Darian treatment by Me(Need to revise on build up and not a hollywood narrative, might be a film)
Thursday, January 24th, 2008DARIAN
Logline: In a society critical of a weaker male internal characteristic, Darian finds himself doing something extraordinary that alter his life forever.
(NEXT TREATMENT)
The last key-Is a story about federal agent who wants to catch a crime but every time he wants to catch the criminal he manage to run off until one day…
My Film Treatment
Overview
DARIAN is a drama movie with flashback that portrays the struggle of a
young guy who knows he is different but somehow finds himself not accepted among his
peer, this is largely because of his characters which is perceive as being to emotionally
attach, although he is normal on the outside.
This movie revolves on the process of how the society stereotypes this group of people,
unfortunately involves in this particular guy’s life. His life changes when he meets with the right person at the right moment that leads him to a decision, ultimately changing his life forever.
Tonally his world is melancholic, beginning each day where his hopes seem to dissipate. But the tone changes as he becomes more daring.
Character Set-Up
DARIAN is our main character; he would always feel that he is all alone; lingering at the back of his mind is how he’s going to end his life. But he also feels that there’s more to life. Chaos seems to be happening in the family because ALAN his father couldn’t accept the gossips that are currently going around his neighborhoods. Given that he’s arrested twice, an alcoholic and unemployed. He abuses his family often in particular TRISHA his wife and also his other children SAM and EMILY. Darian on the other hand constantly face abuse by his father to the point of losing his esteem. He can’t seem to relate to people he is treated as the son of a scumbag by the neighborhood and no one wants to be with him.
The Story
(A Bad Incident)
Darian’s Home
Evening
DARIAN an unhappy boy walks back from school in the evening just as his mother and
sister are busy preparing and dressing the dining table for dinner, already they are late in
doing so for ALAN who is Darian’s father. He will usually beat them up if things don’t go his ways.
Darian hated him very much. TRISHA who is Darian’s mother, call out to him to come
and help the chores, he acts like he don’t care but eventually heed to in. The only person
who is not doing anything is SAM, who is Darian’s younger brother. He is playing
outside when the rain suddenly falls. EMILY Darian’s sister quickly run out to the door
and shout for Sam to come into the house but he refuse to listen. Trisha couldn’t stand her
youngest son misbehavior immediately cease his doings and demanded Sam to come into
the house. Trisha putting down her plate hard (BANG)
TRISHA
(Yelling)
YOU BETTER COME IN
THIS INSTANCE OR I DON’T KNOW
WHAT YOUR FATHER WILL DO IF HE….
Trisha hasn’t manage to finish her words when there is a harsh sound of door open
(BOOM), a man walks into the house with the smell of alcohol in his shirt. He yells out
“TRISHA, TRISHA WHERE ARE YOU. GET ME A GLASS OF VODKHA; YOU
HIDE IN THE DRAWER DIDN’T YOU”. Trisha runs out to meet with his husband. His cold eyes look straight into Trisha eyes while hers are swelling with tears,
upon seeing a kissing lipstick stain on the collar of her husband.
Trisha can’t take it anymore and blurted out at first silently she say “How can you do this to me?” and then she repeated that phrase over and over again screaming, with anger raging in the drunken old man, he start to slap Trisha and as she fell onto the floor; he kick her. Sam upon hearing the commotion runs as fast as he could and upon reaching the porch, he tries to sneak into the house through the back door
Through one of the window frames he sees with terror in his heart the whole thing that’s
happening. He couldn’t take it and he runs back to the front door trying to end the abuse
on his mother, to no avail instead he becomes the next scapegoat for his father to
continue permeates his harsh abuse. At the moment, Darian and Emily who are listening
below the staircase, run out and try to chase that drunken man off, Darian throws plates
and bowl (CLANK… CLANK) at him while Emily threatens to dial 911.Alan back off
and leave the house but not without humiliating Darian to the point where Darian feels
angry for himself. Alan leaves the house
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Darien ’s Social Life)
Batesville
School
Morning
We see: Darian sitting on the ally in his school, all alone daydreaming, accidentally ANDREAN a muscular guy with a karate background and a bunch of his gang appear to him and start to tease him with stupid name
ANDREAN
(Serious)
You’re nothing but worthless, a piece of useless junk
with a mind of a woman in a man’s body…pretty face!!
then one of them started to push him. A fight ensues, Andrean using his fist to punch Darian but he manages to skip the first bash, in the process Darian is injure with a black eyes. Andrean is not satisfy, he wants to hurt Darian more but one of his friends warn him of the headmaster’s footstep and he later hear it too….(TACK…TACK….TACK) Andrean and his friends quickly run away and Darian too hide behind the staircase of his ally only to realize later that person is actually… his school cleaner.
