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*Copyrighted Material "Hadephobia" a work in progress by Blake Perret Note: Hadephobia is the fear of Hell. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Movie Sypnopsis/Premise: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jude has been struggling with suicide his whole life. Ironically Jude is a devout Catholic and Hadephobiac, a person who fears Hell. He has a history of depression and has attempted suicide numerous times despite the Catholic churche's belief that people who commit suicide go to Hell. Jude's biggest fear is anything that is or resembles Hell. And this is where Jude's dilemna arises. His life on earth has become so hellish and unbearable that he would rather end his own life and risk the chance of being sent to Hell. Even if his religon's stance on suicide turns out to be true, Jude figures that if he ends up in Hell it can't possibly be as bad as his living Hell on Earth. He might just be willing to find out... -We are taken to a Catholic church where Jude is seen with his fellow churchmembers worshiping God. Next we are at the end of the church service and sermon. Ironically, the pastor ends his sermon about entering the Kingdom of God. Jude makes his way out saying goodbye and shaking hands with some of his fellow churchmembers. - At this point, Jude's life has reached an all time low. He enters his garage and explodes into a rage. He knocks over shelves and many other things which now litter the floor, including a skateboard. Jude enters his car, turns on the ignition, rolls down the windows, and after awhile starts to drift off. From inside the car we can see that the gas tank is less than a 1/4 full. The last shot shows Jude's eyes closing and then the screen goes black. - It is now morning. Jude's eyes start to open and everything is all blurry. Jude is confused as to if he is actually alive or dead. For a second he can't believe that this is what death is really like but then he glances at the gas tank which is now on empty. The car had stopped running long before he woke up. Reality sets in, Jude has failed at attempting suicide yet again, his car ran out of gas before he could die... Jude is visibly tired and slowly exits his car. On his way out out of the garage Jude accidentally slips on the skateboard that he knocked over with the shelves. He flies straight back onto the concrete garage floor and cracks his head wide open. He is dead on the spot. - Jude is instantly taken on a journey through the universe. All of the typical descriptions of an out of body experience are detailed through Jude's journey. He is slowly zooming faster and faster through a tunnel in space. The light at the end is getting brighter and brigther until it fully encompasses Jude. He is now in a paradise. Off in the distance are angels and heavenly souls roaming peacefully. Suddenly God appears before Jude who is awestruck. -God is disapointed in Jude and his obsession with suicide. He reviews Jude's life right before his eyes. God feels that Jude did not live up to his full potential. After this he tells Jude what is going to happen. He tells Jude that he would still be alive if he had never attempted suicide in the first place and tripped on the skateboard. But since Jude's death was technically an accident and not a suicide, Jude will not spend eternity in Hell. God tells Jude that he is a special case and will only be spending a brief time in Hell to see what it is like. God will then return Jude to Heaven and explain what will happen next. -Jude is briefly sent to Hell. It is a miserable and horrible experience. After this God returns Jude back to the Kingdom of Heaven like he promised. Jude is still frightened from his experience in Hell. He isolates himself from the roaming angels and heavenly souls who are drinking from the river of life. He envies their peace and freedom. -Insert scene here: (Back on earth. Jude's Funeral) -Once Jude is able to understand how much more terrifying Hell is compared to life on Earth, God returns to Jude to speak about what will happen next. God tells Jude that his time in the afterlife is temporarily over. He tells Jude that He will give him another chance at life on Earth. He will now send Jude back to Earth reincarnated and that no one will be able to recognize him. The deal is that Jude cannot ever again attempt suicide, he cannot tell anyone that he is reincarnated, and he cannot tell anyone about his deal with God. Jude has no choice, if he breaks these rules he will spend eternal seperation from God in Hell when he dies. The rest is up to Jude. What new life God will give Jude and the challenges that lie ahead, Jude may not be prepared for... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -In his new reincarnated life, Jude attends a suicide anonymous meeting. The men and women go around in a circle retelling their experiences. They are all very sad and chilling. Their is usually a respectful and pondering silent pause that lasts up to 10 seconds after each person's account of their suicide. The microphone now reaches Jude who is nervous and uncomfortable. His quiet voice stutters as he recounts his most recent suicide. Jude: Hi... my... my name is Jude. I have struggled with suicide my whole existence. Recently I lost control and decided to give up. I went into my garage and entered my car. I rolled down the windows and turned on the ignition figuring that I would wake up dead...but it turned out there was only a fourth of a tank left and I ran out of gas before I could die..... Jude holds his head down and tries to hide in embarassment. After about 5 seconds of silence a woman in the circle accidentally makes one of those noises when you let out a laugh with a gasp of air but your mouth is closed, and it travels to your nose. Soon after a man's laughter cannot be restrained as well, and it accidentally escapes his mouth for a short second. It seems to set off a couple more chuckles here and there in the crowd. Jude lifts his head to see what is taking place. Finnaly a brave women bursts out laughing uncontrollably and then another. A dominoe effect of laughter spreads around the circle. The laughing continues steadily and gets louder and heavier. Soon the the whole room is filled with laughter. Even the people who have been crying from talking about their suicide expereince cannot help but laugh too. Jude's blank face cracks a smile and he too finds himself laughing his ass off. Laughing with the others and at himself. It is ironic that such a serious and disturbing account could turn out to be so Goddamn funny. People in the nearby room mistake the suicide anonymous meeting for a zoo of hiyenas drugged with laughing gas. It is quite ironic and odd, but funny at the same time. There is something humane about it.

Public Comments

1. i really like it, but there seems to be something missing, like it almost skips around too much. but it's a good basis... good luck
2. I like the idea (have a look at a Robin Williams film called 'What Dreams May Come') and its an interesting thing you've chosen to tackle. The main problem is the showing of God, which is always a tricky one and - if done wrong - would completely bugger up the film. God is rarely shown, and is usually shown as a beam of light - and to be fair, watching a guy I dont really care about getting a personal audience with the allmighty isnt going to make me like him... (and if dont like him, Im going to be rooting for the otherside... definately not what your after!) You also have the problem that suicide is suppose to be the ultimate sin and as such, your not going to heaven in any way shape or form (might be wrong here, its been awhile since I delved into christianity - I think you actually get cast into the void; so niether heaven or hell, an all together more chilling prospect). As something with a strong christian message, with some work, I can see this being an interesting read but its not going to appeal to a wide audience - thats not to say its bad, it just has a specific target audience at the moment which limits how the film could be made...