Nothing new under the sun

[garyweston]

As I figure out a plot line of my latest crop-duster, (oops, blockbuster) I'm half watching one of those badly acted, predictable apocalypse films (Atlantic Rim). You know the genre.

1. Some kind of disaster. An asteroid heading our way. Solar flares. Man made climate catastrophe. Humans tinkering with nature. A gazillion to choose from.

2. Only one man / woman can save the day.

3. Always a maverick kicked off the project, discredited.

4. Always personal baggage. Divorce. Step kids (always wingeing) "Daddy. You missed my birthday again"
"Work stuff, cupcake. I have to..."
"Yeah. Always other stuff."

5. "But he / she is the only one who can solve this, general."
"Get me the president"

6. "There's only one solution, Mr President. We have to nuke the son of bitch. Deployed by our latest submersible / spaceship."
"That's suicide."
"Yeah, but a man / woman has to do what a man / woman has to do."

And so it goes on, film after film, but there had to be an original groundbreaking film the others followed. My quiz for the day is, what film was it? I suspect it goes back to the fifties. Godzilla? What do you reckon?

Right. the general has just ordered the nuke to be dropped on the monster. And I gotta go through a plot black hole to save a bunch of geriatric astronauts from a bunch of aliens. A man's gotta do...





 

[Ted]

I couldn't think of a film other than Macbeth, first done in 1908. There were witches, ghosts, Macbeth murdering children, all just to keep his throne until the final battle scene where Macduff kills him.

[garyweston]

Yeah. Macbeth. By some bloke called Shake something or other. I mean, if he didn't have the right word, he'd make up his own. How unprofessional is that? I read Macbeth but was too sober to appreciate it. Maybe if nuculer (Bush) weapons were around in ole Shake's days, the outcome of Macbeth would have been completely different. The mood I'm in, I'd nuke the lot of us. Well I would, but I've a book to finish and we have to get our priorities right.
On the bright side, setting aside my propensity to blow up the entire planet, ole Shake was an Indie. Had he been alive today, not only would he smell a bit off, he would be swearing at smashes meatgrinder in completely original obscenities.
Shake. I'm sure you follow this forum with amusement and often incredulity, especially when I bang on about something of no importance, but if you want to create your own thread and advise hacks like me why we shouldn't be let loose on a loptap, go for it. I'll give you a like.

[Ria Stone]

At the moment, my brain is stuck on "Invasion of the Body Snatchers"

[garyweston]

The aliens would take one look at my body, Laugh and move on.

I'm focused on my new painting, fighting me with every brush-stroke.
Actually, I've found painting and writing have a lot of similarities. A good idea at the time. Plenty of mental gymnastics. A whole heap of gritted teeth determination and the sheer relief when we hit the finish post.
But!!!!
Draw breath and take stock. Let the frog-spawn of your fertile imagination lower themselves in your expectations to the unfinished tadpoles they truly are, when you roll those sleeves back up and go once more into the fray. A frog or toad at least (maybe a froad). A sly kiss to reveal that prince or princess screaming to be born. And finally it is done. A froad. Three legged with evil red eyes.
Created any froads lately???

[Ted]

Aug 16, 2017 9:58:08 GMT -8 Ria Stone said:

At the moment, my brain is stuck on "Invasion of the Body Snatchers"

I believe there were 2, or maybe more, version of the movie. I liked the one with Donald Sutherland. I believe Leonard Nimoy was in it too.