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Home
Darian walks back to his home, but he does not dare to enter the house for fear he would disappoint his poor mother again, he try to sneak into the house through the window of lower floor room but just as he manage to crawl into the room suddenly the mother from no where appear in front of him and he has to confront her by telling her a lies. Her mother however knows he is lying because she heard her next door neighbor scolding their kid with torn clothes on.
(The Grocery Store)
Sam Grocery store
Afternoon
Darian is asks to buy things for his mother. Passing through the way to the store, he seems to notice that everyone is looking at him with a weird look. He tries to talk himself calm. Reaching the store he can’t seem to focus, with hands trembling he browse through the goods but can’t remember what he wanted to buy. He leaves the store abruptly and again he meets the weird faces around him.
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(Darian under a Tree)
Darian RUN as fast as he could but he just couldn’t take it, he reach a park and sit under a tree crying softly to himself that’s when a old man comes in. The old man comforted him and the only thing that’s weird is that the next thing he disappear. On that tree he sees an ad and he….
( The Theme Park)
Dollywood
Theme Park
Night
Darian goes to the theme park alone. He’s fighting his anxiety, sweats dropping to his cheeks. He looks around but this time he couldn’t see any faces that scare him. He calm down and manage to play around the merry go round and there he accidentally bump into another guy ANDREW who is a plastic surgeon, they become good friends. Andrew advice him to have a full sex change, at first Darian resisted that idea but finally giving to it but not with a full sex change
(Darian’s Graduation)
High School Hall
Morning
TWO YEARS later Darian graduate from high school, he wants to further his studied but that dream smash because his mother couldn’t support him while his father never returns back since the whole incidence. Darian in the mean time has been secretly taking hormone to make him feel more feminine, his studies though is a flop, he only manage to get third class honor, an embarrassment to his family while he becomes the main topic in his neighborhood top gossip list. Darian’s moves away…
(At Night Club)
BARTINI Gay’s Night Club
Night
We see people lining up to a night club, the club’s patron checking their I.D. Strange thing happen, the patron let Darian in with a small grin but without checking his I.D. Darian at this time shows obvious sign of feminism, in fact he is wearing male tight fitting clothes while buying condom on the way to the club. Inside though he is suffering, overwhelmed of his stress with no tears to cry anymore he longs to be use by everyman he meets. But something happen that night…
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INT Club
Inside the club with thick smell of smoke and men kissing, Darian meet with a rich gay man called WILL; he brings him to a hotel room. Both are in drunken state. He began to
caress Darian who resisted at first until the pack of condom fell off from Darian’s pocket. At this point Will undo his pants and…
Darian’s Apartment
Living Hall
Graveyard hour
TV screen is playing but there is no sound in the background, Darian is slipping into a depression, he is feeling guilty inside. His lay motionless when a long ring forces him to pick it up the hand phone. It is Andrew..
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ANDREW
(In a Desperate voice)
I miss you; can we meet up tomorrow tonight?
Darian feel strange when he hear the phrase “I miss you” but he agree and they meet up at a night club but this time it’s not a gay club.
(Meeting at Nightclub)
Zero Gravity Night Club
Night
There they have a light chat with the girls and drink until…
ANDREW
(Drunk)
Ya..knaw Darian, gues’es what
I swear to G-d if
ur ’re a girl,
I…I….I
DARIAN
(Grinning)
Oh Yeah…you’ll will what Drew?
ANDREW
(Hiccups)
I …I mar…marry YOU.
(Head falls down on the table)
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Darian’s Apartment
Wee Morning
Darian lays Andrew to his bed, he look at him at the moment. His words sank in Darian’s heart, while he lay on the sofa to sleep. Darian’s sleep is interrupted when he is having a memory flashback of bad event that happen throughout his life,(Ahh…) he wakes up all soak in sweat…..
(Darian’s Apartment)
Living Room
Afternoon
Darian’s wakes up again to find his food is on the table beside him, beside it is a letter leave by Andrew. He read it and tears start falling again, Andrew is in love with Darian but because both are men, he decided to leave Darian forever or until….he changes his sex.
(shopping Mall)
Wal-Mart Shopping Mall
Evening
Darian browse through the clothing section, he chose several clothes and is waiting at the fitting room to try it out when he meet a lovely young couple. The couple has a little chat going on and Darian realize that’s what he wants all along. It becomes shocking for Darian to discover that one of the couple has once been a guy.
