Dargo: Eco Hero! A Feel-Good Novella
Submision Type
book
Logline
HILARIOUS, HEART-WARMING, DIFFERENT and DELIGHTFUL! A lonely young man suffers a massive defeat. When all is lost, he meets a fiery fortune-teller who pleads with him to save her. Will he fall flat, or can he re-invent himself as a hero?
Genre
Satire,Fantasy,Adventure
Short Summary
Dargo is a strange but sweet kinda guy. Gets fired from work, gets nowhere with love. Swept up by a strange wind and blown to a delapitated amusement park. Broken Gypsy (Roma) fortune machine comes alive and begs him save her and the other Nature Spirits. No one loves them anymore!
Setting
Urban. Can be anywhere, but takes place in the USA (not specified).
Based on a True Story
No
Plot - Premise
Internal Journey/Rebirth,Quest,Other
Plot - Other Elements
Coming of Age,Happy Ending,Meaningful Message,Philosophical Questions,Twist,Other
Mature Audience Themes
Information not completed
Main Character Details
Name: Dargo Fernandez
Age: early 20s
Gender: Male
Role: Protagonist
Key Traits: Charming,Clumsy,Empathetic,Engaging,Underdog,Insecure,Funny,Skillful
Additional Character Details
Name: Flame - Gypsy Fortune Telling Machine, Woman, and Spirit of FIre
Age: mid20s
Gender: Female
Role: Sidekick
Key Traits: Adventurous,Aspiring,Badass,Charming,Complex,Confident,Desperate,Empathetic,Engaging,Faithful,Outspoken,Skillful,Funny,Visionary,Romantic,Sarcastic,Seductive,Heroic,Gracious,Blunt,Leader,Honorable,Sophisticated,Selfless,Sexy
Additional Character Details
Name: Mariah - The Spirit of the WInd
Age: timeless - 50ish?
Gender: Male
Role: mentor
Key Traits: Adventurous,Aspiring,Badass,Charming,Complex,Narcisstic,Confident,Crazy,Desperate,Engaging,Honorable,Leader,Outspoken,Skillful,Funny,Visionary,Unapologetic,Strong Moral Code
Additional Character Details
Name: Vivian - Spirit of Water
Age: 30ish
Gender: Female
Role: mentor
Key Traits: Sexy,Outspoken,Skillful,Strong Moral Code,Honorable,Gracious,Desperate,Confident,Badass,Empathetic,Engaging,Visionary,Sophisticated
Genre
FANTASY
Brief
After being fired from his previous job, a young man finds himself in the strange position of defending nature spirits, about which humanity doesn't care anymore. Despite some trouble, he manages to succeed and help their cause.
Overall Rating
FAIR
Narrative Elements
Authors Writing Style: FAIR
Characterization: FAIR
Commerciality: FAIR
Franchise Potential: FAIR
Pace: FAIR
Premise: FAIR
Structure: FAIR
Theme: FAIR
Accuracy of Book Profile
Yes, it does.
Draw of Story
The strange dialogue that opens the novella and that points out to an interesting and intriguingly outcast character.
Possible Drawbacks
Many of the events throughout the novella happen very abruptly and without reflection. This ends up making the story somewhat inconsequential and without impact.
Use of Special Effects
THE STORY RELIES A LITTLE BIT ON SPECIAL EFFECTS
Primary Hook of Story
The way we trade nature for technology and how our heads bowed over cell phone screens prevent us from seeing the blue of the sky and the green of the trees.
Fanbase Potential
Stories with an environmentally oriented moral background certainly can attract fans and people interested in the subject. However, the story needs to develop its characters and situations more deeply to really impact the viewers.
Awards Potential
As it stands now, it lacks revision and more narrative development for the story to work. Therefore, it would hardly have a chance to win Awards.
Envisioned Budget
MEDIUM BUDGET
Similar Films/TV Series
AMERICAN GODS - A TV SERIES THAT SHOWS THE CONTEMPORARY CLASH BETWEEN THE GODS OF THE PAST AND THOSE OF WORLD TODAY, LINKED TO TECHNOLOGY AND GLOBALIZATION. BLACK MIRROR - THE SERIES SHOWS, IN A SARCASTIC WAY, HOW TECHNOLOGY AND CONTEMPORARY HABITS CAN HAVE NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON HUMANITY AND THE WORLD AS A WHOLE.
What’s New About the Story
The premise, which is to defend the case of the main elements of nature, has a touch of originality that is important. However, it is necessary to focus efforts on two factors: further developing this whole concept and making the story more believable and closer to reality. Otherwise, the narrative runs the risk of sounding shallow and even a little preposterous.
Lead Characters
The protagonist is strange, clumsy, and a bit confused, but he has a good heart, thus creating an empathetic relationship with the audience.
Uniqueness of Story
It's not a rare gem yet. Despite the interesting concept, it lacks more development, depth, and better-defined characters for the narrative to engage the reader.
Possible Formats
Film: Studio, Streaming
Analyst Recommendation
WORK IN PROGRESS
Justification
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.
Tips for Improvement
For the narrative to be more thought-provoking and hold the reader's attention, the author should extensively review, revise, and edit the book. In general, the impression is that there are too many events and too little time to recount them. We cannot understand exactly who are those fantastic elements with whom the protagonist interacts, which makes it difficult for us to relate and feel empathy for them, a fundamental point for the success of the narrative. Why not give more time for relationships to develop better? So that the protagonist builds clearer and deeper bonds with these beings, generating a greater understanding of what drives him to defend them fiercely? This would even help the audience to accept the whole story and enter this world much more easily. For an adaptation to be successful, changes like these should be necessary and somewhat essential.