Re: If you were a director what would you make your film about (wrestling) I would like to see a wrestling story for a general audience. Here is my suggestion:
Boy meets girl at a party and it is love at first sight. Over the summer they get to know each other better. They live on opposite sides of a large city. She has just moved in from out of state. Both have one year of high school left. The boy is a very good wrestler for the small state he lives in and hopes to finally go to the state finals. The girl says she has done a bit of high school wrestling. As they are both the same weight, they do some practicing together in the summer. She doesn't want to threaten his ego, so she pretends to be not as good on the mat as she really is. It turns out she is from a state with better wrestling and she is slightly better than he is. During the season both do well. In the regionals, they meet for the first time in a match. The winner goes on to state and loser goes home. She is the favorite. She must win by a pin for her team to win the title. She worries that if she wins, especially by a pin, he will be so humiliated that it will break up their relationship. Will she deliberately lose and then they can get married and live happily ever after? Will she keep it close and win by decision, thereby leaving him a bit of self-respect but let down her teammates? Will she totally dominate him for 5 minutes and then pin him anyway just to prove to him how good she is? But maybe he will respect her ability and they will still get married. Maybe. Many possible endings. |