<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Make the Fëanor story into a movie, but with a new perspective. Make it a bit of a "look what happens when you do this" sort of movie. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>That would totally ruin it for me. I have this idea about Feanor as a flawless yet charismatic individual whose genius makes up for his arrogance and mistakes. But I can see how one might take this idea and turn it into a cliche, like the 'misunderstood rebel, live fast die young, etc'.<P>As for the average intelligence of moviegoers: I've come to the conclusion that there are people who are very intelligent and of good taste, but who, when in front of the tv or the big screen, aquire the attention span and the mood of a pre-teen. What they watch has, therefore, to be as plain as possible and 'yay -fun!' This is not to say that they're stupid -- it's just that they seem to regard movies and shows as 'the lowest form of entertainment'; they turn to them when they're too tired or too fed up to do anything else and need something as easy-going as possible to help them unwind and capture their attention for that 2 and a half hours. Plus, there are, of course, people who haven't picked up a book since they left college, and you can imagine what kind of movies <I>they</I>prefer.<p>[ 7:54 PM January 01, 2004: Message edited by: Evisse the Blue ]
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