nonionay | (no subject)

(No spoilers, I promise, unless maybe you haven't seen the second one)

One thing I've learned is valuable for writing is establishing what is at stake right away, and making sure everyone has a strong and independent motivation. i saw Pirates of the Caribbean last night, and they definitely got those two things down. Granted, the first was a bit heavy-handed. (And seriously messed up. Disney continues to boggle me) But damn, it was emotionally effective and got across the message of PIRATES=FREEDOM, which continues to be a guilty pleasure (Happy Memorial Day! Go remember all those pirates who died to make you free!... and then murdered your kid brother for his lunch money.)

So last night, I went and saw the first movie that actually makes me want to write fanfiction. Not like Star Wars, which makes me want to take the things they screwed up, and do them properly in my own world, but rather, actually explore facets of the story and characters which they had almost no opportunity to show. Everyone has their own agenda and I wish I could know what's going on in their head. (This urge might, admittedly, be lessened if Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightly were capable of more than one facial expression. ) Hell's freezing over, and I actually wish there had been MORE RELATIONSHIP ANGST. (though there really wasn't space for it) And yes, there's the fate of certain characters which needs avenging.

Almost all the things I hated about Movie 2 (mostly all the self-referential crap) was gone. Knowing it actually had an ending was nice, too.
It had so many things I love: beautifully stylized filth, trips to the underworld, intrigue, good guys who do horrible things, and my latest obsession-- detachable hearts.