tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post203850150876061924..comments2024-03-28T11:52:29.432-04:00Comments on Cockeyed Caravan: Storyteller's Rulebook #110: Conflicts Are Better Than ObstaclesMatt Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07319984238456281734noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-49830619722428618792011-12-26T06:02:51.947-05:002011-12-26T06:02:51.947-05:00Wow. I don't think I even realized why that fi...Wow. I don't think I even realized why that film was so unsatisfying until this moment. Thanks. I'd much rather have seen your version.J.A.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-12761575381476008712011-12-21T14:06:40.376-05:002011-12-21T14:06:40.376-05:00Great thoughts. My husband and I saw this film and...Great thoughts. My husband and I saw this film and I have to say I was disappointed. It was a beautiful film of course, but I just couldn't quite see what all the fuss was about. I had a very hard time relating to the characters, and like j.s., the parts I found most compelling were the Melies flashbacks. A good conflict would have done the entire movie good and kept my interest up.Betty (Beth)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01103494513591543887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-22149520830841681532011-12-16T02:51:30.203-05:002011-12-16T02:51:30.203-05:00I haven't seen this movie yet (and I might hav...I haven't seen this movie yet (and I might have just spoiled it by reading this), but you just nailed what I thought I saw in the TRAILER. That was, a kid running around an "obstacle course" train station, being chased by some blundering guy in a suit. <br /><br />I couldn't spot any conflict...what was the movie about? <br /><br />No one could really tell me, even after having seen it, so I passed. Now, I know why it looked like an obstacle course--because it was. Nice.Christine Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08711726941768571495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-20503424957618735632011-12-15T13:43:04.554-05:002011-12-15T13:43:04.554-05:00You should still read Hugo Cabret, the art alone w...You should still read Hugo Cabret, the art alone would be worth it. Wonderstruck, more than Cabret, would be in danger of losing a lot on the way to the screen, but maybe a skilled adapter could pull it off.Matt Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07319984238456281734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-44425802754137467022011-12-15T13:24:33.051-05:002011-12-15T13:24:33.051-05:00Um, wow. I no longer feel compelled to read Hugo C...Um, wow. I no longer feel compelled to read Hugo Caberet. But I agree with you that Wonderstruck was amazing. How long before they make that into a movie?Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12531231992482858085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-32282075344741719152011-12-15T00:54:35.440-05:002011-12-15T00:54:35.440-05:00To be fair, this all plays slightly better in Selz...To be fair, this all plays slightly better in Selznick's graphic novel. (As I've argued <a rel="nofollow">before</a>, the behavior of characters in books need not be as explicable as the behavior of characters in movies) I do, however, prefer Seznick's unrelated follow-up graphic novel "Wonderstruck", which is a masterpiece.Matt Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07319984238456281734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-75535672631455284602011-12-14T22:35:02.157-05:002011-12-14T22:35:02.157-05:00Ouch! You just schooled Martin Scorsese, Academy ...Ouch! You just schooled Martin Scorsese, Academy Award Nominee and Tony winner John Logan and award-wining author Brian Selznick. Your version of the story is way more compelling. <br /><br />The film didn't really come alive for me until the Melies flashbacks and now I know why.j.s.noreply@blogger.com