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Alice Movie Off The Ground
After a long period of preproduction, the movie adaptation of American McGee's Alice is moving forward. Eurogamer has the news that 'Buffy' star Sarah Michelle Gellar will play the title role. From the article: "The movie will follow the plot of the game, which adds a twisted spin to Lewis Carroll's classic tales. Some years after her adventures in Wonderland, Alice's parents are killed in a house fire and, devastated by the loss, she winds up in a mental asylum."
Americans can't relate to things that happen to people who aren't American in countries that aren't the US.
Very true. This is why "Casablanca" did so poorly, and why nobody goes to James Bond movies in the US. Or Harry Potter movies.
Also, "Titanic" might not have lost so much money if Rose was American. Too bad, that film looked like it had a chance to make a few bucks.
I could go on all day rattling off failures like "Lawrence of Arabia", "Doctor Zhivago", and "The Passion of the Christ." If only they had American main characters, they might have made money in US theaters.
Information wants to be anthropomorphized.
"Americans can't relate to things that happen to people who aren't American in countries that aren't the US."
Just remember that whatever country you're from has ugly ill-based stereotypes, too.
"Derp de derp."
"Just remember that whatever country you're from has ugly ill-based stereotypes, too."
I resent the flamebait moderation for my post. Some people spout off like their shit don't stink. I was pointing out that maybe, just maybe, they shouldn't be so quick to cast stones.
Ever since the US invaded Iraq, there's been a green light to wrap up 300 million people in vague stereotypes. We're fat, we're self obsessed, we're wasteful, we're ignorant. Insightful, Interesting, Informative. Then we turn around and pat ourselves on the back for wanting to work for the greater good of humanity. It's about America, so it's not okay for me to point out the less than civil behaviour going on here?
America sucks, mod me up.
"Derp de derp."
Ever read the Brothers Grimm?
There are no trails. There are no trees out here.