Comments on: What is “Narrative”? http://www.justeffing.com/2009/11/03/the-art-of-storytelling/ Fearless Writing for the Passionate Screenwriter. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:21:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Luzid http://www.justeffing.com/2009/11/03/the-art-of-storytelling/comment-page-1/#comment-228 Luzid Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:35:04 +0000 http://www.justeffing.com/?p=340#comment-228 @ Neil: You're wrong to blame K&O for T2 -- Bay shot without a full script. @ Neil:

You’re wrong to blame K&O for T2 — Bay shot without a full script.

]]> By: Mystery Man http://www.justeffing.com/2009/11/03/the-art-of-storytelling/comment-page-1/#comment-227 Mystery Man Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:08:27 +0000 http://www.justeffing.com/?p=340#comment-227 "Structure is the spine upon which the story is hung." So, basically, you're saying you love a well hung story? Hehehe... Hope you're well, -MM “Structure is the spine upon which the story is hung.”

So, basically, you’re saying you love a well hung story? Hehehe…

Hope you’re well,
-MM

]]> By: Neil John Brimelow http://www.justeffing.com/2009/11/03/the-art-of-storytelling/comment-page-1/#comment-226 Neil John Brimelow Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:06:36 +0000 http://www.justeffing.com/?p=340#comment-226 This article pretty much sums up the primary problem with most movies today, they simply meander all over the place and practically collapse and fall apart by the conclusion of the "story." A great example of the "moving sidewalk" would be the most recent "Transformers 2." Tranny 2 was literally all over the place. Much of movie made absolutely no sense. Sam Witwicky simply went from one place to another, insert explosions for no real reason, rinse, repeat. A Transformers movie (in theory) should be a real easy task. All you got to do is make sure you have lots of scenes with GIGANTIC ROBOTS FIGHTING, and interconnect those scenes to the backbone of at least a semblance of a story. Tranny 2 failed to satisfy with the story, plot, characters and worst of all, the giant robot battles. By 1/4 of the way through the movie I was praying that Sam Witwicky would at least be maimed by a Gigantic Robot, just so I didn't have to see him on the screen, nor listen to his monotone "nonononononononononononononononono!" every five seconds. People like to blame Michael Bay for the woes of his films, but I always put the blame squarely at the feet of the screenwriters. The movie begins and ends with story. Tranny 2 even failed with the Gigantic Robots fighting each other part, with the only exception the final battle. This article pretty much sums up the primary problem with most movies today, they simply meander all over the place and practically collapse and fall apart by the conclusion of the “story.”

A great example of the “moving sidewalk” would be the most recent “Transformers 2.” Tranny 2 was literally all over the place. Much of movie made absolutely no sense. Sam Witwicky simply went from one place to another, insert explosions for no real reason, rinse, repeat.

A Transformers movie (in theory) should be a real easy task. All you got to do is make sure you have lots of scenes with GIGANTIC ROBOTS FIGHTING, and interconnect those scenes to the backbone of at least a semblance of a story.

Tranny 2 failed to satisfy with the story, plot, characters and worst of all, the giant robot battles. By 1/4 of the way through the movie I was praying that Sam Witwicky would at least be maimed by a Gigantic Robot, just so I didn’t have to see him on the screen, nor listen to his monotone “nonononononononononononononononono!” every five seconds.

People like to blame Michael Bay for the woes of his films, but I always put the blame squarely at the feet of the screenwriters. The movie begins and ends with story.
Tranny 2 even failed with the Gigantic Robots fighting each other part, with the only exception the final battle.

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