April 24, 2004
Film Philosophy
Today I went to go see two more movies. I was trying to get out of the house and give Tara some sanity time, so I took Trevor to see:
Cliffords Really Big Movie
and then we snuck into
Home on the Range
It seems to me that there is a formula for any movie that contains non-humans as the main characters. I was thinking about it a lot today and I have assembled the following schema.
1. Animal family lives stable life.
2. New rambunctious character enters situation.
3. Tragedy causes action to be taken.
4. Multiple characters leave "home" in order to resolve situation.
5. Characters enjoy incredibly dangerous yet exciting quest.
6. An argument causes characters to separate.
7. Characters individually contemplate situation during montage.
8. (Optional) Negative event occurs to one character thus causing the others to "appreciate" them.
9. The situation is resolved.
Trust me, check it out. It happens in a bunch of movies. Like Finding Nemo, Brother Bear, 101 Dalmations, The Lion King, The Little Mermaid, and the list goes on.
If you want to become a writer in this business follow the "Dave Liloia - Formula for Childrens Movie Success" and you'll be a winner!
By the way both movies were cute but lame.
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