(Darian’s Apartment)
Living Hall
Morning
Darian once again get himself drunk, lying on the couch he tries dialing Andrew’s cell phone number but no one pick it up. He decided to go to the club that they meet before…with the hope of seeing him.
(Night Club)
Zero Gravity Night club
Graveyard hours
Darian being in his drunken state since from his apartment, in the club he try to start a brawl with the wrong group of people who are big size by nature…he lose the fight and is thrown out and temporary bar from entering the club.
(Darian’s Apartment)
Bedroom
Afternoon
There’s a knock of the door (TUM..TUM..TUM) wakes Darian up and to his surprise; Andrew is standing in front of him. Both of them are crying and finally Darian agree to do a sex change.
(Andrew’s
Specialist Center )
Operating Room
Morning
Andrew talks for the last time with Darian and Darian gradually doze off, in the process of operation something happen…..
NURSE
Doctor..doctor… the patient’s heart rate is not stable, his breathing is shallow
ANDREW
Give him 500cc of Lidocaine. DARIAN.. Don’t give up on me now.
as the time passes, the EKG began to show a normal heart beating rhythms.
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ANDREW
Nurse, Please make sure you keep an eye on him. He is
not just an important patient….he is going to be
my bride soon.
NURSE
Congratulation doctor, don’t worry. I will
personally take care of him in the ICU later.
(Andrew’s Hospital)
ICU Ward
Evening
Darian eyes slowly open up and there Andrew is in front of him. They both smile and held each others hand, knowing that everything is ok. That afternoon Darian’s name becomes ADRIANA and she is a pretty petite lady with full body of a woman figure.
(Adriana’s Apartment)
Bed
Day
Adriana is at bed resting, Andrew all happy faces comes in from the door, bringing food for Adriana. They both chat and laugh, it all changes as Andrew tells Adriana he has to leave home for a while…away from the USA, he receive compulsory roll called to serve as a doctor in the military camp in the current war torn state of Iraq.
(Adriana’s Apartment)
Outside the Alley
Day
After more than one month resting, she can now moves by herself. Surprisingly as she is throwing her garbage one day, he meet up with the couple back from the shopping mall, they couldn’t recognize her but she….
ADRIANA
Hi, my name is Adriana nice meeting you
JOE
I am Joe, you look very pretty ma’am and this is my …
MISSY
Wife..I’m Missy, say have we met somewhere before…
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MISSY
Are you who I think you are..no way..uhm..hum..
It just can’t be….
JOE
(Aghast)
……….
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(Shopping Center)
Wal-Mart
Shopping Center
Day
Missy brings Adriana to buy woman’s underwear and teach her how to use them. He also teaches her how to really walk and talk likes a woman. Missy also meets her up with her friends. But something happen when a confidential mail arrives in the mail box…..
(Andriana’s Apartment)
Mail-Box Room
Day
Adriana receive a mail from the defense department and she cry when she read it, the temporary tent which Andrew serve as a doctor has been bombarded by insurgents. Andrew in order to save the others has return to the building seconds before it’s collapse. His body cannot be identify.
(Joe’s Apartment)
Living Hall
Night
Adriana seeks solace in her new friend’s home. Joe and Missy are both careful and sensitive during this hour. Adriana does not want to trouble them decided to move back to her apartment when one day after three weeks from the time she receive a surprise…..
(Adriana’s Apartment)
Living Hall
Evening
Adriana answer the knock (Tum..Tum…Tum) on her door, her hands still holding a cup of coffee, as she opens the door, her cup of coffee drops and (Bang), drop of tears start to fall, Andrew’s is standing in front of her, Andrew drops her bag and hug Adriana tightly.
Andrew falls on one knee and asks Adriana the all awaiting question of every going to be married girl…
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ANDREW
(Clearing his throat)
Would You Adriana be my
Lovely Wife?
ANDRIANA
(Excitedly)
Yes, yes I would
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Church Hall
Day
Missy becomes Andriana bride’s maid while Joe becomes the best man. The most touching moment for Adriana comes when all her family attend the holy matrimony.
While Adriana is throwing the bride’s flower, her sister manages to grab the flower and not long after that it turn out just perfect…….
what happen to andrew..1) Plot hole , 2) I will add later….so that’s one of the problem…, the revision and update of this film treatment is still going on..judt no time to update…I think and decided many mistake exist that I need to change …..to increase the plot intensity and cover up lot hold and storyline remake. (This treatment was actually done in 1 hours…, so i know need lots of time and changes to makeAnybody interested please wait. have patient.)