The actionable goal is clear. The protagonist Amara competes with another dancer for a role in a nude show. The inciting event that propels the story forward is Amara’s audition for the show. The script is also driven by Amara’s inner fear of “exposing” herself.
The second act is propel by her training and learning to be comfortable with being nude and it focuses on her …show more content…
It’s no longer about her audition or coming to terms with her sexuality. It’s about surviving a sadistic and jealous woman. Unfortunately, these scenes take the audience out of the main plotline. The tone becomes ambiguous. It’s almost feels comedic, yet disturbingly dark. The portal scene is just too surreal to fully understand. It’s nice that Amara is able to make a connection to her mother and resolve some inner conflict, but it feels too different from the rest of the script. It’s more fantasy and supernatural, rather than a dramatic, sexual journey. It’s not a tone that …show more content…
The audience isn’t fully convinced that they are in love. Most of the sexual scenes between them feel more like sex than romantic love.
In addition, the script is very graphic and this many tend to offend the audience. The story explores sex and the beauty of sex, yet in the script, the women, especially Amara, seem to be sexually exploited (to the viewer). The sex scenes feel like they are more about sexual gratification, rather than genuine love.
The idea of manifesting Amara’s two inner voices representing Amara’s alter egos is very creative and imaginative. This is about all the leap of faith the audience can take, meaning: the surreal, portal sequence ventures too much into the fantasy realm. The rule is that the audience normally can take one leap of faith in a script/film, but when they are asked to take more than one, the credibility of the story is compromised. This is what happens in this script – yes, they accept Amara’s alter egos, but no, not the events with Belissa or the portal.
Overall, the story plot becomes challenging to follow, especially when it deviates away from the goal of the audition. Consider structuring the script to remain on