Thriller - Charaters & Narrative

Characters and Narrative

The Narrative

For the narrative of the opening sequence of the thriller, Sebastian Delorio, a young hitman in the employment of the antagonist, is critically injured and near death, but the extent of his wounds are not shown. As the antagonist approaches, later found out through the narration to be called The Widow. Delorio tries to grab the pistol that is beside him, but cannot due to his weak state. The Widow picks up the weapon herself. The Widow tells Delorio that she is unhappy with his efforts. He weakly responds, telling her that she knew what he was like. She says that she does know him well, hinting at relationship between the two of them. Her tone is serious, saying that she doesn't want failures in her organisation. He tells her he is sorry and tries to move but the movement causes him to wince and convulse with pain. The Widow then aims the gun at him. Sebastian Delorio then calls her The Widow, indicating at a relationship again. Before he can complete his sentence, he is shot (Much like in Kill Bill Vol 1), but we do not see Delorio die. A narrator, who is unnamed, then speaks about that was why she was so notorious, and he couldn't understand why she was coming after now coming after them (the narrator).

Characters

For the opening sequence, I wanted the villain or the antagonist to be like Keyser Soze in The Usual Suspects and Bill in Kill Bill Vol 1. Because of this, the faces are not shown but they do have a small bit of dialogue. There would be an encounter between the antagonist and a another character, which would result in their death, along with a narrator explaining some elements.

Sebastian Delorio

Sebastian Delorio, or simply called as either Sebastian or Mr. Delorio, is a hitman for the main antagonist. He has recently failed the villain, resulting in critical injury and later, death. He is young and it is implied in the dialogue that the two have had a relationship of sorts.

The Widow

The Widow, is the main antagonist and a criminal mastermind. With no other name given, other than the Widow, she has a constant air of mystery and fear around her. No-one knows what she looks like, but she can always get what she wants. She kills Sebastian Delorio, her hitman, for failing her. She does it without remorse.

The Narrator

He explains that The Widow cannot be gone against and he wonders why that The Widow is now suddenly going after him. This triggers questions in the audience such as why did she start hunting him, what for, who the narrator is, how he got into this situation and when.