I’m not calling it writer’s block, because I have a general idea of what I want to put on the page. Problem is, I need to come up with something I like AND that works for the story. There are blanks that need to be filled in and the challenge is finding them.
I’m thinking of starting at the end of Act 2 and figuring out what happened before that. How did Lucy & Co get to where they are? Since I know what happens in Act 3, I can try to piece together the events leading up to it. Or at least try to.
Time to break out the idea list again and see what my brain can come up with. That seems to always trigger something. Hope it can do it again.
Movie of the Moment: a 2-for-1 day!
While my computer was being stubborn again earlier today, DISTRICT 9 was playing. I saw it on the tail end of its theatre run about a year and a half ago. What a great movie. An intelligent original alternate take on a sci-fi staple. See it if you haven’t already.
I remembered parts of it, but what was pleasantly surprising was the filmed footage portion of the beginning. I didn’t realize these were taking place after the main portion of the story. It was also great to see how the stakes kept getting raised in each scene, and for the most part, how every scene led into the one following it.
I really hope they don’t make a sequel. It doesn’t need one.
The second movie is LET ME IN, the US remake of the Swedish vampire flick LET THE RIGHT ONE IN. K and I liked the latter and we’re still working on the former, but so far it’s not too bad. It’s hard to not keep going back to the original while watching this.
Some of the scenes are a little slow, but it’s that kind of movie. And because I know what’s going to happen, that heart-quickening sense of anticipation isn’t as strong as during the original.
Put both on your Netflix queue, but watch the Swedish one first. With subtitles. It’s better that way.
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