History Film / DangerDiva

''Danger Diva'' is a 2017 film by Robert [=McGinley=], writer/director of ''Film/ShredderOrpheus''. The script was initially written in 1993, finally being made and released decades later. While ''Shredder Orpheus'' focused on Myth/ClassicalMythology, ''Danger Diva'' is inspired by Myth/HinduMythology, particularly Kali's dual positions of goddess of death and rebirth, and the divine feminine mother, Devi.

* MakeMeWannaShout: After getting the enhancement, Devi's voice is so powerful it can shatter glass, triplex, and even [[spoiler:kill people]].

The film takes place in Seattle some time in the near future, where tech moguls use the poor to power their machines like cattle. Devi Danger (Molly Sides of Music/{{Thunderpussy}}) is a rock star who seems to have it all, but secretly yearns to be heard in a softer light. When a riot at her latest concert lands her in jail and on the outs with her band, especially the drummer Scattering Flynn, it seems her dreams are crushed. Enter billionaire Stanley Arkoff with an offer too good to refuse--a cybernetic implant that will enhance Devi's voice to unheard-of levels, letting her finally be seen and heard as an opera singer.

The film takes place in Seattle some time in the near future, where tech moguls use the poor to power their machines like cattle. Devi Danger (Molly Sides of Music/{{Thunderpussy}}) is a rock star who seems to have it all, but secretly yearns to be heard in a softer light. When a riot at her latest concert lands her in jail and on the outs with her band, especially the drummer Scattering Flynn, it seems her dreams are crushed. Enter billionaire Stanley Arkoff with an offer too good to refuse--a cybernetic implant that will enhance Devi's voice to unheard-of levels.

But it's more sinister than Stanley lets on--terminally ill and terrified of dying, he needs a child to transfer his consciousness into to live forever. And with Devi's voice having just the right tones to control the masses, his plan begins. With help from Scattering, Devi must break free of the corporate brainwashing and decide what her fate will be on her own.

* PeopleFarms: The poor, under Stanley's control, are termed 'brain cattle' to the point where they even graze, and any activity they take place in is strictly VR to keep them placated.

* HowDoIShotWeb: At first Devi isn't sure how to use her voice, and learns to control it with the vocal coach Adrian.

''Danger Diva'' is a 2017 film by Robert [=McGinley=], writer/director of ''Film/ShredderOrpheus''. The script was initially written in 1993, finally being made and released decades later. While ''Shredder Orpheus'' focused on Myth/ClassicalMythology, ''Danger Diva'' is inspired by Myth/HinduMythology, particularly Kali's dual positions of goddess of death and rebirth, and the divine feminine Devi.

''Danger Diva'' is a 2017 film by Robert [=McGinley=], writer/director of ''Film/ShredderOrpheus''. The script was initially written four years after that movie's completion in 1989, finally being made and released decades later. While ''Shredder Orpheus'' focused on Myth/ClassicalMythology, ''Danger Diva'' is inspired by Myth/HinduMythology, particularly Kali's dual positions of goddess of death and rebirth, and the divine feminine Devi.

The film takes place in Seattle sometime in the near future, where tech moguls use the poor to power their machines like cattle. Devi Danger (Molly Sides of Music/{{Thunderpussy}}) is a rock star who seems to have it all, but secretly yearns to be heard in a softer light. When a riot at her latest concert lands her in jail and on the outs with her band, especially the drummer Scattering Flynn, it seems her dreams are crushed. Enter billionaire Stanley Arkoff with an offer too good to refuse--a cybernetic implant that will enhance Devi's voice to unheard-of levels.

It's Seattle sometime in the near future, where tech moguls use the poor to power their machines like cattle. Devi Danger (Molly Sides of Music/{{Thunderpussy}}) is a rock star who seems to have it all, but secretly yearns to be heard in a softer light. When a riot at her latest concert lands her in jail and on the outs with her band, especially the drummer Scattering Flynn, it seems her dreams are crushed. Enter billionaire Stanley Arkoff with an offer too good to refuse--a cybernetic implant that will enhance Devi's voice to unheard-of levels.

