BANSHEE | A brilliantly original short film
Summary
TLDRA haunting narrative unfolds as Opaline, a young girl, is drawn into a world of sorrow and despair. Amidst the wails of an ancient melancholy, she encounters a spectral woman of winds, leading her through a journey of suffering and loss. As she grapples with the pain of a poisoned house and the death that lingers within, Opaline finds solace in a remembered passage from her childhood. In a climactic release of grief, she confronts her fears and embraces the cycle of life and death, seeking peace in the relentless wind that carries her story.
Takeaways
- 🎶 The script starts with a musical introduction, setting a mysterious and melancholic tone.
- 🌧️ A wailing chorus is described as arising from 'an ancient and inconsolable Melancholia', suggesting a deep-seated sorrow.
- 👤 The narrative focuses on a girl named Opaline, who seems to be the protagonist of the story.
- 🌬️ The girl is described as being 'wrapped in Amber', possibly indicating a protective or entrapping aspect.
- 💉 The script mentions a youth who has been 'extinguished by experience endured', hinting at a tragic past.
- 😷 There is a sense of decay and illness, with mentions of 'rotting meat' and 'a sickness in the house'.
- 🏠 The setting includes a house with closed windows and bolted doors, creating a sense of confinement.
- 📜 A label reading 'poison' is found, indicating a desperate attempt to alleviate pain.
- 🌊 The girl recites a remembered passage to calm herself, showing her resilience and resourcefulness.
- 🤲 The act of pressing flesh and the hand falling limp suggests a moment of intense physical or emotional exertion.
- 🌌 The script ends with the girl resolving to run her fingers through the dead woman's hair, indicating a moment of tenderness amidst tragedy.
Q & A
What is the emotional tone conveyed in the opening of the script?
-The emotional tone is melancholic and eerie, conveyed through phrases like 'unnatural chorus' and 'ancient and inconsolable Melancholia.'
Who is the central character in the script, and how is she described?
-The central character is a girl described as 'opaline wrapped in Amber,' suggesting she is otherworldly and delicate.
What significance does the 'song of Tears' have in the story?
-The 'song of Tears' symbolizes overwhelming grief, which affects the girl's cognition and sets a dark, sorrowful atmosphere.
What transformation does the girl experience after encountering the 'woman of winds'?
-The girl initially feels a sense of fear and dread, but she soon becomes resigned, experiencing a deep, paralyzing grief as she moves towards the lake of despair.
How is the idea of sickness portrayed in the script?
-Sickness is portrayed as both physical and emotional. The house is described as having a sickness, and the girl tends to wounds that are ultimately poisoned, suggesting a deeper affliction.
What role does the passage the girl recites play in the story?
-The passage she recites is a soothing memory from her childhood that briefly calms her, offering a moment of clarity amidst the chaos.
What does the description of the girl's interaction with the dead woman's body reveal about her mental state?
-Her gentle actions, such as pressing her thumb into the flesh and running her fingers through the dead woman's hair, show her resignation to death and her emotional numbness.
What is the significance of the lake in the script?
-The lake symbolizes despair and grief. The girl is drawn to it, suggesting that she is being overwhelmed by her emotions and unable to escape her sorrow.
What does the phrase 'Annihilation suddenly awake' imply?
-The phrase suggests a sudden and violent emotional release, as though the girl's grief and despair have reached a climax, leading to a breaking point.
How does the story conclude, and what is the girl's final resolution?
-The story concludes with the girl realizing that her time for pain is over. She accepts her fate, choosing to stay with the dead woman, allowing herself to melt away along with all things, embracing the inevitable end.
Outlines
🎶 A Haunting Call from Melancholia
The first paragraph sets a dark, atmospheric tone, introducing an eerie, wailing sound that seems to summon a lone girl. The girl is described as opaline and amber, standing amidst a world where despair and melancholia dominate. The vivid description includes a haunting vision of a woman of the winds, as the protagonist is enveloped by a surreal and overwhelming sorrow. The setting transitions into an isolated house, where time has passed unknowably, and the girl faces a new, mysterious sickness. The doctor offers no remedy but pain, deepening the sense of helplessness and impending doom.
