Here's how my first call to a supposed scriptwriter went a few years ago:
Movie Guy: How about we send your protagonist on a 'hero's journey?'
Me: The story is about Danbury - where he lives.
Movie Guy: The how about we blow something up at the end?
Me: The book's about fire. Plus they had no gunpowder.
Me Again: Good-bye.
This time will doubtless work out the same, but it's a lot more fun to learn terminology and how to observe movies instead of watching them.
Another thing I learned: maybe we should add visuals of that beheading....