From Hell: The Real Story Of Jack The Ripper By Terry Hayes

It has always been a grand mystery of who Jack the Ripper was and what were his real intentions. The first script draft of From Hell: The Real Story of Jack the Ripper written by Terry Hayes conveys the story of Jack the Ripper. Although the details allude away from the actual facts, the strong storyline still upholds the audiences interest. Hayes characterized Jack the Ripper as a wealthy surgeon who is out to murder witnesses. The witnesses, whom happen to be poor defenseless prostitutes, are endangered and it up to the attractive, young, ambitious detective to solve the case. Hayes has the audience rooting for prostitutes’ well-being and to incarcerate the wealthy murder. Which is very ironic since society has us always downgrading prostitutes
The script commences with an intriguing title card prologue which sets the ominous baleful mood and quickly makes the heart skip a beat. Hayes transitions diligently from the volcanic eruption in Indonesia to roasting fire in London and thus our setting takes place. By less than a minute we can infer that night time is a significant time throughout the movie, prostitutes are main characters, and Whitechapel is the main setting of the storyline. We then learn not long after that Mary Kelly is the protagonist of the screenplay. Hayes starts the story leading us to believe that the conflict of the story is with prostitutes and the McQueen’s gang. Which is a creative suspenseful way to trick the audience into thinking that this is your typical boring storyline when in reality it takes on a whole new level of horror. I’m really liking how Hayes separates the two worlds in the first 30 minutes as if to put a distinction between the two classes which later produces the effect of daring society to see beyond the boundaries that have been set for years. Hayes then introduces our second protagonist Fred Abberline whom Hayes characterizes to complement Mary so well and is what makes their relationship work so