I'd like to make a movie adaptation of Sindbad's voyages set in the present day. Sindbad would be an Iraqi (with all the "fortune" being one entails today) setting sail in a dhow from Basrah, and instead of encountering rocs, gigantoid snakes, brazen horsemen, he would encounter rude coast guards, visas, territorail waters, Somali pirates, hostile navies of all kinds from far off lands, reckless borderline suicidal kids on jet skis, rich folks and their massive yachts...just like in the real gulf of today! I think a genuine Sindbad in such circumstances would make a setting for some truly profound situationist comedy :)
Or maybe a documentary on the fine art of tipping an offroader on two wheels and having the passenger balance precariously on the car's exterior striking poses. Evel Knievel didn't have squat on them Tarzans, and they do it for free! Pure artists!
Gimme a crew, let's make money :D
Although I must admit, it is very hard to make meaningful, touching, relevant movies in places of relative easy living. You need some dirt & grime or some adversity to really exploit it and make it into something that works well in a movie. Something that portrays a triumph of the human spirit despite the obstacles. Those movies speak to me, and I guess most people too...
Now for realz...
I'd like to make a movie adaptation of Sindbad's voyages set in the present day. Sindbad would be an Iraqi (with all the "fortune" being one entails today) setting sail in a dhow from Basrah, and instead of encountering rocs, gigantoid snakes, brazen horsemen, he would encounter rude coast guards, visas, territorail waters, Somali pirates, hostile navies of all kinds from far off lands, reckless borderline suicidal kids on jet skis, rich folks and their massive yachts...just like in the real gulf of today! I think a genuine Sindbad in such circumstances would make a setting for some truly profound situationist comedy :)
Or maybe a documentary on the fine art of tipping an offroader on two wheels and having the passenger balance precariously on the car's exterior striking poses. Evel Knievel didn't have squat on them Tarzans, and they do it for free! Pure artists!
Gimme a crew, let's make money :D
Although I must admit, it is very hard to make meaningful, touching, relevant movies in places of relative easy living. You need some dirt & grime or some adversity to really exploit it and make it into something that works well in a movie. Something that portrays a triumph of the human spirit despite the obstacles. Those movies speak to me, and I guess most people too...
Please don't rip me off ;)