So I thought of an idea for a movie I thought I would share. I have always wanted to write a book, and then create a movie based off of it. Perhaps this will be it.
It would be the story of a middle-class American (could be me) giving up his job in a cubicle to find himself. The comfort of a steady paycheck and job are just not enough anymore to keep the man motivated.
He hates his commute, his boss, and the idea of sitting inside all day. He has lost all passion for the job he once thought he enjoyed, and feels he really needs to get out and try life from a different perspective.
He decides to sell all of his material possessions that he does not feel necessary. Pictures on the wall, DVD’s, TV’s, all the clutter he really doesn’t use that often. He keeps the things he feels necessary but nothing more.
He then embarks on a journey to travel around the world and see places he has only read about and seen pictures of. He hopes to meet as many people as he can along the way. His main goal is to find himself as a person. Soul searching is necessary in life, but sometimes it takes crazy ideas like this to find it.
The journey could be done by foot, car, train or any other way of traveling. Perhaps he starts by driving around the United States and just sleeping in his car when he is tired. Visiting all the cities he has wanted to visit but never managed to get time off from work to make it happen.
Along the way, he picks up temp jobs or gigs to make just enough money to be able to live comfortably. He also runs his website he shares with the people he meets in hopes of making a tad bit of money to keep him going.
He could also venture out of the United States and head to places like Europe and Australia. While he is out there, he could travel the countries by foot, train or bus. Sleeping could be done in hostels or by finding families that would be willing to take him in for a few nights.
Perhaps he writes blog posts about where he is going and tries to find some of his readers that would be willing to let him sleep on a floor (I wouldn’t mind trying this).
Along the journey, the man meets people that change his life. People influence him and inspire him to live the life he so chooses. He gains a lot of wisdom along the way and opens his mind to the world we live in. He no longer sees the world from a computer chair in a cubicle, but rather as a human being with a purpose.
He sees things that make the small things we complain about in our everyday lives seem pathetic. The things we take for granted are much easier for him to see now.
And this is where the plot gets tricky…
Because I cannot really say how it would end unless I did something like this. It’s hard to draw a conclusion of the journey without living through it. I think the man would write a book based on the diary he kept along the way. But I am not sure what he would do from this point on.
Does he go back to working an office job? Does he meet the love of his life along the way? Does he become a successful writer that is passionate about his new career? Does get on the Tonight Show?
Who knows, but I think it would be very interesting either way.
What do you think?
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6 Responses to this post.
I think you better try this so you can find out for yourself! Then write a book and a movie script about it.
Yeah I am really thinking about it. If not, I have a few other ideas
just stay tuned…
I agree with Lindsay and think that going down the path of biography of your life and it would be best to live it and then tell it.
looks to be a future book , i like the story ,
yet you have to start writing with the intend of making a book just to test your self and also improve your writing skills
good luck
Seems promising, with one caveat: avoid the trap of making it too predictable (you know, the guy leaves the rat race, searches for his true self, finds new meaning, happy end). That would be too close to the premise of a self-help book, which may be true but is somewhat boring IMHO. Surprise your readers!
It looks like greatly the book ” into the wild” … of the one that already has done a movie to it. Anyhow it turns out marvellous that you want to be to you itself.
Good luck