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Screenwriting
Films you never saw ...
... but feel as though you have.
Some films are so ingrained in the cultural zeitgeist, that you kind of know the gist of them even though you've never watched them all the way through.
Example: I've never seen "Soylent Green," but I know it's about cannabalism and features Charleton Heston.
Never saw "2001: A Space Odyssey" but get some of the references to HAL and the monkeys made in later films.
Kind of know the gist of "Braveheart" and "Ghost Busters," though I've maybe seen 10 minutes of each.
What films have been referenced so often that you feel you know the stories, even though you've never seen the movie?
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Some films are so ingrained in the cultural zeitgeist, that you kind of know the gist of them even though you've never watched them all the way through.
Example: I've never seen "Soylent Green," but I know it's about cannabalism and features Charleton Heston.
Never saw "2001: A Space Odyssey" but get some of the references to HAL and the monkeys made in later films.
Kind of know the gist of "Braveheart" and "Ghost Busters," though I've maybe seen 10 minutes of each.
What films have been referenced so often that you feel you know the stories, even though you've never seen the movie?
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[/nq] But it's not. It's about future overpopulation, where there is not enough food for everybody... and every morning big trucks come to scop up the thousands who have straved to death on the crowded streets every day.
- [/nq] But it's not.
- It's about future overpopulation, where there is not enough food for everybody...
- and every morning big trucks come to scop up the thousands who have straved to death on the crowded streets every day.
- The "Soylent Green is people" is the last line twist in the film - explaing where the food they do have comes from.
- - Bill
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[nq:1]Example: I've never seen "Soylent Green," but I know it's about cannabalism and features Charleton Heston.[/nq]
But it's not. It's about future overpopulation, where there is not enough food for everybody... and every morning big trucks come to scop up the thousands who have straved to death on the crowded streets every day. The "Soylent Green is people" is the last line twist in the fil
But it's not. It's about future overpopulation, where there is not enough food for everybody... and every morning big trucks come to scop up the thousands who have straved to death on the crowded streets every day. The "Soylent Green is people" is the last line twist in the fil
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"Ovum"
[nq:1]What films have been referenced so often that you feel you know the stories, even though you've never seen the movie?[/nq]
I've never seen "Mrs Robinson," but I know it's about a younger guy being seduced by an older woman.
Martin B
[nq:1]What films have been referenced so often that you feel you know the stories, even though you've never seen the movie?[/nq]
I've never seen "Mrs Robinson," but I know it's about a younger guy being seduced by an older woman.
Martin B
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[nq:1]"Ovum"[/nq]
[nq:2]What films have been referenced so often that you feel you know the stories, even though you've never seen the movie?[/nq]
[nq:1]I've never seen "Mrs Robinson," but I know it's about a younger guy being seduced by an older woman.[/nq]
That would be The Graduate, though the older woman character in question is, indeed, Mrs. Robinson.
I've not seen Yojimbo or
[nq:2]What films have been referenced so often that you feel you know the stories, even though you've never seen the movie?[/nq]
[nq:1]I've never seen "Mrs Robinson," but I know it's about a younger guy being seduced by an older woman.[/nq]
That would be The Graduate, though the older woman character in question is, indeed, Mrs. Robinson.
I've not seen Yojimbo or
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[nq:2]Example: I've never seen "Soylent Green," but I know it's about cannabalism and features Charleton Heston.[/nq]
[nq:1]But it's not. It's about future overpopulation, where there is not enough food for everybody... and every morning big trucks ... is people" is the last line twist in the film - explaining where the food they do have comes from.[/nq]
It's not (just) people who've starv
[nq:1]But it's not. It's about future overpopulation, where there is not enough food for everybody... and every morning big trucks ... is people" is the last line twist in the film - explaining where the food they do have comes from.[/nq]
It's not (just) people who've starv
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[nq:1]What films have been referenced so often that you feel you know the stories, even though you've never seen the movie?[/nq]
Well, I'm not really sure, but sometimes I'll tell people; "Frankly my dear, I don't give a ****"...but I've never watched Gone With The Wind.
I do keep discovering all these old movies that I've never seen before though.
One of my latest acquisitions is "Of
Well, I'm not really sure, but sometimes I'll tell people; "Frankly my dear, I don't give a ****"...but I've never watched Gone With The Wind.
I do keep discovering all these old movies that I've never seen before though.
One of my latest acquisitions is "Of
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[nq:1]... but feel as though you have. Some films are so ingrained in the cultural zeitgeist, that you kind of ... films have been referenced so often that you feel you know the stories, even though you've never seen the movie?[/nq]
It was very brave of you to 'fess up to Braveheart. I've never seen it either, or Soylent Green, for that matter. I have, however, seen every other movie ever made
It was very brave of you to 'fess up to Braveheart. I've never seen it either, or Soylent Green, for that matter. I have, however, seen every other movie ever made
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[nq:2]... but feel as though you have. Some films are ... know the stories, even though you've never seen the movie?[/nq]
[nq:1]It was very brave of you to 'fess up to Braveheart. �I've never seen it either, or Soylent Green, for ... dot com variation of the Yahoo domain. Plonk the ********: �http://www.panix.c
[nq:1]It was very brave of you to 'fess up to Braveheart. �I've never seen it either, or Soylent Green, for ... dot com variation of the Yahoo domain. Plonk the ********: �http://www.panix.c
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[nq:1]Soylent Green is a surprisingly good movie undone by a twist ending that should never have been a twist, but ... entire film to a joke because it doesn't actually resolve some of the movie's central conflicts. Still, well worth seeing.[/nq]
Stop me if you've heard this, and know you have, but I met Harry Harrison the author of the book it's based on, and he HATES it!
"If you can
Stop me if you've heard this, and know you have, but I met Harry Harrison the author of the book it's based on, and he HATES it!
"If you can
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[nq:1]... but feel as though you have. Some films are so ingrained in the cultural zeitgeist, that you kind of ... films have been referenced so often that you feel you know the stories, even though you've never seen the movie?[/nq]
I made a big effort in my 20s to catch up on classics, both written and filmed. I was in graduate school, with lots of work that I needed to avoid, so I tried to m
I made a big effort in my 20s to catch up on classics, both written and filmed. I was in graduate school, with lots of work that I needed to avoid, so I tried to m
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[nq:1]With all that great Michael Bay stuff available, who has time?[/nq]
I have tried to watch The Conversation. It put me to sleep every single time.
"If you can, tell me something happy."
- Marybones
I have tried to watch The Conversation. It put me to sleep every single time.
"If you can, tell me something happy."
- Marybones
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