Taking inspiration from short films such as 'Virus' and 'The Black Hole', I came up with the idea of someone waiting for something. Sounds a bit boring. I developed that so that a man (or woman) could be waiting in a long queue at the bank, and while he is waiting in the queue, time seems to go really slowly, but the queue never seems to shorten.
I then thought it would be funny if strange things were to happen to him all the while he was in the queue. For example, he could be in the queue for a lengthy period of time, thinking to himself, "this is so boring", and then suddenly, two men come barging through attempting to rob the bank. A stir is caused and everyone panics, but then the police arrive and the two men are escorted away, leaving the bank unscathed. The queue is still the same length. Then maybe theres a minor earthquake, causing everyone to panic, but it sover fairly quickly and the only thing damaged is a knocked-over plant. The queue still proceeds. Then a man walks in and proposes to his wife, who is stood 3 or so places ahead of the main character in the queue. Everyone cheers and the woman steps out of the queue, making it shorter. Things continue randomly like this for a while. The scene fades to the main character being next in line for the assistant- it is dark outside. The person in front leaves and he strides up to the window, only to be greeted by the female assistant slamming the glass door shut. He reads a sign saying that the bank is closed for the night and to come back tomorrow.
This idea would be quite funny in an ironic way, however it would be difficult recreating a bank (as I highly doubt we'd be allowed to use a real one) and finding that many actors to play a role would also be challenging. But still, it could work.
-KW
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