My twisted mind vs. reality - Movie posters
Zorro 2005
The Billboard: Nothing but a big ragged 'Z', with a near-future date under it.
Where my mind went: Since there would be absolutely no point in yet another remake of Spanish colonial Zorro, the new version might be set in modern day.
There are so many exciting ways this could play out. Most likely, Zorro would be fighting for the rights of oppressed Hispanics, but would the fight occur on the farms of Central Valley, in the L. A. barrios, or in the slums of Tijuana? Would the corrupt Spanish nobility be replaced by agribusinesses and sweatshops, corrupt politicians, or drug lords?
Is Zorro a civil rights lawyer, a politician, a business man, or child of one of those. A more interesting possibility would be the child of a drug lord (or Republican) trying to atone for his father's sins.
The movie could be done with gritty realism, or be more over-the-top. Gritty realism would be more interesting, but there's something to be said for potential of a superhero Zorro going up against a Swartzenegeresque evil governor.
The Reality: Since when did a movie being absolutely pointless stop Hollywood? The date was just the movie release date.
Elvis 2.0
The Billboard: The word "Elvis", the right half of Elvis Presley's face, some unidentifiable tech stuff and the word "2.0".
Where my mind went: Elvis resurrected through cybernetics, and not in a good way. Starring Bruce Campbell.
In the not-too-distant future someone develops artificial intelligence software that can be programmed to mimic the style of an author, composer, or other artist by inputting the artist's work. The new 2.0 release of this software goes further and actually duplicates the personality of the artist. At the Grace Land theme park this technology is combined with an animatronic Elvis. The intent is to produce an Elvisbot that can converse with fans.
No one involved in the project has any love for or knowledge of the music so it doesn't occur to them that Elvis didn't really write much of "his" music. When some lowly curator/fan/whatever points that out, no one sees the significance.
The resulting A. I. has the personality of Elvis combined with fragments of the personalities of all the people he ripped-off. The robot uncontrollably violent and often self-destructive as the various personalities struggle for control. Eventually, the personalities integrate around the idea that all of them, including Elvis, were taken advantage of by Colonel Parker. Parker isn't around, so they take vengeance on the next best thing: the management of Grace Land. From there it's the basic Frankenstein motif of creation destroying the creator.
Alternatively, the lowly curator/fan/whatever (eventually?) convinces Elvis 2.0 to channel his anger into something more productive. A semi-sane robotic Elvis impersonator / artists' rights advocate / superhero has some interesting possibilities.
The Reality: It was actually two separate ads, with half of the top ad missing. I have no idea what either of the ads were really for.
The Billboard: Nothing but a big ragged 'Z', with a near-future date under it.
Where my mind went: Since there would be absolutely no point in yet another remake of Spanish colonial Zorro, the new version might be set in modern day.
There are so many exciting ways this could play out. Most likely, Zorro would be fighting for the rights of oppressed Hispanics, but would the fight occur on the farms of Central Valley, in the L. A. barrios, or in the slums of Tijuana? Would the corrupt Spanish nobility be replaced by agribusinesses and sweatshops, corrupt politicians, or drug lords?
Is Zorro a civil rights lawyer, a politician, a business man, or child of one of those. A more interesting possibility would be the child of a drug lord (or Republican) trying to atone for his father's sins.
The movie could be done with gritty realism, or be more over-the-top. Gritty realism would be more interesting, but there's something to be said for potential of a superhero Zorro going up against a Swartzenegeresque evil governor.
The Reality: Since when did a movie being absolutely pointless stop Hollywood? The date was just the movie release date.
Elvis 2.0
The Billboard: The word "Elvis", the right half of Elvis Presley's face, some unidentifiable tech stuff and the word "2.0".
Where my mind went: Elvis resurrected through cybernetics, and not in a good way. Starring Bruce Campbell.
In the not-too-distant future someone develops artificial intelligence software that can be programmed to mimic the style of an author, composer, or other artist by inputting the artist's work. The new 2.0 release of this software goes further and actually duplicates the personality of the artist. At the Grace Land theme park this technology is combined with an animatronic Elvis. The intent is to produce an Elvisbot that can converse with fans.
No one involved in the project has any love for or knowledge of the music so it doesn't occur to them that Elvis didn't really write much of "his" music. When some lowly curator/fan/whatever points that out, no one sees the significance.
The resulting A. I. has the personality of Elvis combined with fragments of the personalities of all the people he ripped-off. The robot uncontrollably violent and often self-destructive as the various personalities struggle for control. Eventually, the personalities integrate around the idea that all of them, including Elvis, were taken advantage of by Colonel Parker. Parker isn't around, so they take vengeance on the next best thing: the management of Grace Land. From there it's the basic Frankenstein motif of creation destroying the creator.
Alternatively, the lowly curator/fan/whatever (eventually?) convinces Elvis 2.0 to channel his anger into something more productive. A semi-sane robotic Elvis impersonator / artists' rights advocate / superhero has some interesting possibilities.
The Reality: It was actually two separate ads, with half of the top ad missing. I have no idea what either of the ads were really for.