WORTHY of SURVIVAL is a character driven, poignant journey of self-discovery. It’s based on true events. The story tells of the recovery of a Black female, ex-soldier trying to deal with her past. The story is driven by the emotional goal of the protagonist, rather than by a actionable, physical goal. Her goal is to emotionally heal. The stakes are personal.
The story is driven by strong themes about survival, healing, and second chances. The script offers a very complex and flawed heroine in Jordan, but she’s also a very relatable and engaging character. She undergoes a poignant character arc, as she transforms from victim to survivor.
There’s a lot to really like about the Jordan and the script. However, unfortunately, the structure impedes …show more content…
In THE HOURS the storylines were also well interconnected.
Currently, when the story becomes Muley’s story, the audience is fully taken out of Jordan’s world.
The reality is that a separate full, feature script could be created just about Muley. While period films are more difficult to market, Muley’s story is actually more compelling than Jordan’s story. Muley is a fascinating character. She has to hide her identity and sexuality from everyone. She has more at risk. Not just her freedom, but also her life. She’s highly complex. There are some harrowing scenes when she’s forced to use violence to survive. Her story is so compelling, one wants to know the full story of Muley. One can envision strong tension driving the plot.
Jordan’s story is more passive and the pace of her story feels sluggish, but this may be due to the flashbacks. The flashbacks with Muley hinder getting to Jordan’s journey of healing. For example, the story could focus more on her relationship with Alma, but this is compromised by Muley’s …show more content…
All the audience needs to know is the outcome. It’s seems unlikely that the charges would be completely dismissed. Perhaps more realistic is community service or a fine for destruction of property or some mild payment.

As mentioned, Jordan has great potential as a character given her inner conflict. She’s the type of character that can attract talent to her role. Her voice reflects her personality (defensive, vulnerable, and resistant). She pushes people away in fear of abandonment which goes all the way back to her being surrendered as a baby. She pushes people away first. At the end, she learns to allow people into her world.
Dr. Blake is likable, however, one doesn’t believe she would “quit” on Jordan (page 94). This is another form of abandonment and instead it should be that Jordan tries really hard to push her away, but Dr. Blake WON’T abandon her. She begins to learn that there are some people who will stay.
Chester is very engaging and believable. The audience never gets to fully know Alma.
Muley is captivating as the slave wanting her freedom. She’s tough, but vulnerable, but one doesn’t get to see the full story about