By: blocked

blocked — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:04:50 +0000

It's embarrassing that this blog is still trying to make Upstream Color and Shane Carruth happen. Neither is ever going to happen.

By: Alan B

Alan B — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:04:50 +0000

I think the Superman idea is an interesting one and the concept could make an excellent finale in a trilogy, as there are many excellent Superman stories that explore the importance of his legacy and a world without the Man of Steel (The Return of Superman, Alan Moore's 'Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow'). The Bond idea is just dumb. It's just a less interesting variation on the idea that Sam Mendes and John Logan developed in 'Skyfall': i.e. what happens to Bond's psychology when he loses his capacity to fire a weapon. It's pretty close to being the exact same hook. Except that Logan and Mendes' approach offered the possibility for more internal conflict. In 'Skyfall', Bond's problem wasn't physical as much as it was psychological, which was demonstrated in the Severine sequence when he pretends to miss. In that moment, he chose to put her life in someone else's hands rather than possibly fail. The sequence offers Bond complicated emotions as he attempted (and failed) to wrestle his fear of failure into a constructive manner. If Bond simply lost his shooting hand, then it would hurt the credibility of the world (M would look mighty foolish for putting 007 into active duty) and undermine audience sympathy in the character (Bond would put himself and OTHER PEOPLE in harm's way if he KNEW he wasn't at full capacity to fire weapons). This isn't a creatively exciting idea: in fact, I find it to be boring and self-conscious. The challenge of making a Bond film isn't to piss all over the franchise so that the next director HAS TO reboot the material: it's to stay true to the Bond character and our expectations of a Bond film WHILST injecting one's style and thematic interests. It's a balancing act, one in which few directors are capable of handling. It sounds as if Carruth's idea to make a Bond film is to not make one. Well, if that's his attitude, then I have a few pitches myself: a Batman film in which Alfred's wayward nephew Ken hangs out at Wayne Manor. There are no villains or action sequences but simply a plot involving Ken drinking all of Bruce's alcohol and Bruce being annoyed. Ooh, how about a Bond film in which we never meet Bond or anyone associated with him and the film follows a group of bar patrons watching a football game in real-time? That's a Bond film, right? Or how about a Wonder Woman film that is actually a remake of Andy Warhol's Empire? WB and Eon, call me to hear more of my "exciting" ideas …

By: ManofIron

ManofIron — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:04:50 +0000

So what this man is saying… Is basically he doesn't know one thing about the man of steel outside of Superman Returns?

By: DG

DG — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:04:50 +0000

Upstream Color is the movie of the year for me so far. I wonder what this guy is going to be doing in ten years, or twenty. I feel likei could see hi doing a franchise as a later career thing and being quite good at it, if he wanted to

By: joeS

joeS — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:04:50 +0000

"And the only Superman movie I'd ever want to see is the one where Superman comes to understand that people have become too reliant on him and he can't be their God anymore. And he basically, actively, doesn't help them. And people end up dying in the learning process that they can't rely on their God anymore," he shared."

I guess Carruth has never seen SUPERMAN III.

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