tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022261962330314498.post6705302271537168005..comments2023-10-17T17:10:06.583+01:00Comments on Neil's Movie Reviews: Come back with your shield, or on it.Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07870545005924820667noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022261962330314498.post-25620192228588484932009-01-09T13:48:00.000+00:002009-01-09T13:48:00.000+00:00I just meant that those ideas might not even confo...I just meant that those ideas might not even conform to the way of life back then - i.e me, having no idea about the historical details, might be getting it VERY wrong.<BR/><BR/>But I'm glad it got you thinking; that was the aim! :)Sofluidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07275793997048798883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022261962330314498.post-23935808180799211242009-01-09T12:45:00.000+00:002009-01-09T12:45:00.000+00:00Whoo, thanks Michelle. I can always count on you t...Whoo, thanks Michelle. I can always count on you to get the creativity flowing. Thanks for that. To be honest, I hadn't thought about any story or conflict etc, but that's all really good to think about.<BR/><BR/>I'm thinking a bout a boy who doesn't want to fight, but then that wouldn't happen. Hmm...needs to be original......a guy who falls in love won't want to die, it's that simple. So he won't really want to go to Termopylae. Would be interesting inner conflict on its own - wanting to stay with the girl vs falling with honour for his people. That's a huge drive even now (especially in Ancient Sparta). I mean we still talk about these guys and they died thousands of years ago.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for getting me thinking. Oh and don't put yourself down - anyone who scoffs at those ideas is probably very short-minded :)Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870545005924820667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022261962330314498.post-29269017971774506242009-01-09T12:08:00.000+00:002009-01-09T12:08:00.000+00:00I think it could work, but you need some sort of p...I think it could work, but you need some sort of plot other than the biographical angle. You need to add interest...conflict, even. <BR/><BR/>Take the Spartans and their way of life, morals and so forth and add something to it that will turn it on its head.<BR/><BR/>I've seen 300 but I'm no history buff, so my suggestions may seem crazy and laughable... But, what say you follow the life of that boy and then find out what happens when he falls in love with a girl from the very people he is being brought up to hate? Maybe that's a bit too romantic/Romeo and Juliet for your liking, but it's the sort of twist that would be interesting to explore.<BR/><BR/>What if the boy went missing, injured himself somehow and found himself being taken in by the Persians? With memory loss he could be drawn into their way of life and then, when the battles commence, he begins to remember things... Having made a family with the Persians yet still connected to the Spartans (strong bond with mother?) he has to decide how to act.<BR/><BR/>OK, so you might scoff at all that! But it's just me typing up what comes to my mind in response to your writing dilema... So...Yep...Have fun with it! :)Sofluidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07275793997048798883noreply@blogger.com