Finished this script by John Scott 3.
Scott takes the zombie-genre and turns it on its head. He expertly equates turning into a zombie to dying of cancer and captivates us with his tale of teenage Maggie who's infected.
This is drama at its finest as Maggie's family tries to cope as the infection takes hold, slowly robbing her of her humanity.
Scott can flat out write. He easily gets us on Maggie's side. The scene where Maggie goes to hang out with her friends is powerfully poignant.
The way her father simply cannot give up on her, foolishly thinking that there's a way out of this is heartbreaking.
This is a great script. However, the question is, would it make a great film?
This is an indie production. It's not big enough to be a studio movie. The visuals aren't there. This is a quiet, intimate look a horrifying situation. The terror is internal.
I'd make the movie on a microbudget and pray marketing can deliver an audience. However, I'd be extremely cautious because scripts like this tend to work better on the page than on the screen.
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