hours of camwhore fun.
Oh, yeah, he totally took that pic himself for his own ends. DAMN. I've not seen the like.
The girl's not playing with a full deck, Giles. She has almost no deck. She has a three.
Buffy ,'Same Time, Same Place'
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§ ita § - Aug 11, 2010 9:59:45 am PDT #10583 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Gris - Aug 11, 2010 10:02:04 am PDT #10584 of 30000
Hey. New board.
I'm also trying to think of a story where the female main character's husband or boyfriend is killed as a plot device, where the emotional impact changes her forever.
Spoiler for a movie currently in theaters: this sort of happens in Salt. It's not especially believable because nothing about that movie is believable, but it's a major plot point.
Polter-Cow - Aug 11, 2010 10:04:52 am PDT #10585 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Interview with Edgar Wright re: Scott Pilgrim. A little spoilery, I guess: [link]
Nice interview, Frank! Thanks for linking. I'm looking forward to seeing it again this weekend.
Tom Scola - Aug 11, 2010 10:05:24 am PDT #10586 of 30000
hwæt
I'm also trying to think of a story where the female main character's husband or boyfriend is killed as a plot device, where the emotional impact changes her forever.
Ballstic: Ecks vs Sever
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 11, 2010 10:06:21 am PDT #10587 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I am trying to think of examples where men died and other men were severely damaged by it that aren't Brokeback or war movies.
Brian's Song!
smonster - Aug 11, 2010 10:09:22 am PDT #10588 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Gris: doesn't count IMHO b/c the role was written for a man, specifically Tom Cruise .
Have not seen Ballistic or Brian's Song.
Tom Scola - Aug 11, 2010 10:09:47 am PDT #10589 of 30000
hwæt
Have not seen Ballistic
You're lucky.
§ ita § - Aug 11, 2010 10:11:11 am PDT #10590 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
But, smonster, they did change things to accommodate a woman in the role, including lessening the parental nature of the character. So I think it should count, at least somewhat.
I liked Ballistic. It was nummy.
amyth - Aug 11, 2010 10:15:57 am PDT #10591 of 30000
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
Tom Hardy's camwhoring is truly epic. I've never seen the celeb equivalent. Enjoy!
smonster - Aug 11, 2010 10:20:04 am PDT #10592 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Still trying to parse fridging. I think it's key that the term evolved from superhero comics, and specifically the trope of having a girlfriend/wife captured by a nemesis, used to manipulate the hero, and then murdered. There's also an aspect of agency, there. In war movies, characters die fighting the good fight (massive overgeneralization). This is more about women being helpless objects, disposable at the plot's whim. For example, I had no problem with Batman rescuing Rachel in BB, b/c she was there of her own volition, with no known connection to Batman. Contrast that with Rachel in Dark Knight. And sure, Dent was captured too. But who lived? And what was the toll?