Or are we just being pretentious little cusses, taking something that has stood the test of time and "fixing" it?
Gilgamesh spun and faced the attackers. "COME FACE ME, COWARDS!" he roared. "I AM HALF GOD AND ALL FURY, COME TO REIGN OVER YOUR LAND." The cowardly Phonecian general rounded his troops around the outcrop to flank the master fighter. "I AM ZERO PERCENT FEAR, BY THE WAY. I WILL SLICE THROUGH YOUR TROOPS LIKE A BUTCHER SLICES THROUGH MEAT!"
Christ turned to his disciples. "Rock on, man. Keep the spirit with you at all times, and you will make it to the other side of Galilee. Keep your pick hand strong."
Richard rounded quickly, charging at John. "You have destroyed any honor this family may have had. You have squandered our respect and wealth, and left me to rot in a German prison."
John backed up rapidly, tripping over a rug and sprawling on the ground.
"You will pay for your treachery. Lock him in the tower!"
"Aragorn, why are you turning your back to me?"
"I . . . I have something to tell you. I'm pregnant."
"You're a . . ."
"Say it."
"Vampire!"
p.s.
fan fiction should die,
except for My Immortal, which is unintentionally hilarious, and also surprisingly nsfw.
p.p.s
I selectively took the caramel from my pocket. And then….. I began frenching Draco sexily.
Yes, or...
ReplyDeleteMaybe people are dismayed to think of the work being forgotten, so they want to translate it into something that will get others interested in the original.
Maybe people want to [learn to] be THAT good, so they imitate what they think is good [so that they can learn how to do it themselves].
Maybe the work inspires people's creativity, but instead of coming up with something completely new, they want to reexamine the world that inspired them with a fresh perspective, or add something that they thought would be fun.
But really, any new thing a person creates is built on some sort of foundation that already existed. In fact, most stories are, at their roots, the same basic plot over and over again.
I think something in that basic story resonates with people-- it's like a common consciousness.
Everybody loves a good hero story because everybody wants to be rescued-- or do the rescuing.
Everybody loves a good love story because everybody wants to love and be loved.
Everybody loves a grand adventure because, I think, at heart, everybody wants to be part of a grand adventure.
I think the best stories are a reflection of the Greatest Story ever told-- or lived.
Also...
"The door opened and Proffesor Rumbridge and Cornelia Fudge stomped out angrily. Then Dumbledum and Rumbridge sawed us.
"'MR. WAY WHAT THE BEEP ARE YOU DOING!' Rumbridge shouted angrily. Dumbledore blared at her.
"'Oops she made a mistake!' he corrupted her. 'She means hi everybody cum in!'"
** from chapter 23
That comment was almost as long as the original post. Sorry about that.
ReplyDeleteAlso, why does your other blog tell me that I can comment when it never actually shows the comment once it's posted? Do you do what I do, and publish them yourself?
ReplyDeleteIf so: "Are you doing it?" "Have you DONE it?" (thanks, snooty Sherlock Holmes)
I'm done now. I promise.
P.S.
ReplyDeleteHahahahahaha I hate My Immortal but I would be sad if it died.
As long as it lives on in your memory, it can never truly die.
ReplyDeleteSo, are you doing it? Have you DONE it??