tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1343580769233686666.post3037678112835844872..comments2024-02-17T00:57:23.092-08:00Comments on Seeing Things: Saving the World vs. Keeping It PersonalScott Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01185977061159785550noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1343580769233686666.post-51421551269486020972012-01-19T14:28:48.965-08:002012-01-19T14:28:48.965-08:00Bill, I guess you could say that "Independenc...Bill, I guess you could say that "Independence Day" had too many story lines in that regard. It had too much of a lot of things. Though in that film, some of the characters we followed were directly involved with countering the alien invasion -- with a computer virus! Who knew the aliens would have used Macs? Whereas in "War of the Worlds," Tom Cruise cannot materially impact the Martian invasion. One weakness of "Battle: Los Angeles" was that our ragtag group of soldiers become key to stopping the entire invasion -- partly by ripping off "Independence Day" and "Battle Star Galactica": wipe out the mothership and all of the drone/fighters/soldiers are disabled.Scott Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01185977061159785550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1343580769233686666.post-38296968894224948662012-01-19T04:14:11.335-08:002012-01-19T04:14:11.335-08:00Scott, you shared a great storytelling insight her...Scott, you shared a great storytelling insight here that I hadn't really considered before. Saving the world is too much; instead keep it personal so the audience can relate.<br /><br />Would another example be "Independence Day?" Aliens are taking over the earth, but there are the personal narratives of the president trying to save his wife, Will Smith's relationship with his girlfriend & her son, and Randy Quaid's hero's journey. Now that I write it, it seems muddled, maybe too much going on. What do you think?Bill Genereuxhttp://billgx.edublogs.orgnoreply@blogger.com