tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32806324.post1048004669111791641..comments2023-11-05T04:42:17.900-07:00Comments on Nomad: Once Upon a Time Without a Happily Ever After: How the Eternal Sequel has Ruined Artful StorytellingScience Teacher Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16579558647324072199noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32806324.post-90419374881972954622016-07-21T13:34:24.456-06:002016-07-21T13:34:24.456-06:00I don't love or hate the Avengers, so I've...I don't love or hate the Avengers, so I've only seen one of those films and I can't say much about the franchise, but I totally hear you about Star Wars and Harry Potter.<br /><br />I giggled like a happy little kid through parts of Star Wars VII, and I'd happily watch it a third, fourth, nth time, but while the development of the old plot and characters is realistic, it's still a bummer in some ways. It's as if all the rousing triumphs of Episode VI just fizzled. It may not be realistic to expect a blissful "happily ever after" for Han and Leia, for example, but I'd at least like to see them stand by each other and face life's challenges together like they did in the original films. Sigh.<br /><br />And yeah, Harry Potter--I'm curious about the new book, but I'm not sure I'll read it. I love, love, loved the original seven books (except maybe book 5), but part of me really wants to just let the poor guy settle down and be a normal dad rather than hurling him and his loved ones back into mortal peril.<br /><br />Geekily Yours, <br />KBKimberly Bluestockinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18437063911115422205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32806324.post-31026413304468860102016-07-20T11:58:32.678-06:002016-07-20T11:58:32.678-06:00This is such an excellent point! I listened to a b...This is such an excellent point! I listened to a book by Ed Catmull, founder of Pixar, a few months ago, and he talks over and over again about the importance of the story. A story must be able to hold it's own, or the movie will not be successful.<br /><br />xoxFeisty Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16330656570934235628noreply@blogger.com