THE CHRIST PROJECT
-Marilyn
LOG LINE: The Christ Project is a thriller about the
cross people are made to bear off others unrealistic expectations with
unexpected twists and turns in this murder mystery laced with dark humor of
black comedy.
SYNOPSIS: Nigel, a semi-retired fashion
photographer is seeing his psychiatrist, as a man accused of illicit, voyeurism
of women where he avoided a charge in agreement to seek psychiatric help and is
seen as a possible suspect however, of a series of murders of female models,
found posed with twisted necks. Nigel share a mixed story of his perspectives of
life, of women, of relationships and of motivations of mankind in a series of
sessions with the Dr. Rines he sees monthly.
Marilyn is a screenwriter who
is looking for authentic moments of naked truth of people sharing moments of intense
observation, heightened emotion of seeing beauty in life from the experience,
of such without inhibitions, lies or strategic contrivance muddying the
moments. Her journey takes her through the
ugliness of life of cruelty, betrayal, others self-deceit, murderous violence
and inflicted illness as the movie unfolds and she meets an engages series of key characters who reveal their
inner motivations through their conduct in their lives and occasionally confiding
in her.
Violence and crime in the
film is revealed as imperfect with dark hilarity of disorganized so-called organized
crime that contains blunders. Opportunities for women, especially blond women
in the movie who are educated, however usually the consummate stereotype of the
stupid, sex goddess, are portrayed as having fun mirroring aggression to the
corrupt in very pivotal scenes of asserting their power.
The world of the male mind
on sex is revealed through several characters, Nigel after some agitation rom a
neighbor walking around nude in her apartment visible to him, finally meets Marnie
who he has an intense affair with him of a raw sexual nature both want to be
totally free in their lives but he is seen emotional about her when he sends
her away and is sitting alone after the sex act.
Marisha wife of Darren another
fashion photographer, is micro managed around his perfectionism of his work and
how he sees his life completely organized and finds her jealousy of other models
and need for more intimacy with him, where he likes the superficial safety of
the relationship, a repulsion to him. In
the interaction between them she contracts AIDS and fights for her right to
what she wants combined with self-sabotage of self-hatred. Troy a man who appears in town from the east
coast dates Marilyn casually and faces his love of the blond fantasy, being
caught with old nude photos of his ex when she pays him a visit to his home. She rejects
all this and leaves him to finish his business elsewhere focused on during their
dating.
Murders of models continue
and suspects stack up, with no one caught yet. Lunica a blond model and astrophysics
student, is at a preview of a new fragrance she is a model for, a fight erupts
she pulls a gun threatening the perps who destroy the champagne table, they
leave.
Sherry is a coke dealer,
tough female who deals to photographers. Paul, Marilyn’s corporate neighbor,
who uses prostitutes as well and is jaded about relationships. She visits Nigel
and nearly stabs him but his new affair saves him. Sherry leaves and shoots
Terrence, a client of hers who steals coke from her and is irate dealing to
anyone who is not paying her immediately as the tension rises around this character. Chad, a lonely, cynical fashion photographer buys
from her during a sex act she interrupts with a model, angrily pays her and
then sits alone finally to cross dress with a blond wig. He torments Nigel to come see him calling him
repeatedly. He finally arrives angry to
see the garish presentation of the cross against the stark contrast of his love,
his new woman remembered. The cross begs to be abused in S and M style by Nigel
for being very bad and murdering the models to have the last pose his own as he
jumps off the top his building with Nigel beside him kissed and left behind.
Marilyn returning home finds the horror of this man who had called Nigel Daddy
and now has a chance to be his own again in the light she remarks and leaves the
scene.
Troy gives the empty folder
and flowers to Marilyn meeting her at home and she is joyous and relieved. They
go into her building and see her neighbor Paul is robbed by a prostitute after taking
coke and realizes his life needs a change. They cheer him up with the fact the murderer
is discovered and go about their evening.
Nigel tells the poignant
tale of filth, chaos, tragedy and comedy with the touch of a real lover
illuminating his life and Dr. Rines decides it is time for his therapy to end
with him agreeing the film ends thus with an illumination of this information
caught on film beneath the light of the outdoor sun.
