Only in the feel-good advertising world do children and extremely old people have a platform to tell us all that life is fragile and we should be thankful.
Having read upwards of 50 pages so far, I gotta give kudos to Lawrence Kasdan for his sly suggestions, which ultimately crafted the perfect story we know today. Example:
Kasdan: How hip is the arch-rival? At this point our guy apparently knows he needs the staff. He doesn't know if they've found the map. The arch-rival must know about the staff.
Lucas: You assume he knows this stuff if his mentor found the top of the staff.
Kasdan: Now why would the arch-rival, upon hearing the news that they found the lost city, immediately say "I've got to get that staff put together."? Why do we have to have such a big lead?
Lucas: What if we don't?
Kasdan: It makes more sense if the arch-rival hasn't gotten all this stuff before. So it becomes a race all the way.
-I just love the creative process, and to see Kasdan absorb all the ideas, and make them his own, is refreshing.
It seems to me, after trying it, that this method wreaks havoc on your back. It's just not natural like one-armed bowling. Perhaps I'm just not doing it right, but it seems very UN-ergonomical.
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You're right. :)
Yes, the creepy factor is off the scale.
Kasdan: How hip is the arch-rival? At this point our guy apparently knows he needs the staff. He doesn't know if they've found the map. The arch-rival must know about the staff.
Lucas: You assume he knows this stuff if his mentor found the top of the staff.
Kasdan: Now why would the arch-rival, upon hearing the news that they found the lost city, immediately say "I've got to get that staff put together."? Why do we have to have such a big lead?
Lucas: What if we don't?
Kasdan: It makes more sense if the arch-rival hasn't gotten all this stuff before. So it becomes a race all the way.
-I just love the creative process, and to see Kasdan absorb all the ideas, and make them his own, is refreshing.