(She works for Disney, I think.)
Balloon-Juice:
A is interesting, and not unexpected if one thinks about it. Still, mclaren's rant was pretty good.
B seems pretty self-evident to me. I didn't understand why several in that thread were talking about Bond being somehow about America.
Cheers,
Scott.
Balloon-Juice:
Mnemosyne (tablet) says: November 7, 2015 at 12:52 pm
Dang. I missed an entire screenwriting thread, and it’s too much of a pain in the ass to go back ans respond to everything. Two points:
(A) Before “Save the Cat!” ruined Hollywood, Robert McKee ruined it, and before him, Syd Field ruined everything. In other words, there’s always some screenwriting guru who ruined everything.
(B) James Bond, a character created by a British writer, played by British actors, in movies made by British directors, is an example of American imperialism? Oooookay. Honestly, I would say that the fact that the very shittiest Bond movies take place in the US is a sign that the character is intrinsically British and can’t be easily fit into American archetypes. We may love Bond, but he’s no more American than Dr. Who is.
A is interesting, and not unexpected if one thinks about it. Still, mclaren's rant was pretty good.
B seems pretty self-evident to me. I didn't understand why several in that thread were talking about Bond being somehow about America.
Cheers,
Scott.