🌬️ The Struggle Against Despair
In the second paragraph, the girl tries to calm herself by reciting a passage from her childhood. She methodically goes through the motions of tending to the wounded, feeling the limpness of a hand fall to the ground. She drifts away into another nightmare, transported to the foot of a mountain where she faces a darkened wind and a looming figure across a lake. This figure is not the woman of the winds but a trap set for her. Consumed by despair, the girl feels a monstrous grief that threatens to destroy her. In a sudden moment of awakening, she realizes she must act, as the shadows creep closer.
🌄 The End of Pain and the Beginning of Peace
The final paragraph marks the end of the girl’s torment. With a sense of finality, she understands that her pain has come to an end. Exhausted, she runs her fingers through the hair of the dead woman, choosing to stay in this quiet moment until everything fades away. The paragraph closes on a reflective note, suggesting that the protagonist has come full circle, accepting her fate as the wind softly carries away the remnants of her sorrow.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Melancholia
💡Woman of Winds
💡Poison
💡Annihilation
💡Lake of Despair
💡Nightmare
💡Stillness
💡The Sickness
💡Song of Tears
💡Amber
Highlights
A wailing chorus emerges from ancient melancholia.
A solitary girl named Opaline is called by the chorus.
A youth is extinguished by experience.
Tears bleed over Opaline's mind, silencing all cognition.
A woman of winds appears with a label reading 'poison'.
Opaline tends to the wounds of a house filled with sickness.
The doctor prescribes poison for the pain with no other remedy.
Opaline recites a passage to calm herself, reminiscent of childhood.
Opaline's task involves pressing the flesh until it crumples.
A hand falls limp, signaling the end of a task.
Opaline drifts from one nightmare to the next.
A darkened wind cuts through Opaline at the foot of a mountain.
Opaline confronts a figure across a lake, realizing it's a trap.
Grief and despair swell within Opaline, leading to a release of monstrous force.
Opaline awakens to find the walls belong to the shadows.
A scream and a pang in the heart signal the need for action.
Opaline decides the time for pain is over.
She resolves to run her fingers through the dead woman's hair.
Opaline and the dead woman stay together until all things melt away.
The sound of the wind marks the end and the beginning of Opaline's journey.
Transcripts
[Music]
from above the rolling Grays of April
there came a
[Music]
wailing an unnatural chorus sprung from
the throws of an ancient and
inconsolable Melancholia
[Laughter]
[Music]
to one alone it called
[Music]
and who would answer but one such as
this girl opaline wrapped and Amber
from Hollow I shot a youth extinguished
by experience endured
[Music]
[Laughter]
[Music]
the song of Tears punctured the wind and
bled over her mind laying all cognition
silent save for the faint scent of
rotting meat that reached her lungs
and there it was sad Squad across the
neck eyes bind and bleeding a woman of
winds
[Music]
[Music]
she knew now not to call out not to
scream but the pale hand stretched out
and
beckoning and she felt the water wrap
around
her it is inside you know
[Applause]
what time had passed since they kneeled
shut the windows and bolted the
doors there is a sickness in this
house long had she stood by the
bedside long had she tended the
wounds but this was something new the
label read poison
[Applause]
for the pain the doctor
said there's nothing else
n just pain
[Music]
with gentle whisper the girl recited a
remembered
passage something that had soothed her
as a child
[Music]
[Music]
with patience calmed she set herself to
the
task the flesh crumpled beneath the
Press of her thumb
[Music]
[Music]
with it
done the hand fell
limp and Stillness Reed
a
[Music]
[Music]
[Music]
[Music]
collapsing to the floor she let herself
drift away from one
Nightmare and into the next
[Music]
she find herself at the foot of the
mountain once
more but it is different
now a darkened wind cut through
her something
stirred and there it was the figure
across the
lake was it the women of
winds no
this was its trap
sprung her hand raised out unknowing
unfilling dragging herself her cells
into the lake of
Despair the murderous grief swo up
inside her and with monstrous Force she
let it
out
[Music]
Annihilation suddenly
awake the walls belong to the Shadows
no then a
scream a Pang in her heart told her that
she knew what must be done
[Music]
[Music]
no
[Music]
oh
[Music]
when she lifted her eyes she knew the
time for pain was over and with her
strength spent she resolved to run her
fingers through the dead woman's
[Music]
hair they would stay like this for just
a little while and till all things
melted away before the sound of the
[Music]
wind and there she would
end where I
[Music]
begun e
[Music]
[Music]
you
[Music]
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