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​PLOT & STORY

Beyond Epiphany

"the spark of color in my monotonous world"

Synopsis

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SETTINGS

  • Modern-day, Hanoi city, Vietnam

 

BACKGROUND:

  • After dying, some people’s soul will be trapped if the person has left too many things behind and is not ready to“go”- if they are still trapped after a long time they will become lost souls forever​

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PLOT SUMMARY:

  • A romance comedy (romcom) follows the journey of two opposite individuals who are drawn together by an accident.

  • Minh, the central character, is a routine person trying to get by college life but frequently questions whether if he is living or just 'being alive'.

  • Vy, on the other hand, is an impulsive person who likes trying new things. However, being a middle child in a traditional family, she struggles with the pressure to stand out, to be validated.

Beyond Epiphany - Todorov's Narrative Theory

#1 - Equilibrium: The protagonists living their separate lives

Minh being a college learner during the day and a worker at night

Vy breaks up with her ex and is determined to get a 'rebound'

 

#2 - Disruption: Minh and Vy come across each other at the train station, decide to hang out with each other only to end up dead in a lethal car crash. They find themselves being two lost souls.

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#3 - Resolution: The souls go on a journey of life reflection to help each other out. Meanwhile, their opposite characteristics become one of the biggest challenges they have to accept of one another.

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#4 - Repair: As Minh and Vy get to know more about each other, they developed feelings. The two also learn their life lessons of actual self-love and to appreciate the 'fine things' in life.

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#5 - New equilibrium: The souls are no longer trapped.

They make their last farewell and "go separate ways".

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Opening Sequence

#1: ESTABLISHING SHOTS - EXT: HANOI // INT: TRAIN STATION

 

#2: “MEET-CUTE”

Minh, a college learner is at a station waiting for the train after a long day studying and working. Through his phone call, props and behavior, we find out that he is a college learner who has financial struggles. Meanwhile, another college learner - Vy - finishes her phone call with a friend (revealing that she recently broke up with her ex and wanting to seek revenge) as she approaches the train. Minh drops his pile of paperwork on the floor. Vy helped him and insists that they go grab some dinner together. Even though Minh has no intention to do so, Vy’s determination changes his mind.

 

#3: CAR CRASH

Vy’s impatient manner accidentally leads both characters to their sudden deaths due to a car crash.-Cut to black - Title: Beyond Epiphany-

Tagline

"the spark of color in my monotonous world"

I  wanted to emphasize on hinting the audience about the "opposite attracts" trope, hence using opposite phrases: "spark of color" and "monotonous world". Using this tagline, we aim to hint the audience that the film revolves around a character who lives a 'dull' or routine life (Minh), who stands behind "my monotonous world". The love interest (Vy) who is the "spark of color" would shake up the other character's daily routine with vibrancy and help change life perspective. Therefore, Yuji and I believe that our tagline shows that the film is a romcom that explores such themes like love, self-discovery and transformation.

FILM TITLE

Epiphany

[noun] /ɪˈpɪf.ən.i/

a moment when you suddenly feel that you understand, or suddenly become conscious of, something that is very important to you

​The name Beyond Epiphany means 'more than just a realization' (literally). Our main characters are relatable: they have their fun and heartfelt moments, and they both learned something really important to themselves by the end of the film. And the message also applies for our audience! We hope this reminds everyone that the greatest adventure sometimes begins when we expect it the least.

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