Since this month’s theme is about how other arts can inspire our writing, you might think that the best movies would provide the best inspiration. Many times, but not always. Often, I find writing inspiration from mediocre movies. These are movies that have something good about them, like evocative characters or an intriguing setting or some nifty plot twists. But other parts of the movie are average or worse. The reason I find mediocre movies inspiring is that their deficiencies can catch my attention better than a movie that has its artistic act together, and I imagine what I would do to improve the mediocre parts.
In the prequels to the original Star Wars trilogy, Ian McDiarmid is perfectly cast as the evil future Emperor. I think the writers should have enlarged his part, giving him more screen time to seduce Anakin to the Dark Side.
Since I don’t work for Disney and can’t work on a remake, I can use this missed opportunity to create my own smooth, sinister, insinuating villain.
Your turn. What movies or shows have you seen that inspire you to want to improve them?
To see my previous prompts and tips for this month, click here.
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