When Samson fell for Delilah, a woman from
the Valley of Sorek, it marked the beginning
of his downfall and eventual demise. It didn't
take long for the rich and powerful Philistine
rulers to learn of the affair and immediately
pay a visit to Delilah. You see, Samson was
judge over Israel at the time and had been
taking out great vengeance on the
Philistines.
Modern Adaptation
Sam was never a smart man, always made fun of for how slow he was,. This
all changes one day at his work as a janitor at a large pharmecudical
company - while cleaning a lab, he logs onto Facebook as he always does on a
computer left unlocked and left onscreen is the formula for a drug which
allows your brain to work at a much faster pace and has no side effects, he
steals and deletes the file, and goes home. He builds a makeshift drug lab in
his home and creates more of the drug. He becomes famous worldwide as he
is incredibly charismatic and intelligent. Everyone wants to know how he
does it, but he is the only one who knows how to make it. He falls in love with
a woman named dani and begins an affair with her. While he sleeps, she
steals the serum and sells it to a powerful company, she had this aim the
whole time. When he wakes, his powers are gone. When he leaves his
house, acid is thrown in his face, blinding him. He is kidnapped and tortured
by the company for the formula.
Adaptation 2
Modern Adaptation
The year is 2012. The Sicilian Mafia almost got caught by
the local militia after a smuggling operation believes
there is a rat upon them. With Job being the newest
member of the mafia is currently the lead suspect of
being the snitch and must face many trials. Job must not
communicate with the outside world or confront
anybody. If the Mafia is convinced that Job is the snitch
they will not hesitate to terminate him. After a week of
observation, Job is finally judged, will he remain in the
mafia, or will he be executed.
Biblical Story - The Story of Job
Job is a wealthy man living in a land called Uz with his
large family and extensive flocks. He is “blameless”
and “upright,” always careful to avoid doing evil (1:1).
One day, Satan (“the Adversary”) appears before God
in heaven. God boasts to Satan about Job’s goodness,
but Satan argues that Job is only good because God has
blessed him abundantly. Satan challenges God that, if
given permission to punish the man, Job will turn and
curse God. God allows Satan to torment Job to test this
bold claim, but he forbids Satan to take Job’s life in the
process.
Adaptation 3
Biblical Story - The story of Judith
The story revolves around Judith, a daring and beautiful
widow, who is upset with her Jewish countrymen for not
trusting God to deliver them from their foreign conquerors.
She goes with her loyal maid to the camp of the enemy
general, Holofernes, with whom she slowly ingratiates
herself, promising him information on the Israelites.
Gaining his trust, she is allowed access to his tent one night
as he lies in a drunken stupor. She decapitates him, then
takes his head back to her fearful countrymen. The
Assyrians, having lost their leader, disperse, and Israel is
saved. Though she is courted by many, Judith remains
unmarried for the rest of her life.
Modern Adaptation
Alex is a young woman working for the police, who lives in a
city run by drugs and violence. But when her husband Mark
is killed by the Yakuza gang, she infiltrates the gang as a
hacker by promising them information against the Latin
Kings (a rival gang). Alex sneaks out of the room she was
given to find the gang leader Alfonso, when she finds him she
seduces him so she can try to kill him. but whilst that happens
his Henchmen find a photo of her and her husband and
sound the alarm. Alfonso and Alex get in a fight and she kills
him.
Adaptation
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Modern Adaptation
A young police officer is sent
on a mission to infiltrate a
huge drug cartel, however,
he loses himself and his goal
a long the way and gets
caughtt up in the illegal
lifestyle. In the end, the
cartel finds out and he has to
betray the people who have
become his friends
Biblical Story -
Jonah and the
whale
God sends Jonah to a
city of depravity to
warn them of his wrath
Adaptation 5
Modern Adaptation
A man is sat on the side of the road, with nothing but a suitcase. He
looks beaten up and dirty. Some time passes until John (Hero) walks
towards the homeless man. John helps him to his feet and takes him
to the nearest hospital. The nurse identifies the homeless man as
Marcus Gibson. Once Marcus left the hospital he is escorted back to
his home address with John, only to turn up at a mansion. John is
rewarded for his efforts.
Biblical Story - The Good Samaritan
The parable of the Good Samaritan is a parable told by Jesus in
Luke 10:25–37. It is about a traveller who is stripped of clothing,
beaten, and left half dead alongside the road. First a priest and
then a Levite comes by, but both avoid the man. Finally, a
Samaritan happens upon the traveler. Samaritans and Jews
generally despised each other, but the Samaritan helps the
injured man. Jesus is described as telling the parable in response
to the question from a lawyer, "And who is my neighbour?" whom
Leviticus Lev 19:18 says should be loved. In response, Jesus tells
the parable, the conclusion of which is that the neighbour figure
in the parable is the man who shows mercy to the injured
man—that is, the Samaritan.
Adaptation
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Bible Story - Crossing the Red Sea
The Crossing of the Red Sea is part of the
biblical narrative of the escape of the Israelites,
led by Moses, from the pursuing Egyptians in
the Book of Exodus. According to the Exodus
account, Moses held out his staff and the Red
Sea was parted by God. The Israelites walked
on the exposed dry ground and crossed the sea,
followed by the Egyptian army. Moses again
moved his staff once the Israelites had crossed
and the sea closed again, drowning the whole
Egyptian army.
Modern
Adaptation
A prison is holding Moss, the leader in a revolution. The prison
is full of rebels who support the revolution. It is currently new
year and all of the guards are celebrating in the break room.
Moss uses this time-gap to plan his escape. At exactly midnight,
the prison security gets hacked and all of the rebel supporter
cells (and Moss's cell) unlock, Moss uses the rebel supporters
to overthrow the guards and escape. With the hackers
unlocking all the doors in their path, Moss and his followers
escape the prison. Leaving the guards locked inside their own
prison.