A post-apocalyptic black comedy model modelled on the story of the Ramayana.
Raymond
is a spoiled survivalist child in a powerful prepper camp. A bandit
raid on the camp results in the theft of a number of important pieces of
gear, several people, an armored vehicle and Raymond's collectible
figure of his favorite animated heroine: Cindy-ct8 (still on the
package!)
Raymond is uninterested in until he learns of theft of his figurine, and then he is roused to an epic quest to retrieve Cindy.
Ideas: Ray is an idiot hero and a comedic sociopath. He is not incompetent,
rather he is disinterested in anything outside his narrow range of
interests. He is the butt monkey as karma smacks him around for his
selfish attitude nearly constantly. However everyone mistakes his antics
for heroism, except for Ann Nguyen (Hanumann) who views Raymond as a
kind of charming brain damaged child that needs protecting.
The constant efforts by Anne to keep Ray out of trouble are a major source of the humor.
Another
key source of humor is the fact that the audience knows that Raymond is
questing for an action figure, but the rest of the characters believe
Cindy to be his girlfriend and interpret Ray's actions through the
filter of a heroic badass quest.
The humor in the story will
also derive from the contrast Ann Nguyen's the constantly applicable
practical prepper skill set versus Ray's occasionally game breaking but
otherwise limited skill set (computers and violence). A final source
of humor stems from the conflict between the melodramatic mock heroic
inner monologue of ray and the actual situation. A visual narrative
contrast.
Ray's reliance on violence appeals to his father,
despite is other children being more capable in the running of the camp.
Most of the villains should be portrayed sympathetically. And the story
will gradually reveal - although the core cast will not notice- that
ray's camp is hated as a violent bully by the other camps.
Ray
has three older sisters: Linsday, Brenda and Chandra. All of whom are
more capable than him but neglected due to gender. Linsday is ray's
fraternal twin and better at him in everything including combat but
doesn't enjoy killing. Brenda and Chandra are highly skilled leaders
with strong organizational and strategic minds, but neither is
bloodthirsty or cruel. Their father considers this weakness. Although
examples of how viciousness and cruelty immediately biting him and camp
in the ass are frequent and legendary. Other camps call them Camp Scorpion.
