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Have you seen that movie?
It’s like my old pal, Jack Burton used to say…
Yes, sir, the check is in the mail…
Son of a b*tch must pay…
When I was younger, I loved that movie. It had this crazy antihero, girls with green eyes, a subterranean mansion/world, magic, and monsters. What’s not to like…?
Well, after Kissyface and I spent weeks convincing my family that it was the best movie ever, we decided to bring it over for some fun family entertainment.
I was embarassed.
I mean, it’s still cool. Kinda.
I didn’t like the characters so much. The special effects were cheesy. I didn’t understand half the motivations in the plot.
This brought me to three conclusions:
- I must strive to flesh out my story so it never feels like a hollow, good idea that never got fully developed.
- I must keep my story innovative and fresh, so people don’t read it twenty years from now and think, that’s so cheesy.
- Sometimes you just have to love bad movies even though you secretly know they’re really bad.
Your thoughts?
-M♥lly
OMG! I LOVED that movie, too! But I noticed, too, as I watched movies that I used to love, that some things are just missing. (And the movie isn’t as good as I remember). Sad.
~JD
HEY MOLLY! long time, no see! I hope your revisions went AWESOME.
I love your conclusions–especially the last one ; ) Actually, I really liked the first point. That is TOTALLY something I have a problem with, and it really helps to see it stated so plainly.
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I have never seen that movie, but I’ll have to check it out. It’s so funny how your perceptions change as you age. I’m sitting here watching my 3 year old niece go into fits of giggles over Dora the Explorer, and the 6 year old would rather die than watch with her. Finding stories that transcend the ages is the mark of real genius.
I loved that movie too! I’m not so sure I would now though. You make a great point. We want our stories to be timeless, not dated and full of plot holes!