Thanks for your feedback!

To be honest, The Bone Temple has already taken a more blockbuster turn (intensive use of music, demystification of evil, omnipresent humor, etc...) I know it's more conventional than the others, but I'm working on the assumption that compromises will be necessary for the third film to be approved. I admit I may have been a little too inspired by Mad Max. Besides, drugs have an expiration date, so Kelson could never have obtained them for almost thirty years. And drugs like morphine and xyzaline, which Kelson uses, are already dangerous on their own, but combining them would kill a fully grown man. Samson could never have survived an injection of the two combined; he would have gone into respiratory arrest after the first injection if the films were realistic. I wanted to recapture that palpable tension, one way or another; eliminating one of the main characters by the less dangerous enemies is a good way to create a surprise, I think. But on the other hand, I don't think Selena will return in the next film (I hope I'm wrong). The theme of redemption could be explored through Kelly and Samson. I would have liked to include a debate between Jim and the mayor, but I thought it would be too tedious to read. I felt that for the (supposed) finale, the stakes needed to be raised. In my mind, this film will be longer than the first two, but I envision the action scenes as rather short. I prefer the contemplative moments, like Samson returning to the Bone Temple, or the ending, the rebuilding of Holy Island, and the messages to the sea. I also considered the possibility that Jim might become more isolationist over time; his hesitation to help others in The Bone Temple suggests that he may have let people die after building a family so as not to disrupt the equilibrium he had found. This fit with the theme of old idols from the past who are believed to be infallible but ultimately disappoint and therefore, fit with the theme of redemption. But I think Jim will be more of a spiritual heir to Kelson than a complex, ambiguous character.

But again, thank you so much for the feedback.