" but I do think a movie needs a reason to exist and that comes from what it reveals about people"
Based on this, then, I like the idea of people responding to a zombie attack by doing things that they would never normally do. The bored housewife discovering she has a talent for headshots, for example. Depending how far we stick our tongues into our cheeks, this could end up ironic, based on the fact that people are basically predictable, and that the aforementioned housewife is never going to discover her talent. Or it could end up a a celebration of the human condition (whatever the fuck that means). I'd like to reserve the right to decide what the film is supposed to mean until the last minute (and possibly to change my mind about it again afterwards).
I guess I'd rather be Roger Corman or Lloyd Kaufman, than Joel or Ethan Coen.
When you refer to wanting to make a movie that "lots of people will want to watch", do you mean lots of people, or LOTS OF PEOPLE? The big studios make movies that LOTS OF PEOPLE want to watch, that is why we end up with Lowest-Common-Denominator crap clogging up the screens. On the other hand, there are lots of people who like the sort of stuff Troma have been putting out for the last 25+ years. I won't deny that Troma have made some crap, but I like their style of crap. So do lots of other people - enough that Troma have managed to stay independent all this time. I personally would prefer to make a movie that Troma fans would want to watch, rather than one that LOTS OF PEOPLE will want to watch. You never know, between us we might be able to come up with something in between - something that (nearly) everyone will want to watch - rather than something that none of them will like (which is also a very real possibility!).
I have no problem with Feartopia being done first - I obviously have a lot to learn, and on that sort of thing have no problem with following your advice. Probably the first thing you will notice about my planning for Feartopia is that it is nowhere near as chaotic as Zombietopia.....
Based on this, then, I like the idea of people responding to a zombie attack by doing things that they would never normally do. The bored housewife discovering she has a talent for headshots, for example. Depending how far we stick our tongues into our cheeks, this could end up ironic, based on the fact that people are basically predictable, and that the aforementioned housewife is never going to discover her talent. Or it could end up a a celebration of the human condition (whatever the fuck that means). I'd like to reserve the right to decide what the film is supposed to mean until the last minute (and possibly to change my mind about it again afterwards).
I guess I'd rather be Roger Corman or Lloyd Kaufman, than Joel or Ethan Coen.
When you refer to wanting to make a movie that "lots of people will want to watch", do you mean lots of people, or LOTS OF PEOPLE? The big studios make movies that LOTS OF PEOPLE want to watch, that is why we end up with Lowest-Common-Denominator crap clogging up the screens. On the other hand, there are lots of people who like the sort of stuff Troma have been putting out for the last 25+ years. I won't deny that Troma have made some crap, but I like their style of crap. So do lots of other people - enough that Troma have managed to stay independent all this time. I personally would prefer to make a movie that Troma fans would want to watch, rather than one that LOTS OF PEOPLE will want to watch. You never know, between us we might be able to come up with something in between - something that (nearly) everyone will want to watch - rather than something that none of them will like (which is also a very real possibility!).
I have no problem with Feartopia being done first - I obviously have a lot to learn, and on that sort of thing have no problem with following your advice. Probably the first thing you will notice about my planning for Feartopia is that it is nowhere near as chaotic as Zombietopia.....
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