tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post116294405281006291..comments2023-11-03T05:49:10.841-04:00Comments on Storytelling Rules: Babel and Alternate StructureMaureen McGowanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00494408580378817045noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-1163082916372822332006-11-09T09:35:00.000-05:002006-11-09T09:35:00.000-05:00Chris Rock - Reese Witherspoon - Britney -- what i...Chris Rock - Reese Witherspoon - Britney -- what is the world coming to? You know if regular people had a smidge of thier money and one nanny half the time they have two -- there'd be less divorce in general.Molly O'Keefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15171236688541657736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-1163031035670776942006-11-08T19:10:00.000-05:002006-11-08T19:10:00.000-05:00On a lighter (???) note, the KFed/Britney break up...On a lighter (???) note, the KFed/Britney break up wasn't unexpected but the Chris Rock divorce sure was. Puts a different spin on all his wife jokes now. Not quite so funny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-1163030261611262482006-11-08T18:57:00.000-05:002006-11-08T18:57:00.000-05:00No... The title will come to me... Damn. Just foun...No... The title will come to me... Damn. Just found it...<BR/>Irreversible. Filmmaker is Gaspar Noe. <A HREF="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0290673/" REL="nofollow"></A><BR/><BR/>While the violence is super hard to take... it did an amazing job of making you wonder what the hell had happened to these characters to lead up to how it started... (or ended... if you know what I mean... The first scene of the movie is the ending.) Very well written.Maureen McGowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00494408580378817045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-1163011447248009522006-11-08T13:44:00.000-05:002006-11-08T13:44:00.000-05:00I saw The Prestige (Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, ...I saw The Prestige (Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine) the other night and it reminded me a lot of Memento. I later discovered that it's the same director!<BR/><BR/>Go see it - it's an excellent mind twisting movie. <BR/><BR/>I'm looking forward to Babel (anything with Brad Pitt is worth $9.00!)<BR/><BR/>~ WylieWylie Kinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09271148590574475682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-1163006207153480732006-11-08T12:16:00.000-05:002006-11-08T12:16:00.000-05:00Memento was amazing. There was a french film a cou...Memento was amazing. There was a french film a couple of years ago that took that idea of a reversed timeline even further.. But is was a pretty hard film to watch. Super violent. And for some reason I can't think of its name right now... One word...Maureen McGowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00494408580378817045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-1162996910313222542006-11-08T09:41:00.000-05:002006-11-08T09:41:00.000-05:00I hadn't hear of the Time Traveler's Wife before, ...I hadn't hear of the Time Traveler's Wife before, and now it's been mentioned to me four times in the past two weeks. I'll be buying it this weekend to check it out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-1162994388379284472006-11-08T08:59:00.000-05:002006-11-08T08:59:00.000-05:00Oh Good ne Christine! Momento was pretty ground br...Oh Good ne Christine! Momento was pretty ground breaking.<BR/><BR/>What I love about movies and books that screw around with timeline is that 1. It's all showing. CHaracters are what they are and it's revealed through action. 2. It really really trusts the reader/viewer to be a smart participant in the storytelling process. I think way too often (especially in romance) we spoon feed the reader - we don't think or believe that the reader will get what's going on unless it's spelled out in neon letters. Which is crazy since on average romance readers read more than anyone.<BR/><BR/>Time travellers wife is one of my favorite books and I just heard they've finally pinned down a director for it. Can't remember who -Molly O'Keefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15171236688541657736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-1162988662207786672006-11-08T07:24:00.000-05:002006-11-08T07:24:00.000-05:00Babel is on my list of movies I really want to see...Babel is on my list of movies I really want to see. I'm going to have to check out if/when it's hitting my theatre. <BR/><BR/>Another movie I love that plays with alternative structure is Memento. It starts with the last scene of the movie and goes from there. Each piece of the puzzle is slowly revealed. It left an impression on me big time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com