On Apr 12, 2:20 am, George Peatty <peattyg47-1...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:41:46 -0700 (PDT), TBerk <bayareab...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> wrote:
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> >Well, I don't have to be the star, (wait I'd be doing a voice over
> >anyway, so it's OK) I'd like them to recreate a faithful to the
> >source version of Doc Savage, the Man of Bronze- he was a hero from
> >the pulps of the later twenties, thirties era.
>
> It's been done. Problem is, when you see it up there on screen, in all
it's
> pulpy glory, you realize just how cornball the whole idea is ..
- Chemistry indeed. Harumph. Although I _have_ been known to 'monkey
around'.
- the Glory that is Pulp; Play it straight, introduce to the film
crew (animators/producers/talent) the work being done with properties
like the recent Batman animated series. It's churned out real-quick
like for weekly public consumption, just think what they can do if
it's a feature.
Also, PULP in and of itself isn't a bad thing. Yes, Doc is a boyscout,
but visually you can get a lot more depth into his character. (Mr.
Spock's raiser eyebrow is a good example, albeit a different
character.)
Some really good archetypes came out of the time period; Early 20th
Century; Superman, Batman, the Shadow, the Phantom (er, maybe he is
second gen), this guy is at least derivative -->
http://thespiritmovie.com/
,
Anyway, I was a bit early with my decades but this time period, with
it's imaginative settings, characters, and the duality's of the need
for escapism from economic reality as well as the unfolding of so many
technological wonders creates a very rich vegetable patch to garden
in.
Respect for the source material, the intended audience of today and
the original (and over the years, contributers), well to balance all
that is a chore, esp difficult if you factor in the elbow joggling
from the producers and money men and star handlers, etc, etc.
I still think the time is upon us to patch some realistic enough, even
stylized character 'skins' ove4r some trained physical actors and make
some classics +of_ the past, _for_ the future.
TBerk
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