The choice between Purgatory and Limbo

Purgatory is the process of purification or temporary punishment in which the souls of those who have died are made ready to go to heaven.

Limbo is seen as the temporary place for those who died with a friendship of god, but may not enter heaven until redemption is given by Jesus Christ.

Although in context these two ideas are very similar, we need to come up with our controlling idea for our film. We need to ensure that we know exactly what we are getting ourselves into, as both ideas can certainly be portrayed in different ways, and if we aren't really sure what our controlling idea is, then the audience will struggle to understand the film.

After much consideration and many discussions the group and I have decided to go the way of limbo. The idea that our protagonist is damned in this place and is unable to leave until redemption is given, we feel there's a lot we can do with this idea and we would toy with it giving our own stamp on it with man twists and shocks to appeal to our intended audience. One thing that we feel really made limbo seem that little bit more interesting is the belief that it is possible that you don't know how long you will be dammed in this place and at any point you can be sent to an eternity in hell, something we will be taking note of when deciding the finale of our short film.

Anthony Wilson