Not too long ago, the wife and I were talking about a movie that I loved as a kid, "The Pagemaster". It invovled a boys adventure through this "book world" where stories and books them selves came to life. He was accompanied by 3 books, Adventure, Fantasy and horror. For me it was and still is a bit of a treasure. Lucky enough for me (and the kids) Zia just happened to have a copy.
I like to think of what the pagemaster could be for an adult. Yes, there is the movie "Inkheart" (based off of the book, I've yet to read). Where a man has the ability to bring things to life from the books he read (I really reccomend you watch it). However more specifically, what if an adult (who reads regularly) was brought into that world. Who and what would accompany him/her. For me, adventure wouldnt be some pirate, it would probably be a lone mystic traveller. Fantasy would appear to be a normal old fashioned warrior, the way he spoke would give it away that he was from a world a far cry different than ours. And horror? I dont think it would be stereotypical gash and bash for me. I take horror as some one who can get inside of you, work you like theres not a chance you can fight back. A normal enough looking person with a mind of destruction and a smile of serenity.
Think about your world of books, and what may accompany you without using specific characters. Feel free to post it here, or post it on my facebook page where I will have this posted. Its time to imagine a bit.
Thats me for now!
No specific characters? You're killing me, smalls. Are we talking about those 3 genres of books?
ReplyDeleteAlright, let's see. I think my 3 would be... sci-fi fantasy, romance, and suspense.
ReplyDeleteFor sci-fi fantasy, it would be someone with a lot of personal doubts, but who pushes through those doubts every day to deal with what comes his/her way. That super loyal person, who will do anything to protect those they consider friends/family.
For romance, it would be a woman from another time, like the 1800s. She would refuse to bow down to what is dictated by society and do things her own way, while looking for someone to love her for who she is.
Suspense would be an ex-cop, fighting to stand up to "The Man" against corruption because he believe that those that protect us should not be as bad as the criminals they protect us against.
Those are my three, sorry for the length.