tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33599441.post9121584532792503147..comments2024-03-28T01:11:53.559-07:00Comments on Electric Spec Editor Blog: Stories within Storieslesleylsmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14872977902924014581noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33599441.post-86209123384032702622009-07-21T11:07:45.735-07:002009-07-21T11:07:45.735-07:00I think this is an important point.
AND I use this...I think this is an important point.<br />AND I use this technique. It can be great fun. I loved The Princess Bride and other "Fairytales" told in that fashion.<br /><br />Sometimes it is very soothing to have a storyteller. But sometimes not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33599441.post-720485099185019222009-07-13T17:28:07.349-07:002009-07-13T17:28:07.349-07:00I know, I've seen it a bunch of times. But I&...I know, I've seen it a bunch of times. But I'm a slasher by nature.Betsy Dornbuschnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33599441.post-54711880468519269062009-07-13T15:51:09.400-07:002009-07-13T15:51:09.400-07:00No way!!! I think you need to watch it again. Th...No way!!! I think you need to watch it again. The kid has his own character arc as part of the story. Plus, Grandpa's final line is the perfect wrap-up.Todd Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027351278635624381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33599441.post-14331405018571399692009-07-13T15:40:30.152-07:002009-07-13T15:40:30.152-07:00I'm still not crazy about the technique, even ...I'm still not crazy about the technique, even in film. Of course The Princess Bride is awesome, but it would have been just as awesome without the sick kid getting read to.Betsy Dornbuschnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33599441.post-27003581414005816682009-07-13T15:19:56.437-07:002009-07-13T15:19:56.437-07:00It may not work in short stories, but boy am I gla...It may not work in short stories, but boy am I glad it works in film. Otherwise, we wouldn't have "Titanic", "The Princess Bride", "Forrest Gump", "The Wizard of Oz", "Slumdog Millionaire", or - of course - "Army of Darkness."Todd Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027351278635624381noreply@blogger.com