Vinette Research Paper

After finding a stolen fertility statue, an insecure divorced mother wakes up as a superhero and must save her rebellious teenage daughter and the town from an evil supervillain.

BRIEF SYNOPSIS
VINETTE (middle-aged) is an insecure, divorced mother, working as an assistant principal with her ex-husband BOB, who is the principal. Her teenage daughter LAUREL (16) is also self-doubting.
Vinette’s life changes when she finds a valuable, stolen fertility statue. It breaks and cuts Vinette’s finger. The school’s lunch lady, Verle, also gets cut. When the police come looking for the statue, Vinette, hides it and lies to the attractive Detective DOUG.
The next day, she wakes up a new person and discovers that she possesses superpowers. She confides
They battle Verle and save the Laurel, the kids, and the town.
Vinette is a new woman who is out to save the world, as she begins her new life with Doug and Laurel by her side.
STORY COMMENTS
SUPERSOMETHING is a fun and entertaining superhero comedy that features a likable heroine. Superhero stories are not new to the industry, but they are considered tried and true. There’s a faithful audience who loves these types of films.
What makes this one enjoyable is the main character of Vinette, who is a quirky and insecure mother who wants to live a dream life, but she just doesn’t not what her dream is. She’s an easy character to like. She’s flawed and this is what makes her easy to root for.
The script’s tone is light-hearted and the story explores the themes of following one’s dream and learning to believe in one’s self. Eventually, the goal becomes clear and the stakes feel fairly high, but it’s really about the emotional struggles and the emotional stakes for Vinette. The story nicely journeys how she transforms not just from ordinary mother into a superhero, but from an insecure woman into “super something” as she comes to love and respect
In other words, in the middle of the script, around page 43, she decides she wants to fight crime. This comes out of nowhere. However, if in the first act she verbalized (before her new powers) that she wanted to be in the police academy, but she keeps failing, or perhaps she is in the police academy, but she’s at risk for being kicked out, then when she suddenly discovers her powers, she becomes the super something cop she always wanted to be. This would focus the script more effectively. In fact, she could be a rookie cop that finds the valuable statue, but she drops the statue, breaking it and then cuts herself. This could be a lot of fun. It would also easily setup her more effectively her relationship with Doug. This is just a suggestion, but the main note is to foreshadow her actionable and internal