the desire to collect & own. The quest borrows events from the tale of Valmiki in Hindu mythology. Both Valmiki & Animatronics are self-centred but have a change of heart and sacrifice their interest.
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
# 11,350
Tales interweaved
Prometheus, Valmiki & Demeter
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 Five Nights at Freddy’s plot structure: $131-161MM
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 Five Nights at Freddy’s
- All Blockbusters have at least 3 universal quests. Five Nights at Freddy’s has 3 universal quests of Family, Idealism and Accumulation. The quest of Order is used sparsely.
- 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 borrows 5% events from the quest for Order & 19% events from Family. Vanessa borrows 33% events from the quest for Idealism. Animatronics’ borrows 24% events from the quest for Accumulation.
- Blockbusters have a quest interweaving threshold of 0.5. Interweaving occurs when events of 2 quests occur simultaneously in the story.Five Nights at Freddy’s quest interweaving score of 0.33 is below par.
An example of interweaving the quests of Mike & Animatronics:
2B. Box office revenue estimation of Five Nights at Freddy’s
Even though the plot structure uses 4 universal quests, the inconsistency of the lead character and shallow character quests impact the interweaving and hence tightness of the plot.
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
0.12
Audience appeal
3.47 – 4.25%
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 Five Nights at Freddy’s
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: Mike mirrors the universal quest for Family
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 2: Vanessa mirrors the universal quest for Idealism
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 3: Animatronics mirrors the universal quest for Accumulation
Animatronics’ desire for Accumulation stems from the need to collect and 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.
3B.Gaps in the current plot structure
Five Nights at Freddy’s plot structure requires a consistent quest for Mike, deepening of each quests as well as interweaving them.
3C.Unlocking the hidden potential
Plot structure of Five Nights at Freddy’s is a subset of Mythosis Plot Structure # 11,350. It interweaves the tales of Prometheus, Valmiki & Demeter.
Unlock the hidden potential of Five Nights at Freddy’s with Mythosis plot structure # 11,350!
Tags: Prometheus, Valmiki, Demeter, Bhishm, Family, Order, Idealism, Accumulation, Emma Tammi, Blumhouse Productions, Scott Cawthon Productions, Universal Pictures, 2023