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Sunday, 28 December 2008

Ewan's Treatment



So the first shot is a close-up of a fishing rod and reel, and then the next part is all one scene. The characters are huffy and aren't looking at one another. After a while, the man breaks the silence by picking up his rod and hat and storming out. He's looking out for a reaction however and when his wife slumps he gets a clue she's upset and comes back to give her a kiss on the head.
So the woman is left alone and we get a glimpse of her treasure, a hula dancer. Her musings lead her to look out the window and her eye is drawn to their overgrown ancient car.
The man is climbing an enormous wall now, the wind whipping him until he finally reaches the top. Meanwhile the woman is excitedly packing her bag. She leaves the man's toothbrush behind and lonely on the shelf as she does so.
We see the man enjoying his fishing, perched precariously at the top of the wall. A shadowy threat looms beneath the surface of the sea.
(Ithink I'll plop in another quick cut back to the woman to push the tension at this point)
The monster explodes out of the water, the lure in its jaws, while the man reels in the line furiously. A huge wave sends him over the edge and he is left dangling. The string breaks and he falls down to earth.
The wife, caught in the act of escaping, runs to see what the noise was and stands in the doorway, shocked at the scene. The man, unhurt by the fall, runs and embraces his wife, happy to be alive and to see her, but after looking around, the house is half bare. Suddenly, he spots their car, full of luggage. He goes out to examine it. His wife is distressed at the unwanted confrontation and closes the door until she hears the engine starting. He fixed it for her! She runs out to join him. The final shots are of the jiggling hula dancer and the lonely toothbrush.

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