I wrote this screenplay reflecting all the nightmares of the future I was taught growing up. Although it takes alien intervention to help end them, the brief appearance and exit of extraterrestrials leaves it up to humans to take charge and prevent the disastrous horror that would be created in a Third World War.

World W1n is a title playing on the words "won" and "one." The world won when it became one. This conveys the idea I want to get across concerning the potential ahead of us as one united species. In the new century we will be facing the pressing need to come together as one planet, indivisible. The problems confronting humanity can no longer be tackled on a national level. We need a global perspective that can initiate change on a global level. This call for a new world-centric unifying consciousness will get louder and especially if the world's nation states become irrelevant by not addressing the aspirations of humanity's collective body; a livable and sustainable future where the environment of the global commons is protected and the anarchy of war is prevented through the order of international law.

World W1n is also a story about violence and the potential of non violence. I explore the possibilities of non violence in a world where force and violence rule international relations. Many of our political leaders have convinced us the path of war is the only true means for peace but this method is clearly problematic. Preemptive violence is especially destructive because it threatens to destabilize international relations while leading us closer to a Third World War.

Preemptive violence is the anticipation of an attack by another and trying to incapacitate them before one can be proven right or wrong about their intentions. But does preemptive violence make the world more peaceful and safe? The negative side of preemptive violence shows that fears are fed by those who believe they may be on the receiving end of a future attack. Iran seeks nuclear weapons because they want to prevent Tehran from suffering the same kind of invasion as Baghdad. The Pentagon justifies more defense spending to prevent another 9/11 from happening. Preemptive violence, or fears of preemptive violence, can breed a never ending spiral of increased fear and aggression leading to even more destructive conflicts that are very difficult to stop when set into motion.

War has been a fact of human evolution for thousands of years. Should we be naive enough to expect it to change anytime soon? Even if it can't, we can clearly see humanity's collective efforts and goals of trying to take charge of evolution by preventing warfare. This takes place on an individual level anytime a human being resists or tries to ease hate and destructive conflicts inside themselves while keeping them from spilling outside and turning into war with others. On the international level, the United Nations is the first planetary operated institution created to take charge of humanity's collective evolution by preventing a Third World War from erupting between nation states.

The theme of religion as a vehicle for both war and peace is heavily drawn upon in World W1n. It is obvious that science and religion have been used for good and ill on our planet for thousands of years. The pendulum swings both ways and we have seen examples throughout our history of religious and secular fanaticism. A fine balance is needed to keep these two opposites in check. I wrote World W1n with a bias against religious fundamentalism but my next screenplay, Neanderthal's Return, will achieve the opposite. In this trilogy, atheists become the fanatics who persecute the fundamentalists.

Oprah Winfrey vs. Fundamentalist (YouTube)

Fanatic fears that those who think outside of the Bible are working for evil and the quest for peace can only assist the Anti-Christ

 

Ted Cruz coincedentally shares some things in common with my bad guy John Franklin

 

Cruz Father: Ted Cruz "Anointed" To "Bring the Spoils of War to the Priests

Ted Cruz Knows That 'God Is Not Done With America'

Evangelists Pray for Donald Trump

 

Franklin Graham: ‘Only One Election Left’ To Save America From Godless Secularists

 

Richard Dawkins and Ted Haggard (YouTube)

Claims that Noah's Ark Has Been Discovered (YouTube)

 

Bible Theme Park in Kentucky (YouTube)

 

American Plans to Convert Iraq (YouTube)

George W. Bush and the End Times

 

Inside the Creation Museum (YouTube)

Bill Moyers (YouTube)

Westboro Baptist Church

Frank Schaffer Talks About Biblical Death Threats Against Obama

ABC Nightline: Preaching Hate in Uganda

God Loves Uganda Trailer

 

TFC 2010: Marlene Winell from Zachary Moore on Vimeo.