Random Acts of Insight

I just had the greatest burst of insight, ever.
I thought that there could be a motif throughout the film that is a common interest between Mr. Carmichael and the Boy. There didn't really seem to be a motivation for the Boy to talk to the teacher unless there was something significant that happened to him that he and the teacher had in common. It would be too cliche to make it be an interest in comics and superheros. Because I know that the film is centralized on having conversations to solve problems, the motif/interest should relate to having interactions.

Maybe (maybe), this motif can be kind gestures towards other people. The teacher and the student could have a friendly competition of seeing who has given the most random acts of kindness for a specific period of time. Perhaps the teacher's incident will include him trying to perform a random act of kindness and being taken advantage of (perhaps in the form of an attack or robbery), causing him to only see hatred and evil in the world.  This can culminate into a disconnect between the teacher and the student, who will talk to him and explain that although there are negative situations that occur in the world, there are still positive moments that happen. Both of these are essential to living a successful life where one is happy.

This would be an interesting moment where the boy tells Mr. Carmicheal that ups and downs are parts of life that just have to happen, or else life would be pointless and stagnant.  It will be challenging a genre convention when a teenager gives an adult a piece of advice; typically the teenagers are young and reckless and the adults have to keep them in check.  This can be foreshadowed in the opening when the boy gives his teacher tips on some other RAK that he could do.

I love this concept and I think I can really grab this idea by the reins and run with it.

                                           - Jake


TODAY'S HERO: SCARLET WITCH (Wanda Maximoff)


Backstory: 
She and her brother were both born as "mutants", which are people that were born with mutated genes that gave them superpowers. There are many versions of her backstory, but the most famous is that she and her sibling were children of the villainous mutant Magneto.

Powers:
Being one of the strongest superheros in Marvel comics, Wanda has magical powers and hex powers, which means she can manipulate scenarios to her will. She is capable of using multiple types of spells and can even warp realities.

Other:
- Her brother, Pietro Maximoff, is named "Quicksilver" and has superspeed

First Appearance:
- Wanda Waximoff has teamed up with multiple superhero teams since her first appearance in The X-Men #4 (1964)

Movie History:
- Scarlet Witch first appeared in a cameo in Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) played by Elizabeth Olsen
- Reappearance in Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
- Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- Wanda Maximoff makes her most recent appearance in the MCU in Avengers: Infinity War (2018)