Thursday, April 29, 2010

screenplay proposal

For my screenplay, I am going to tell the story of Steve Martelluci, a young man born into the Italian mafia. At the age of 25, he suddenly makes the internal decision that he has led a life of sin and the only way to repent is to abandon the mafia and somehow right all the wrongs he has done. However, during the time in which he was active in the mafia, he committed a number of cardinal sins, including murder. So, he decides that he must join the police forces to bring the heads of the mafia to justice. He teams up with Detective Johnny Tran and begins relaying the mafia’s activity back to the police.
Several conflicts arise for Steve as he begins working as a double agent. First off, he cannot help being haunted by guilt as he, himself has led a full life of crime up until now. He cannot help but ask himself the question, “How would I feel if I were betrayed?” He often feels as though he should just confess to the crimes he has committed and repent for them in prison. However, prison is the last place he would want to be so he simply attempts to forget all thoughts regarding this and continue on with his mission. These thoughts do arise at times though and affect his work as a double agent. Another conflict is the constant paranoia he faces with the thought of being discovered by the mafia as a double agent. His plan is to turn in those responsible and disappear hoping that those who stay free do not discover what he has done. So, if he were to be caught he would be plagued by shame and also be either punished or brutally murdered.
In the end of the story, Steve manages to turn over several of the bosses to the police. However, he is discovered by several of the men working below them and must turn to physical fighting in order to defeat them and begin his new life.

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