Plots That Technology Has Ruined

gothicangel · 07-29-2011, 04:31 PM

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/...lots-hollywood

Plot Device · 07-29-2011, 04:42 PM

Cell phones and computers ruin the current rendering of Soylent Green.

Mharvey · 07-29-2011, 04:44 PM

Interesting read.

I think there will come a time where dated pieces may make a resurgence though. It's already happening a little bit lately. Boardwalk Empire HBO series and Life on Mars (a modern cop show set in the 70s) for example. I've seen games coming out for Computer/Console that specifically set us in the 1940s-1960s.

I think even in 2050, a good, well-told Noir classic set in the Red Scare era doesn't have to worry about people not wanting to watch it because there's no staggering technology back then.

That's the obvious solution for those old, antiquated plots - an old, antiquated setting.

07-29-2011, 04:31 PM	#1
gothicangel Toughen up. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Outer Brigantia Posts: 6,641	Plots That Technology Has Ruined http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/...lots-hollywood __________________ "I re-read therefore I understand" - Descartes "Imagination only comes when you privilege the subconscious" - Hilary Mantel

07-29-2011, 04:42 PM	#2
Plot Device A woman said to write like a man. Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Next to the dirigible docking station Posts: 11,059	Cell phones and computers ruin the current rendering of Soylent Green. __________________ It's NOT the end of steam, it's the end of CHEAP steam. http://absolutewrite.com/forums/show...&postcount=757 Be prepared. (Sandy said so.)

07-29-2011, 04:44 PM	#3
Mharvey Gets Drunk With Economical Speed Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Earth, Babysitting Man-Animals. Posts: 1,835	Interesting read. I think there will come a time where dated pieces may make a resurgence though. It's already happening a little bit lately. Boardwalk Empire HBO series and Life on Mars (a modern cop show set in the 70s) for example. I've seen games coming out for Computer/Console that specifically set us in the 1940s-1960s. I think even in 2050, a good, well-told Noir classic set in the Red Scare era doesn't have to worry about people not wanting to watch it because there's no staggering technology back then. That's the obvious solution for those old, antiquated plots - an old, antiquated setting. __________________ Currently Revising: Science Fiction - The Blackguard - 114,233 words, YA Fantasy Rank Nothing - 85,000/85,000 words. Currently Pushing: YA Fiction - Controlled Burn - 55,300 words. In The Bottom Drawer: Horror/Thriller - Raven's Wing 82,051 Words. YA Fantasy - That Dashel Story, 80,944 Words, YA Fantasy - Noxbringer 83,423 words

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