Green Room - Week 11 - Day 10

[clauderainsrm.livejournal.com]

"It's a twist!"

Whenever I watch M. Night Shyamalan movies these days, I hear that line from Robot Chicken, that seemed to mark the line between the time when public opinion turned on him so well.

The twist on "The Happening" of course was that people showed up expecting a good movie and got that instead. ;)

I haven't seen any of his more recent work, but last night we ended up watching Signs, which I hadn't seen in years.
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I remember when it came out, and people were talking about "the alien movie" and how disappointed they were, much like they were with "the monster movie" The Village.

It always struck me as "interesting" how many people would accept the movie's premise on face value, and not realize that it was going to be about something else entirely. (Spoiler: Signs is about faith)

They would set themselves up for disappointment, when all they wanted was a mindless summer blockbuster, and "the twist" would take them by surprise. Again, and again - until most of that group just ended souring on the writer/director all together and stopped going to see his stuff.

He ended up getting himself cast in the role of the guy with "the twist ending".

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What have your work been cast in? What well do you find yourself going back to, that people "expect" from it? How can you shake them up? Do you even want to?

The poll will be up until tomorrow - so remember to get out there and show some love and support! http://therealljidol.livejournal.com/682110.html

Comments

[lrig-rorrim.livejournal.com]

I personally think that your voice is so strong, and your sense of humor so all-pervasive, that even when you write something edging onto Srs Bzns, there are laughs there, and if not laughs then smiles. That's part of how you get your point across, after all. So even when you've got something that's a little closer to the heart and a little less class clown than usual, nobody feels like they're taking a trip to dullsville or that they got tricked.

[kathrynrose.livejournal.com]

Yes.

Thank you for saying this so I didn't have to try to put words together to do it. :)

Need caffeine!!!!

[porn-this-way.livejournal.com]

GET CAFFEINE POWDER OFF EBAY. It is awweeesooome. And WAY cheaper than standard caffeine sources like coffee and No-Doze.

[roina-arwen.livejournal.com]

THIS. Regardless of if what you write is silly or more serious, you have a knack for always being entertaining.

[porn-this-way.livejournal.com]

♥ TTYYYYY

I will try to take this thread into consideration next time I'm considering quasi-personal post, because challenging myself out of my comfort zone is something I want\need to do, but boring everyone to death with a "my issues, let me show you them" post is decidedly NOT on my Idol bucket list.

[roina-arwen.livejournal.com]

I think almost everybody feels this way when they post something personal. It's not quite so much WHAT you are talking about, as HOW you are talking about it. At least that's my opinion. *Hugs*

[porn-this-way.livejournal.com]

Phew! Thank you for saying that, seriously. Judging our own work with anything resembling objectivity is tricksy business for just about anyone I think, so throw in the bait-and-switch possibility, and it's just like I DON'T EVEN KNOW. I think I'm so used to hearing my own voice in my head and used to my own dumb jokes that I'm not sure what (if any) amusement factor will be present unless I'm intentionally setting out to spoof\mock\rant about [insert topic here].