''Danger Diva'' is a 2017 film by Robert [=McGinley=], writer/director of ''Film/ShredderOrpheus''. The script was initially written shortly after that movie's completion in 1989, finally being made and released 28 years later. While ''Shredder Orpheus'' focused on Myth/ClassicalMythology, ''Danger Diva'' is inspired by Myth/HinduMythology, particularly Kali's dual positions of goddess of death and rebirth, and the divine feminine Devi.

* WhatNowEnding: The movie ends with Devi, Scattering, [[spoiler:their child]], and the now-freed masses standing in the rain wondering what to do next.

Devi Danger (Molly Sides of Music/{{Thunderpussy}}) is a rock star who seems to have it all, but secretly yearns to be heard in a softer light. When a riot at her latest concert lands her in jail and on the outs with her band, especially the drummer Scattering Flynn, it seems her dreams are crushed. Enter billionaire Stanley Arkoff with an offer too good to refuse--a cybernetic implant that will enhance Devi's voice to unheard-of levels.

* CanonWelding: The film is implied to be set in the same universe as ''Shredder Orpheus'', down to the Grey Zone being a place for the poor, shared technology like hypno-pulses, ''Shredder'' actors being cast in similar roles, and high-concept mythological themes.
* CreatorCameo: Robert [=McGinley=] plays bit parts as one of the brain cattle and a Grey Zone extra.

* CanonWelding: The film is implied to be set in the same universe as ''Shredder Orpheus'', down to the Grey Zone being a place for the poor, ''Shredder'' actors being cast in similar roles, and high-concept mythological themes.

But it's more sinister than Stanley lets on--terminally ill and terrified of dying, he needs a child to transfer his consciousness into to live forever. And with Devi's voice having just the right tones to control the masses, his plan begins. With help from Scatterer, Devi must break free of the corporate brainwashing and decide what her fate will be on her own.

* WhatNowEnding: The movie ends with Devi, Scattering, and the now-freed masses standing in the rain wondering what to do next.

* TimePassesMontage: More than a year passes as [[spoiler:Devi shows signs of pregnancy and has her child]].
* WhamLine: The ending of the movie reveals [[spoiler:Devi's child was Scattering's, not Stanley's, and Stanley's consciousness may still be alive in a test tube]].

* SharedUniverse: The film is implied to be set in the same universe as ''Shredder Orpheus'', down to the Grey Zone being a place for the poor, ''Shredder'' actors being cast in similar roles, and high-concept mythological themes.

Devi Danger (Molly Sides of Music/{{Thunderpussy}}) is a rock star who seems to have it all, but secretly yearns to be heard in a softer light. When a riot at her latest concert lands her in jail and on the outs with her band, especially the drummer Scatterer, it seems her dreams are crushed. Enter billionaire Stanley Arkoff with an offer too good to refuse--a cybernetic implant that will enhance Devi's voice to unheard-of levels.

* {{Brainwashed}}: When the corporate thugs catch up with Scatterer and Devi, Scatterer becomes one of the mindless brain cattle while Devi is hypnotized into becoming their diva, controller of the masses.

* GlorifiedSpermDonor: Stanley doesn't ''want'' to have a kid, so Devi is artificially inseminated with his sperm and left to deal with it on her own. [[spoiler:Except not; when they tried she was already pregnant with Scatterer's child]].

* ShaggyDogStory: Stanley's goal is to transfer his consciousness into his child to keep himself from dying. In the end, [[spoiler:not only does he renege on this plan when it's time, it wouldn't have worked anyway since the child is Scatterer's, not his]].

* TimePassesMontage: Several months pass as [[spoiler:Devi shows signs of pregnancy and has the child]].
* WhamLine: The ending of the movie reveals [[spoiler:Devi's child was Scatterer's, not Stanley's]].

* TerrifiedOfDying: Stanley Arkoff is so willing to stay alive he's willing to implant his brain synapses into a hypothetical future child. [[spoiler:Subverted in the end, when he relents and begs to be allowed to die naturally]].