ACTION, WAR, FANTASY

Alexander is a magical polar bear, a member of the royal family who rules a kingdom in the Arctic. The Kingdom is overthrown by a fellow polar bear named Luther, effectively exiling Alexander. Alexander embarks on a journey to find help and reclaim his kingdom. Alexander uses his powers and the help of his friends to defeat Luther and reclaim the kingdom.

FAIR

THIRD PERSON

Authors Writing Style: FAIR

Characterization: FAIR

Commerciality: FAIR

Franchise Potential: GOOD

Pace: FAIR

Premise: FAIR

Structure: FAIR

Theme: FAIR

The book profile accurately reflects the book, however, it should be noted the summary is very vague with little effort put into its section.

Unfortunately, there was nothing in particular that was successful in drawing me into the story.

The tone, writing style, and overall length of the book don't work in tandem. The premise suggests that this is a coming of age story with mature enough themes that would be suitable for adolescents and older, however, the writing style of the Author feels like its for a children's story. The very basic descriptions and dialogue do not suit this story and this goes on for a length that also feels ill-suited to the story ( very long). I think the writer should consider taking a more mature approach to the writing and work on the pacing of the story.

THE STORY RELIES HEAVILY ON SPECIAL EFFECTS

The premise promises a coming-of-age adventure featuring a magical polar bear trying to reclaim his kingdom. The stakes are high and this type of fantasy lends itself to good special effects and resonating universal themes.

If adapted, I don't see this story having a large fanbase. The story has a very basic "hero's journey" trope and does nothing to make itself stand out as unique. If there was something more unique about the protagonist or the plot I could see this garnering a large fanbase.

I don't see this story garnering awards/acclaim due to the aforementioned reasons of a predictable plot, clunky writing/pacing, and a protagonist that isn't memorable.

MEDIUM BUDGET

FILMS AND TELEVISION SHOWS SUCH AS "THE LION KING", "AVATAR THE LAST AIRBENDER", AND "BLACK PANTHER" ARE SIMILAR TO THIS STORY. THESE STORIES ARE SIMILAR TO THE STORY FOR THEIR COMING-OF-AGE THEMES, EPIC SCALE, AND ELEMENTS OF BETRAYAL AND UNLIKELY ALLIES. THE PLOT OF THIS STORY IS ESPECIALLY SIMILAR TO "THE LION KING".

Nothing stood out as unique in this story. Putting a twist on the plot points and characters would go a long way in making it stand out from similar stories such as "The Lion King", which it heavily resembles.

Nothing about the lead characters stand out in the story.

This is not a rare gem. The world of the story is potentially interesting, however, the writer should consider fleshing out the "Arctic Kingdom" more so the story does not simply feel like "Lion King in Antarctica". Also, the characters don't stand out as written and part of this stems from the writing style of the Author. A more focused approach to the writing, centered on a adolescent-aged or above audience would improve this.

Film - Studio, Film - Streaming, TV Series - Network, TV Series - Streaming

WORK IN PROGRESS

While the story has many positive points, it has room for improvement (see possible paths below). If you can't change the story at this point, my suggestion is using your notes as a guide to highlight the best aspects of it when taking the next steps, either putting a pitch page together, a treatment, or a presentation.

There would need to be a major overhaul of the characters, plot, pacing, and writing style of the the Author in this story for their to be consideration in adapting it for film/television.