Sunday, October 3, 2021

"Wow!" 2011 Film Script

 “WOW!”

WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY: CHAD XZAVIER FILMS

FADE IN:

Rough waters, flowing, swooshing and swishing turbently around. A young African American male steps into the frame. It is CHRISTIAN DECREA. He is now standing completely in the middle of it all. Two GIANT escalators; one heading downwards, the other up, exist 50 some odd feet away. DECREA is nicely dressed in a custom business suit with black suitcase in tow. Going back is not an option and so he proceeds onward despite the surrounding danger. 

He immediately begins to run head on, full speed once he realizes carrier aircraft are now purposely dropping live sharks and other fatal marine life directly in his vicinity, with the sole purpose of destroying DECREA. He first notices the falling SEA BEASTS when he attempts to turn back to shore. Retreat is no longer feasible and now fully grasping the realities of his present moment, DECREA performs a desperate combination of swimming and running towards to 2 seemingly congruent escalators. 

Even though this episode is totally bizarre and he has not one clue as to how he was even placed in this life threatening position; DECREA literally cannot afford thinking about anything minus a LEGIT exit, or EXIST strategy. Now with survival the sole concept on his mind, DECREA reaches the 2 giant escalators following a desperate plea for life demonstrated by his physical movements. 

Once he reaches the 2 escalator, we FREEZE FRAME while helplessly observing the ascending escalator suddenly and mysteriously slide 50 feet NORTH. While still in FREEZE FRAME, DECREA’s internal monologue realizes the life lesson here: when in danger, it may often be easier to take the downhill route; especially if the upward one suddenly seems further away. The escalator heading down NEVER moved BECAUSE it is a trap. The water will continue flowing down its steps and the marine predators have the PERFECT opportunity to devour DECREA on their way down. He also realizes there is a strong propensity for the bottom of said escalator to be nothing more than a giant pool; doing nothing less than SOLIFYING DECREA’s fate as a watery grave. 

We UN-FREEZE FRAME and DECREA begins running down the descending escalator. The sharks and other critters immediately pursue him in their everlasting quest for a satisfying meal. Right before DECREA descends past the point of no return, he climbs over the railing and while now back in the rough waters; he musters up enough strength and energy to run 50 more feet to the remaining escalator. We the audience, see a slow motion, longshot from the side perspective of CHRIS DECREA running for dear life as more sharks descend upon him from the heavens.

We see one shark falling head first with an open jaw, preparing to engulf CHRIS’ body whole on its way down. A sudden lightning bolt strikes the fish dead and we resume normal paced action. CHRIS jumps over the lifeless predator’s corpse and FINALLY makes it to the “VICTORY” escalator. As he begins to ascend; his monologue realizes the last BEAST was not only completely unexpected, but it also should have succeeded in killing him. He now figures his faith in the longer journey made it POSSIBLE to survive imminent death and failure. 

As the escalator brings him to the surface, he looks back on the vicious scenery; reflecting on just how far he made it and what exactly he persevered through. We quickly zoom out to the beginning of the environment where CHRIS 1st came into our focus. Another male enters the scene. Now we slowly zoom out showing this environment as nothing more than a BLACK AND WHITE portrait about PERCEPTION. 

We see CHRIS standing in an art museum, staring at said portrait. A female employee walks over to CHRIS, reading the artists’ quote. “Human beings are mere travelers on the road of their own perception. We are always on the edge of our perceptions.”  SHE asks HIM to describe the feeling he has right now, looking at this monumental, visual depiction. HE looks at HER and responds “WOW.” 

TITLE SEQUENCE: “WOW!”

WE see CHRISTIAN DECREA preparing to take the stage at one of HIS most recent speaking engagements before the community and its leaders. The same female museum worker is attending his event as well. WE cut to HIM preparing to record the same speech on audio mp3. Now WE cut to the SCI-FI representation or equivalent. CHRISTIAN walks up to a maximum security FOCUS CENTER, or FC. HE presents the guards with his security clearance, and is thus granted access into the outside compound. 

WE cut back to CHRISTIAN stepping inside the recording booth, appointing the headphones a spot over his ears and letting the engineer know he is now ready to begin whenever the record button is pushed. Now WE cut back to CHRISTIAN’s business partner and engineer, CAMERIN, still introducing CHRIS while entertaining the crowd. CAMERIN reaches his peak and thus introduces CHRISTIAN DECREA for his audience. 

CHRISTIAN takes the stage, the MIC and the audience’s attention. WE now split screen between CHRISTIAN beginning his speech in front of the community and him simultaneously recording the same speech. 

“Good morning everybody. I would like to personally thank each and every one of you all for attending this momentous occasion.” WE cut to another split screen between CHRIS’ audio recording and him walking thru the gates of the FOCUS COMPOUND. His speech continues off screen. “Now why is this occasion momentous? Simply because today, we will be discussing THE FOCUS BUBBLE.” 

WE cut to a normal screen of CHRIS conversing with a compound worker about his upcoming task. CHRIS walks up to this giant, human sized, transparent bubble. The worker asks him “Where is your finish line?” CHRIS looks to the surrounding area and sees different banners he could race towards: 1. Absolute death and destruction. 2. Political power. 3. Financial independence. 4. Emotional fulfillment, spirituality, joy, a complete destiny and an accomplished path filled with passion and infinite love. 

WE cut back to CHRISTIAN at his live speech as it continues. “So here is THE FOCUS BUBBLE; everybody has desires and a nice percentage of us do not have a CLUE on hoe to actualize these desires; the materialization thereof.” WE cut back to CHRIS in THE FOCUS COMPOUND. CHRIS chooses option last, number 4. After CHRISTIAN chooses his path, the worker congratulates him – “Fine choice.” 

