Furiosa A Mad Max Saga
Confused Furiosa - to escape OR to avenge
EST V ACT domestic box office revenue
$55 – 79MM V $67MM
Mythosis universal quests used
4
Audience appeal
1.24 – 1.52%
Hidden potential
$670 – 730MM
Furiosa A Mad Max Saga, directed by George Miller is a prequel and spin-off to Mad Max: Fury Road released in 2015. It focuses on the character Imperator Furiosa who makes an escape to return home, decides to take a detour to avenge her mother’s death and finally heads home.
1. The invisible plot structure of Furiosa
1A. The script of Furiosa borrows 97% of its events from 4 mythological tales
Mary’s quest mirrors the tale of Demeter from Greek mythology, where both are driven by the desire to protect their loved ones. Demeter recovers an abducted Persephone from the Underworld. Mary recovers an abducted Furiosa from Dementus’ den.
Dementus’ quest mirrors the tale of Circe from Greek mythology, where both are driven by the desire to dominate others. Circe uses witchcraft to control others. Dementus utilizes deceitful tactics to gain dominance.
Furiosa’s quest mirrors the tale of Odysseus from Greek mythology, where both are driven by the desire to return home. Odysseus is lost at sea and longs to return to Ithaca. Furiosa is stuck in the wastelands and longs to return to the oasis.
Furiosa also mirrors events from the tale of Dron from Hindu mythology. Dron plans to defeat Dhrupad to avenge his humiliation. Furiosa kills Dementus to avenge her mother’s execution.
Jack has an underdeveloped quest of loyalty.
Immortan Joe’s quest of vengeance is negligible.
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
# 7,141
Tales interweaved
Demeter, 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 Furiosa's plot structure: $55-79MM
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 Furiosa
- All Blockbusters have at least 3 universal quests. Furiosa uses 4 universal quests of Family, Power, Tranquillity and Vengeance.
- In Blockbusters, each universal quest is mirrored by ONLY ONE character. Furiosa mirrors the universal quests of Tranquillity & Vengeance. Dementus mirrors the quest of Power & Mary mirrors the quest of Family.
- Every Blockbuster character borrows at least 35% of the universal quest. Mary borrows 10% of the events from Demeter’s quest. Furiosa borrows 24% of the events from Odysseus’ quest & 5% from Dron’s quest. Dementus borrows 20% of the events from Circe’s quest.
- Blockbusters have a quest interweaving threshold of 0.5. Interweaving occurs when events of 2 quests occur simultaneously in the story. Furiosa’s quest interweaving score of 0.33 is below par.
Here is an example of interweaving the quests of Furiosa & Dementus:
2B. Box office revenue estimation of Furiosa
Furiosa’s plot structure suffers from character inconsistency since Furiosa’s quest is made up of multiple quests. Moreover, none of the quests have sufficient depth because of which characters lack complexity and are unidimensional. Lastly, the interweaving between quests is below par which results in a disjointed sequence of events.
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
0.04
Audience appeal
1.24 – 1.52%
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 Furiosa
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: Mary mirrors the universal quest for Family
Mary’s desire for Family stems from the need to protect loved ones. The tale of Demeter from Greek mythology is the universal quest for Family.
Quest 2: Dementus mirrors the universal quest for Power
Dementus’ desire for Power stems from the need to dominate others. The tale of Circe from Greek mythology is the universal quest for Power.
Quest 3: Furiosa mirrors the universal quest for Tranquillity
Furiosa’s desire for Tranquillity stems from the need to be in secure surroundings. The tale of Odysseus from Greek mythology is the universal quest for Tranquillity.
Quest 4: Furiosa also mirrors the universal quest for Vengeance
Furiosa’s desire for Vengeance stems from the need to confront offenders. The tale of Dron from Hindu mythology is the universal quest for Vengeance.
3B.Gaps in the current plot structure
The current plot structure is disjointed due to
- the inconsistent quest of Furiosa,
- shallow quest of Dementus and
- under developed quests of Immortan Joe & Jack
3C.Unlocking the hidden potential
Mythosis plot structure # 891,465 uses the universal quests of Power, Tranquillity, Honour & Vengeance. The ideal plot structure unlocks the Blockbuster potential of Furiosa with revenues of more than $700mm in the domestic market.
It interweaves the tales of Duryodhan, Odysseus, Hanuman & Ravan to establish a seamless connection with Mad Max: Fury Road. A simplistic version of the prequel is as follows:
- Abduction of Helen: Dementus abducts Vuvalini tribe members to find the oasis
- The Trozan Horse: Furiosa draws up a plan and the Vuvalini clan free the abducted tribe members
- Odysseus & his men take the sea-route: Another battle with Dementus forces Furiosa and team to take a different route to the oasis
- Escape from islands of Cicones & Cyclops: Furiosa and team escape from Gas Town & Bullet Farm with fuel and ammo
- Opening the bag of Aeolus & getting lost: Furiosa and team are lost in a sandstorm and reach the Citadel
- Circe creates a façade to abduct Odysseus men: Furiosa sends a team to seek help but Immortan Joe abducts them (Vuvalini women for his harem, men as workers)
- Hermes prepares Odysseus to take on Circe: Jack draws up a plan for Furiosa to defeat Immortan Joe
- Odysseus frees his men from Circe: Furiosa frees the Vuvalini women and additional captives held by Immortan Joe
- Leaving Circe’s Island of Aeaea: Furiosa leaves the Citadel with Immortan Joe’s wives
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Tags: Odysseus, Tranquillity, Circe, Power, Demeter, Family, Dron, Vengeance, 2024, Character Arcs, Mythology, Story Plot, Screenwriting, Storytelling, George Miller, Nico Lathouris, Warner Bros. Pictures