I want a superhero movie that's something like the silver age comics, with a big twist. It's not based on DC or Marvel, but something "original". Or maybe it's been done before, I don't know? Anyway, I want to see something like this:
The movie opens with a big city, it's spring or summer, People look happy, smile and laugh. Couples relax in the park etc. Suddenly something big appears on the sky and throws a shadow over the city, a large flying saucer-thing. The laughter stops. The flying object drops down small pods which lands everywhere in the city. Some curious people investigate the pods, poke them with sticks. And then they open up! Large, mutated gorillas dressed as fairies comes out of them, and attacks people, throw cars and climb buildings. There's total chaos in the city.
When all hope seems lost, a weird figure on a horse shows up. It's... The Bright Knight and his superpowered horse called "Day". He's a modern day knight in tights, like Batman. With his superfast horse he rides straight up the buildings and fights off the gorillas one by one, shooting them with his stun gun. He jumps up into the sky and crashes through one of the UFO's windows, where he faces his enemy; "The Jester" (Joker-parody). They draw swords and fight, The Bright Knight wins, of course...
Bright Knight: "You never learn, Jester..."
Jester: "the end is near, hero..."
Our hero laughs at the threat, delivers The Jester to the police and rides off into the sunset, enters a tunnel which leads into his secret HQ, and meets his wife, they kiss. Before going to bed, he talks with his wife about what happened etc. She's acting strange, depressed.
Wife: "No matter what happens, I will always love you...
Knight: "Yes, I know...why are you saying that?"
Wife: "...just in case something terrible should happen..."
It's night, he's trying to sleep, but he's having nightmares about The Jester and his words: "the end is near, hero...". There was something about his voice, and his face. It wasn't a threat, but a warning. He wakes up, and tries to find his wife, but she's gone.
Knight: "What the f...I mean, what the heck!"
He's searching the house, and finally decides to look in the cave. She's not there, and his horse is gone. The suit looks different, it's not bright anymore. The news shows that The Jester has escaped prison, and murdered six women with a knife. He puts on the suit, and tracks him down. He's in the sewers, shaking all over. There's blood everywhere, body parts are lying in the shadows The Jester looks worse than ever, like something out of a nightmare.
Jester: "...told you so..."
The Knight: "What have you done??? I knew you were evil, but you have never killed anyone like this before!"
Jester (sobbing): "...I didn't mean to do it! I swear, it wasn't really me! Please, don't kill me! (Starts running)
The Knight grabs his stun gun, and fires at The Jester. Something is wrong...blood splatters all over, and the Jester falls dead on the ground. A real gun! The Knight throws away the gun and falls to his knees. Before he gets the chance to scream, something floats his way in the sewer. He picks it up. His wife's head, dead eyes staring at him. Now, he screams. It echoes through the sewer and scares away the rats.
Throughout the movie, both the knight and the world around him is getting darker and darker. It's like a horrible nightmare. His former enemies who used to rob banks and steal valuables are now serial killers and cannibals. He doesn't care if they die. Civilians fear him as much as his rogues gallery. There's no real heroes in this world....
One day, something large grows up out of the ground in the middle of the city. Even in this nightmarish world, it seems out of place. It's a black, living castle of slime and blood, bigger than all the other buildings. The Knight is the only one who can see it. He enters the castle from hell. Inside of it, there's all kinds of horrible creatures, demons, monsters and zombies. The only sounds are screams of agony and evil laughter. There's even a river of blood, dead trees and skeletons on the ground...the skeleton of a dead horse. It's almost comical how sick everything is.
After fighting his way to the top of the castle, he finds the man responsible for everything. he doesn't look demonic or scary at all. It's a fat, bald guy in t-shirt and jeans.
Man: "What? How the hell did you...how is this even possible?"
Knight: "Who are you? Why are you doing this?"
Man (smiles): "It's my job...you can call me "The Editor". Welcome to my mind!"
That's right, our hero is a fictional character (somehow, he's conscious)! He finds out that the former editor retired. He's replaced with a guy that wanted something darker. His original writer and creator left the job after he was told to make the comics more violent and sexual.
The Editor: "Wake up! People don't want the silly stuff...super animals and married heroes have no place in the horrible world we live in. Your creator didn't get that...he doesn't get superheroes. Now, get out of my mind, and play your part. I can easily kill you off... I have killed superheroes before, you know!"
He beats up the Knight. It looks like he's going to murder him, when someone suddenly shows up and puts his arms around the Editor. It's The Jester and the rest of the Knight's villains, only as zombies.
Jester: "No one stays dead forever in the comics..."
The Editor: "What? No! You can't do this! I made you the way you are! Please, don't hurt me!"
Jester: "I can't help it..."
Something horrible is happening off screen. We hear the Editor's frightened screams. Whatever happened, it makes him lose his mind. He's found sitting in his chair with lifeless eyes, drooling all over himself.
It ends with the old creator writing the comic book once again, and things revert back to normal. The news says that the Jester has escaped from prison and robbed a bank. The Knight smiles, gives his wife a kiss, suits up and jumps on the back of his horse. He rides out into the sunshine.The future is looking bright...
The End.
Or something like that.
a movie was planned, but it was cancelled...
Superhero movies are popular now, and this is a great, original story.
