Posts Tagged movies

Story Icons: The Protector

I’m wild about heroes who play the role of “Protector.” From True Grit to Terminator 2, there are hundreds of stories that feature this iconic hero. Often a loner or someone who has been shunned by society, the Protector defies convention and risks his life to keep the heroine safe.

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Should I Read the Harry Potter Books?

Let me just start out by saying that I love the character Harry Potter. I’ve seen the movies through The Half-Blood Prince. Thrilling, enjoyable, and for someone who didn’t raise her own kids, what a treat to watch Harry, Ron and Hermione grow up over the years.

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What About Sequels?

I remember as a kid, sequels were a rare and special thing. With classic movies, you might have a sequel featuring specific characters (The Thin Man’s Nick and Nora Charles come to mind), but more often than not, Hollywood would identify chemistry between two performers and just cast them in different story lines and let them work their magic. Tracey and Hepburn. Astaire and Rogers.

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The Story That Changed My Life

“If you build it, he will come.” Remember those words? That haunting whispered voice carried through the windswept corn in Field of Dreams.

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There’s a Reason Classic Movies are CLASSIC

The concept of world-building in a story always makes me think of fantasies and science fiction. Epic stories such as Lord of the Rings, Harry Potteror Star Wars. Places where the world, the beings, and the “rules” are foreign to me.

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Twists and Surprises That Captivate

I love a good surprise. Sometimes the reader or audience is in on the secret, while it’s kept from other characters. Twists and surprises make for a memorable story.

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Which Is Better — The Book or The Movie?

Come on, we’ve all experienced it. Loved the book, hated the movie. Or maybe the movie prompted us to read the book. Or maybe the movie blew us away with the spectacle we’d hoped for from the book.

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