03-10-2010, 08:59 PM
Charles Drago Wrote:At this point I've moved from objective consideration of all sides' arguments to subjective storytelling.
In other words, the fun is over. It's work time.
Yes, crafting the story is hard work.
But the spiritual rewards are high.
Great art can provide a deeper level of insight than the dominant historical consensus.
Charles - your screenplay may have the protential to create a paradigm shift in popular understanding of Custer, and potentially of the deep political construction of history.
The director, and his/her power to get dangerous material onto cinema screens, would be crucial.
Howzabout Clint Eastwood. :bandit:
"It means this War was never political at all, the politics was all theatre, all just to keep the people distracted...."
"Proverbs for Paranoids 4: You hide, They seek."
"They are in Love. Fuck the War."
Gravity's Rainbow, Thomas Pynchon
"Ccollanan Pachacamac ricuy auccacunac yahuarniy hichascancuta."
The last words of the last Inka, Tupac Amaru, led to the gallows by men of god & dogs of war
"Proverbs for Paranoids 4: You hide, They seek."
"They are in Love. Fuck the War."
Gravity's Rainbow, Thomas Pynchon
"Ccollanan Pachacamac ricuy auccacunac yahuarniy hichascancuta."
The last words of the last Inka, Tupac Amaru, led to the gallows by men of god & dogs of war