CHRISTIAN now enters the bubble. “Stay focused now”, the worker adds in. As CHRISTIAN finds comfort in his surroundings, the worker tosses in a blindfold at the last moment. CHRIS – “What is this for?” WORKER – “In short? Success”. CHRIS is DEFINITELY baffled yet does as instructed and the journey commences. The bubble rolls right on track and begins rolling down the chosen path. 

Now WE cut back to CHRIS as he records his speech inside his studio booth. “Once our desires are mentally established however; it is up to US, to enter the mythical FOCUS BUBBLE.” WE quick cut to the FOCUS BUBBLE ZOOMING past us on screen. Quick cut back to CHRISTIAN on stage. “Now inside the FOCUS BUBBLE, we can expand it, contract, sink it, levitate it, fly it into the sky and even crash it thereafter.” Cut back to CHRISTIAN inside the racing FOCUS BUBBLE. At this point, a group of bystanders begin chasing CHRIS’ bubble, attempting to interfere with his journey. 

“By all means, people on the OUTSIDE will observe your FOCUS BUBBLE racing towards your finish line. Now some of them will even apply THEIR energies towards bringing YOU out of focus. Out of your FOCUS ZONE.” Now WE cut back to CHRIS in his FOCUS BUBBLE which is the subject of the bystanders’ negative energy. WE see them running alongside, behind and in front of CHRIS’ bubble. They ram it ferociously. They scream out things like “Hey man! What are you doing eh? You think you doing something? Hey man! Look at me! Why can’t you just be normal? Watch some TV man! Hey man! Be normal! Dreaming big doesn’t do anything but disappoint. Why are you doing this? You are not going to make it! Hey! I said, you are not going to make it.”

With his blindfold on however; he is forever unaware of their behavior remains focused on his current objective. As their misguided actions increase, so does CHRISTIAN’s curiosity and he now removes his blindfold. WE cut back to CHRIS’ live speech. “Where most go wrong is they do not remain focused. They actually remove their blindfolds and BOOM!”

Cut back to the FOCUS COMPOUND where CHRISTIAN races towards freedom. Now with his attention SOLELY on their behavior; his objective is now much more of a challenge. His bubble is immediately DERAILED and he finds himself floating in open water. WE cut back to CHRISTIAN’s speech. “BOOM! They find themselves in open water or in some other undesirable circumstance.” Cut back to the bubble race where CHRISTIAN’s speech resumes off screen. 

“We ain’t bout that life! And since we are not…we have GOT to keep our blindfolds on and NEVER cease meditating on the desired outcomes. What is your desired outcome? This is the toughest part of the equation. After your outcomes are mentally established; it is simply up to you to remain DILIGENT in your efforts and FOCUSED in your thoughts. But let us say you DO end up in open water due to paying attention to your naysayers –”. 

Cut to THE FOCUS COMPOUND bubble race. Now in open water, most of CHRISTIAN’s dissenters triumphantly walk away. His speech continues off screen. “The best thing about being knocked into water is now you have two more things: a little more peace and quiet AND you have another testimony people. Like what else can they really do unto you? You are already in the water. Most of your naysayers will leave your side feeling victorious – they will totally be convinced you are completely down and out, with a shadow of a doubt. Now most will disappear into the FOREST of NEGATIVITY but don’t get it twisted homie; a good number will jump right into that same water and swim over just to ensure you drown.  

“They will only reach you however, if you continue paying them your valuable attention. So now you have two options: continue fulfilling their desires, or, get back into your FOCUS ZONE.” As CHRISTIAN sees this second onslaught arriving, he resumes his deep meditation and self-realization. As he does so, he reaches a point in his meditation where his mind, heart, body and soul are so interconnected, intertwined, and in tuned; his bubble hovers above the water, lands back on track and resumes its motion, full speed, with unprecedented velocity. His off screen speech resumes. 

“Once you reach that focus point again; you will be so powerful; you will soon find yourself back on track. What happened? Your desires lifted you up entirely out of the ice cold water and right back on course. Not only are you back on track, but you are speeding along faster than the speed of light and sound. And there is only medium where that is possible: the speed of THOUGHT.”

The seminar is over and we split screen to the audience applauding him and CHRISTAIN exiting the recording booth. Cut back to the bubble race’s conclusion. CHRIS soon finds himself approaching the winner’s circle. THE COMPOUND worker releases CHRIS from his focus bubble and while CHRIS looks around in astonishment, searching for answers, demands “Please return my damn scarf back.” Humorous. 

CHRISTIAN DECREA sits in a local cafeteria with the female museum worker now known as NAPILEZE. He is describing to her, his transition from living in MIAMI, FLORIDA from birth to his mid teen years, to living in rural GEORGIA from then to now. It is all visually depicted as a SCI-FI representation. He describes it as an involuntary switch to an un-preferred environment. He relates it to being kidnapped in the middle of the night by unknown forces and then thrown violently into a slowly moving vehicle. 

He gets knocked out by the butt of a shotgun and is woken up in unfamiliar surroundings. He feels partially confined in cement from the shins down. He is totally baffled and confused by his new habitat. “Imagine being robbed of everything you were accustomed to observing and forced out of close contact with everyone you held dear. Having your social status stripped from you in once 12hr road trip. To go from people knowing your older brothers and looking out you solely because of this to literally BECOMING that new kid with no social standing WHATSOEVER.

“Having to adapt to this situation is as equivalent to navigating through a jungle of uncertainty, fear and confusion as you can get. Navigating thru, only to find yourself 3yrs later.” She smiles whole heartedly at him. CHRIS’ story easily moved her; she felt for him. Then she replies. “Well, I lived in ATLANTA all my life so –”. They both smile and WE cut to – 


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