The main character is Ryan. He's a 24 year old business manager who
still lives at home with his parents. Ryan is in great mourning; recently, his
younger brother Harry (16 years of age) passed away in a sudden accident. Ryan
and Harry's relationship wasn't very close. The 8 year age gap made is hard for
them to socialise and get on especially from Ryan's perspective. However, what
Ryan didn't know, is that Harry looked up to and idolised Ryan.
Ryan's emotional need is 'regret'. He regrets not
spending more time with Harry, he regrets not taking him to football
games as he always promised, he regrets not supporting Harry by watching
him play guitar and sing in his band, and he regrets not cherishing the
time when Harry was alive, rather than prioritising his career and rushing off
to work in the morning and staying there late at night.
The film is about Ryan trying to reconnect his relationship with Harry
through dream sequences, flashbacks, memories and hallucinations. He dreams that
Harry is still alive eating breakfast in the kitchen; Ryan playfully ruffles
Harry's hair before leaving for work. But then Ryan wakes up from his dream
rushes downstairs to find Harry not at the table. The audience can see Ryan's
sudden realisation of Harry's death by the sickly shock in his eyes and the
goriness in his face.
That morning Ryan sets of to work, whilst he's walking through
Sheffield Town, he spots Harry walking down the path. Ryan looks through the
crowd and loses sight of him, but then sights Harry walking down a side road.
He follows Harry to a dark underpass tunnel. Ryan chases after Harry but when
Harry reaches the light at the end of the tunnel he disappears and Ryan is left
in the darkness of the tunnel. This represents Ryan is in the unknown, he
regrets Harry's death and he is in deep mourning. His mind is playing tricks
and he's having a break down.
Ryan goes home, he needs answers. He needs to reconnect with Harry. He
needs something that tells him Harry's watching him and forgives him for not
being there. Ryan then searchers through Harry's room for a sign or a
connection. The room has not been entered or disturbed from Harry's recent
passing. Ryan treats the entry of the room with such precaution, as a stealthy
robbery. As he enters all emotions come back and he can’t handle the pain. He
falls to his knees in the centre of the room and puts his hands on his face.
After screaming out for Harry, Ryan spots a box under the bed with a red scarf
laid on top of it. He picks up the scarf and squeezes the scarf towards his
chest. Suddenly Ryan is sat in an empty football stadium with the scarf around
his neck. For this moment, It is the first time Ryan has looked content,
through his eyes you can tell he's cherishing this moment. He his sat down in
the stands with the seat next to him also span around as if he is sharing the
long awaiting moment with his brother Harry.
Shots are shown of Harry playing guitar and singing in his band. The
shot cuts to a and extreme close-up of Ryan's face. Ryan is sat in Harry's room
by his desk. The shot reverses and shows Ryan watching Harry's laptop which his
playing some recorded footage of Harry playing guitar and singing in his band,
with a message on saying "For my brother - you can finally see me
play"
The Main Character is Ryan (24), and the second Character is Harry (16).
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