Note, this is a new updated page from the prodigy movie adaptation page.
Plot:[]
Its the summer of 1985, and 6 kids named John, James, Jessica, Eric, David, and Holly, go to the arcade and John gets a floppy disc from an enchanted arcade machine. And at 12:00 am when they try play the game, it opened a portal to the prodigy world and they get sucked into the game. When they get into the game, it is all in ruins and it's been a century since the puppet master had taken over the academy and prodigy island, and John and his friends are the only ones left to stop him. So now its up to them to restore the academy and prodigy island, but it won't be easy.
Characters:[]
Yea there will be the prodigy characters in the movie like Noot, The Puppet Master, Mira Shade, Flora, Bok, Captain Eve, Pippet, and the other characters of prodigy will get personality. But I mainly want to talk about the personalities of the main characters of the book, which are the 6 main kids, John, James, Jessica, Eric, David, and Holly.
John: For John, He of course is the leader of the group, he has both courage and confidence, but he also does have emotion, biggest example being that his father died from cancer in 1982, with that having an emotional impact on him, it lead for him and his mother to have unstable relationship with each other. He is very confident of his friends since they are the only ones that he has stable relationship with, making his friends the only stable relationship he had since the passing of his father, and leading for him to care about them a lot. He was also given some confidence and courage from the last words from his father before he died, with the last words being, "Never lose your faith in humanity". He also sometimes isn't trusted, which that main character flaw becomes overcomed at the end of the book (another flaw while might not be overcomed, would probably be his bipolar depression but that, we will get to later ).
James: James is the friend of John and is the rebel of the 6, he is both independent and prideful at first, and he does refuse to accept others help at first, but then he gets better at magic by accepting other peoples help later on in the book. His home life also sucks at home since his parents make him study excessively, leading him to become the rebel of the 6.
Jessica: For Jessica, she can be irritable, but a very passionate character that would probably have lots of strange and unique hobbies. She seems like the type to go to protests and stand up to people who try to push her around. She'd probably smack anyone that tried to mess with her or her friends, and she later connects to John in the story.
Eric: For Eric, He does has destructive tendencies, and can take his anger out on other people, which earns his reputation of a bully. He does later work out his emotions, and he does slowly heals emotionally during the book. His parents also did abuse and neglect him right before him and his older brother got taken away to another family, which could be another reason why he has the reputation of a bully.
David: For David, He can be a bit of a know-it-all and a showoff when it comes to his knowledge, which could make him a bit annoying to be around sometimes. He is possibly a victim of Eric's bullying (But not in a violent type of way), which could make them both enemies, they do later overcome their hatred for each other later on in the book. David also secretly is insecure about his knowledge+position as the "Smart Kid" and spent most of his life secretly studying magic in the real world so that the others wouldn't be better than him.
Holly: For Holly, She might squeal or get excited a lot when someone in the group mentions something she loves, or obsess over authors and/or music artists when she is in the real world (Ex. Michael Jackson & Duran Duran), and might be afraid to practice magic in case she makes a mistake that could hurt someone or humiliate her. A huge part of her character arc might be her overcoming her self-consciousness and getting the courage to stand up for herself and feel comfortable for who she is.
Soundtrack:[]
I do want orchestrated music for the movie adaptation, but I do want songs in there too, the songs in the movie are from John's mixtape that is played, that was filled with songs from the 60s, 70s, and early 80s. Songs that aren't included in the tape will be listed here (* = not in Heaven's Mixtape)
Heaven's Mixtape/soundtrack:
“Magic” By The Cars *
"House Of Pain" By Van Halen *
"Perfect Day" By Lou Reed
“The Spirit Of Radio” By Rush
“Video Fever” By The Beepers *
“Dream Police” By Cheap Trick
“Midnight At The Oasis” By Maria Muldaur
”For Once In My Life” By Stevie Wonder
“Fixing A Hole” By The Beatles
“(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” By Blue Öyster Cult
“Silly Love Songs” By Wings
“Mission (A World Record)” By Electric Light Orchestra
“Father And Son” By Cat Stevens *
“Everything I Own” By Bread
“The Chain” By Fleetwood Mac
”Do You Believe In Magic?” By The Lovin’ Spoonful
Settings[]
Shiverville, Oregon (aka: the town the 6 kids live in their reality in 1985)
The Arcade
Pallet Pass
The Academy
Lamplight Town
Firefly Forest
Shiverchill Mountains
Skywatch
Bonfire Spire
Shipwreck Shore
The Dark Tower
Archives
Elemental Towers
TBA