tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496585120938599514.post8864088923647159191..comments2023-05-04T03:37:04.200-07:00Comments on The Rouge Wave: But - Why?Julie Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14690487940378619749noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496585120938599514.post-17989353027256734632009-04-23T09:33:00.000-07:002009-04-23T09:33:00.000-07:00@Test - thank you, glad you enjoy The Rouge Wave. ...@Test - thank you, glad you enjoy The Rouge Wave. xoJulie Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14690487940378619749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496585120938599514.post-67082089551324509212009-04-23T01:04:00.000-07:002009-04-23T01:04:00.000-07:00First time poster to this site and before I get in...First time poster to this site and before I get into my comment, I wanted to say this is one of the better screenwriting blogs I've been to. Good posts on the craft and the trade w/o too much distraction like other blogs, and a great posting rate (not too much, not too little) I don't want to sound like I'm sucking up, but I feeling the blogosphere should be an excellent resource for screenwriters, and there is a lot of junk to sift through. This site rises above the rest, and I take time out to let people know someone appreciates it.<br /><br />On to my comment. My writing partner and I have recently finished a screenplay we'll be submitting to Nicholl this month, and it is very graphically violent, including sexual assault at the end. The difference, i hope, is the question why.<br /><br />Our script is, to not describe the premise, about torture. And for anyone following the news this week, the importance of this topic is self evident. <br /><br />I agree with this post 100%. The problems with many of the movie today is that they are empty, "torture porn" as they have been called. If you don't have a "why" to your film, it's unacceptable. not having characters or a story, that's just mind-boggingly. We knew going in for our script to work our characters and story wouldn't have to be just good, they'd have to be spectacular. Extreme violence is, like it or not, an inhibitor for most people.Eric Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396327930080905355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496585120938599514.post-66046980544931578752009-04-22T19:20:00.000-07:002009-04-22T19:20:00.000-07:00Talk about a vomit draft!Talk about a vomit draft!PJ McIlvainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15496990000619350774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496585120938599514.post-70913411281057406562009-04-22T14:58:00.000-07:002009-04-22T14:58:00.000-07:00Ugh, yes. I read one such script last year for a c...Ugh, yes. I read one such script last year for a competition and had to offer a half-page of notes on it. Beneath all the violence - including sexual violence committed against multiple women and then callously discussed in great detail - there was absolutely nothing: no story, no characters. There was, however, a lot on top of it, i.e. my vomit. PASS.Chaia Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02323371613659813840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496585120938599514.post-68822737391006924202009-04-22T14:50:00.000-07:002009-04-22T14:50:00.000-07:00"Why" is actually the most important question. The..."Why" is actually the most important question. The more extreme the violence the more responsibility rests on the writer to answer that question.Anthony Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08364989475029835783noreply@blogger.com