God Particle Play Analysis
MEMORIES OF ONE KIND OR ANOTHER presents with an original voice. One considers it a character driven story of self-discovery. It’s a psychological, drama with sci-fi and supernatural features. There are solid themes about connecting, belonging, and learning the true meaning of family.
The concept of the “God Particle” makes for a compelling hook. The tone is dramatic with some surrealism. The script is introspective and some scenes require interpretation.
The plot presents with both strengths and weaknesses. First, the script does a brilliant job of creating two parallel stories that nicely intertwine with each other. One story focuses on the idea of the Large Hadron Collider and the idea of a finding the “God Particle” to help solve the …show more content…
In addition, the idea of the protagonist going on a “road trip” is a nice story choice, as it symbolizes his journey of self-discovery. He has life choices and life paths can take, well represented in the road trip. Troy has to overcome both physical and emotional obstacles along the way. The story is told with great subtext and symbolism, which is both one of the strengths and one of the detriments of the script. The plot involving Troy is clear. He has a solid external or actionable goal to learn about his birth family. His inner goal is to feel as if he belongs. However, there are certain events within the script that are not as clear, and this especially occurs in the third act when Troy arrives at this destination.
First, there’s an identified three-act structure. The story feels goal-focused and for the most part the pace works well to move the story …show more content…
What appears to be missing is a clear link that depending on the collision of particles, life can take a different path or direction. For Troy, his life took one direction when he was given up for adoption. For Yuseff, his life took a different direction. One that doesn’t seem good, but it’s not entirely clear. And for Vincent/Troy, his life took another different direction. However, this is all up to one’s interpretation and it might benefit the script to clarify how the beginning of life is crucial regarding the path one takes and then it’s up to the individual to create their own path or life
The concept of the “God Particle” makes for a compelling hook. The tone is dramatic with some surrealism. The script is introspective and some scenes require interpretation.
The plot presents with both strengths and weaknesses. First, the script does a brilliant job of creating two parallel stories that nicely intertwine with each other. One story focuses on the idea of the Large Hadron Collider and the idea of a finding the “God Particle” to help solve the …show more content…
In addition, the idea of the protagonist going on a “road trip” is a nice story choice, as it symbolizes his journey of self-discovery. He has life choices and life paths can take, well represented in the road trip. Troy has to overcome both physical and emotional obstacles along the way. The story is told with great subtext and symbolism, which is both one of the strengths and one of the detriments of the script. The plot involving Troy is clear. He has a solid external or actionable goal to learn about his birth family. His inner goal is to feel as if he belongs. However, there are certain events within the script that are not as clear, and this especially occurs in the third act when Troy arrives at this destination.
First, there’s an identified three-act structure. The story feels goal-focused and for the most part the pace works well to move the story …show more content…
What appears to be missing is a clear link that depending on the collision of particles, life can take a different path or direction. For Troy, his life took one direction when he was given up for adoption. For Yuseff, his life took a different direction. One that doesn’t seem good, but it’s not entirely clear. And for Vincent/Troy, his life took another different direction. However, this is all up to one’s interpretation and it might benefit the script to clarify how the beginning of life is crucial regarding the path one takes and then it’s up to the individual to create their own path or life