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Observations by Igor Stephen Rados, Producer/ Director
Joni Goes Postal is a sweet little story about a postal worker trapped in a small environment, destined to come to terms with the choices she has taken that lead her down a path to a dead end, in terms of both is forced to accelerate through the scale of human needs, right to the top, with self-actualization as the final destination, in order to survive.
When finds about her boyfriend’s unfaithfulness, she goes through a series of changes throughout the plot. Heartbroken, she arranges series of revenge situations that force her to mature in a forceful way. As she takes a step back, she realizes that her life is meant for something more fulfilling than the life she has carved out for herself. Joni yearns to love, but she has fallen in love with a wrong person. This leads to a tragic crash with reality. The gravity of the situation, and her pain, help her realize her talents as a writer. She springs from being a light casual blogger to a provocative edgy writer that gets attention from serious publishers.
Joni Goes Postal is a survival story, partially existentialist, or perhaps feminist, if looked from a perspective of under appreciated female. In reality, the catharsis and transition could happen to anybody, and Joni could be every one of us. Due to an almost classically predictable set of events, as the director, I see endless potential in the humor this implies. It is an imperative to lighten up the story with humor in order to bring this piece closer to the wider audience.
Joni Goes Postal is a sweet little story about a postal worker trapped in a small environment, destined to come to terms with the choices she has taken that lead her down a path to a dead end, in terms of both is forced to accelerate through the scale of human needs, right to the top, with self-actualization as the final destination, in order to survive.
When finds about her boyfriend’s unfaithfulness, she goes through a series of changes throughout the plot. Heartbroken, she arranges series of revenge situations that force her to mature in a forceful way. As she takes a step back, she realizes that her life is meant for something more fulfilling than the life she has carved out for herself. Joni yearns to love, but she has fallen in love with a wrong person. This leads to a tragic crash with reality. The gravity of the situation, and her pain, help her realize her talents as a writer. She springs from being a light casual blogger to a provocative edgy writer that gets attention from serious publishers.
Joni Goes Postal is a survival story, partially existentialist, or perhaps feminist, if looked from a perspective of under appreciated female. In reality, the catharsis and transition could happen to anybody, and Joni could be every one of us. Due to an almost classically predictable set of events, as the director, I see endless potential in the humor this implies. It is an imperative to lighten up the story with humor in order to bring this piece closer to the wider audience.
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Observations by Joanne Wannan, Writer
A computer search for “getting over a breakup” yields 881,000,000 Google hits. Amazon.com lists 283 books on the subject. 1,370 websites are devoted to the not yet medically recognized “obsessive ex syndrome.” If breaking up were easy, this would not be the case. Countless advice columns would not exist, millions of country and western songs would never have been written, and therapists would have to moonlight to make ends meet.
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross & David Kessler define five stages of grief when dealing with a loss. These are: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. Grieving for a breakup – as opposed to a death – can be further complicated by feelings of betrayal, blame, guilt, and a desire for revenge. The fact that the other person is still alive, and the potentiality for reconciliation exists, adds further fuel to the fire.
Joni Goes Postal deals with one woman’s breakup, and her struggle to get through the resulting turmoil and come out the other side. This is particularly traumatic for Joni since it was her most serious relationship, one she hoped would lead to marriage, a family, and “happily-ever-after.” Now she must also face the fact that these dreams may never become a reality. It is not easy, but it is only in doing so that she can experience growth and begin to heal.
At the beginning of the story, Joni is not living an authentic life. She is stuck in a dead end job, and is in a relationship with a man who won’t make a commitment. Joni has lost her sense of self, and she is afraid to change. Joni’s desire to love is not a weakness; her flaw is that it was directed at the wrong person, someone who could not love her back.
Joni Goes Postal is not about whether a woman needs a man in order to be happy. She remains single at the end. There may be another man in Joni’s future, but that isn’t the point. What Joni learns, through the course of the story, is that happiness can only occur when you are true to yourself, and that true growth can only achieved by coming to terms with pain. This enables her to begin living a more authentic life, and to realize she is whole -with or without a man.
A computer search for “getting over a breakup” yields 881,000,000 Google hits. Amazon.com lists 283 books on the subject. 1,370 websites are devoted to the not yet medically recognized “obsessive ex syndrome.” If breaking up were easy, this would not be the case. Countless advice columns would not exist, millions of country and western songs would never have been written, and therapists would have to moonlight to make ends meet.
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross & David Kessler define five stages of grief when dealing with a loss. These are: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. Grieving for a breakup – as opposed to a death – can be further complicated by feelings of betrayal, blame, guilt, and a desire for revenge. The fact that the other person is still alive, and the potentiality for reconciliation exists, adds further fuel to the fire.
Joni Goes Postal deals with one woman’s breakup, and her struggle to get through the resulting turmoil and come out the other side. This is particularly traumatic for Joni since it was her most serious relationship, one she hoped would lead to marriage, a family, and “happily-ever-after.” Now she must also face the fact that these dreams may never become a reality. It is not easy, but it is only in doing so that she can experience growth and begin to heal.
At the beginning of the story, Joni is not living an authentic life. She is stuck in a dead end job, and is in a relationship with a man who won’t make a commitment. Joni has lost her sense of self, and she is afraid to change. Joni’s desire to love is not a weakness; her flaw is that it was directed at the wrong person, someone who could not love her back.
Joni Goes Postal is not about whether a woman needs a man in order to be happy. She remains single at the end. There may be another man in Joni’s future, but that isn’t the point. What Joni learns, through the course of the story, is that happiness can only occur when you are true to yourself, and that true growth can only achieved by coming to terms with pain. This enables her to begin living a more authentic life, and to realize she is whole -with or without a man.