“A story true to the words friendship and love!”
That is how I would start the pitch of A Boys Life (E.T.). Then I would continue with great exaggeration of gestures and expressions saying, “Imagine a world where aliens probed our planet. This is secret the audience will be let in on first. Shortly thereafter the mood and tone will twist into that of self-actualization, opposed to mythical discovery. An alien is now left behind, forgotten, and must take on the destructive humans of planet earth. Luckily he meets the not so domineering Elliot. A little boy, age ten or so, who much like E.T., the alien, feels a loneliness that many can identify with. That bond, that common sorrow will draw them to one another and their story will develop into one that soothes the heart. Their connection will allow E.T. to phone home. The big bad government will get involved and threaten not only the friendship Elliot and E.T. share, but also E.T.’s life. With this sudden dilemma Elliot, and his family, will discover something within themselves that they never knew they possessed. Their reverence for E.T.’s life will allow for the perfect heart warming ending. E.T. enjoys his return home. Elliot enjoys his new revamped connection with is family. A story for the heart.”
1. Should the pitch be a summary of the movie or the themes the movie will posses?
2. How do you know when it’s too much of something… like too sentimental or too harsh or too long etc?
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