Once Upon A Time In Antarctica

[half olive]

This definitely has potential. I can't decide at the moment if it's high concept enough. It may indeed be.

[unreal holly]

What, you think it might be too convoluted?

[half olive]

Yes. That's my gut instinct. I'm rolling it around my head to see if I can say anything more useful.

[unreal holly]

That’s one of my concerns too. I think if I gradually bring in the more convoluted aspects of it it’ll be easier to understand as opposed to throwing it at the reader right away.

Thanks for the help

[hushed sonnet]

The concept is there-- try condensing it into a logline.

[unreal holly]

When an off the books lab in Antarctica is destroyed, a grieving brother sets out to uncover the truth, unaware that he’s stepping into a covert energy war with the power to spark global conflict.

[hushed sonnet]

Perhaps replace "off the books" with secret or some other word like it. And tell us what the grieving brother's motivation to go out to Antarctica is. The bit about the covert energy works great.

[steady prism]

I would totally watch this movie. To me the tone reads like "The Insider," great movie. I'm not sure I understand why the Saudi angle, unless you're Saudi/you have some personal connection that's authentic for you to write from.