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"For example, here's the world's worst idea for a movie: Titanic." Hmm, expect that doesn't strike me as an idea for a movie so much as an idea for an idea for
by jamesbritt 16y ago
"For example, here's the world's worst idea for a movie: Titanic."
Hmm, expect that doesn't strike me as an idea for a movie so much as an idea for an idea for a movie.
An idea may be worthless if it is little more than a potential trigger word or some vague imagery. It can be valuable if it in turn prompts a better, more substantial idea.
It seems that when people say that execution is everything, part of "execution" is to first take a vague, ill-defined, near-meaningless idea and turn it into a well-formed, full-bodied idea.
- philwelch 16y agoThis is a Hollywood/James Cameron extravaganza--the mediocre love story and CGI are just assumed. "Titanic" is, in fact, the complete and full idea behind that movie. Michael Bay tried the same thing with Pearl Harbor, but his execution was very sub-Cameron. Also, there's nothing romantic about the Japanese bombing a fleet in port. The Titanic is probably the best disaster you could do this with. There's still the Hindenberg, but the target audience for these types of movies would get distracted and confused by all the swastikas. So "Titanic" wasn't that bad an idea after all.