This is pretty funny for the lord of the rings, harry potter, star wars fan…. 🙂
But there is a formula for creating and “epic story” and this is it.
How To Create an Epic Story
This is pretty funny for the lord of the rings, harry potter, star wars fan…. 🙂
But there is a formula for creating and “epic story” and this is it.
ITS TRUE
THANKS 😀
3.5 add self-doubt for each protagonist with a bit of confusion about why they're "the chosen one".
Read Joseph Campbell's Hero of a Thousand Faces
Indeed a good addition
Probably covers a big chunk of mythology too.
Hiring a great composer helps too
Nice
True
Also adding a mysteriously elusive love interest is helpful.
It's called the Hero's Journey and it's largely based on Greek mythology, so yeah, this is really a thing.
Lucas worked with Joseph Campbell, or was influenced by him, right?
Don't forget to break the story up into several movies, and they are not sequels or prequels…they are, whats the word i'm searching for? Episodic?
Whatever you call them, i love great fiction brought to life in this way.
Love it!!!
love harry potter
Frodo
Uncle Owen
Ben Kenobi
Sauron
Darth Vader
These will all be in my new book coming soon….. thanks Blainy!
Wow, ………. but it is true……….!
Nice photos
funny
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Yeah true
Amanda blain you make my blood pump fast let us chat . I'm interested in learning to better my self through others peoples expanded minds
That's funny…and true…..except they should have used the Eye of Sauron instead of whatever dude that is for the villain in LOTR. Sure, he was a villain, but Sauron was the real antagonist.
Just my geeky 2 cents worth.
Piece of cake
Yeah, but Snape wasn't evil and the ring wasn't any help …….
I don't know that Gollum was seeking redemption so much as the pull of the Ring forced him to get as close to it as possible, but otherwise, pretty spot on.
Step 7: transfer the awe inspiring story from print to screen, changing or forgetting key elements to assure true fans will provide free publicity by whining about how much the movies suck compared to the book(s).
haha nice! pretty spot on and definitely worth a laugh! 😀
They will never be as good as the books because what i visualize in my mind differs from what you might imagine… or perhaps what Peter Jackson envisioned as he put LOTR on film…However, i can't complain … i enjoyed the films AND the books
i heart this intensely. muchas gracias 🙂
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How to create an epic story: Read the Bible, for in outside of it you will find no greater stories, women, men or God. For who is greater than the God of the heavens and the earth… See? Jonah is three chapters long … lol… yet it lives forever… see?
Jonah 1
8 Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?
9 And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the Lord, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land.
10 Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him. Why hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them.
, you are absolutely right.
The Bible is easily one of the greatest works of fiction I have ever read in my entire life. Whats even better is…. rather than writing a sequel, the Bible has actually CREATED live entertainment day in and day out. Don't believe me? Go to church and you will see some of the most real looking fake plastic people you have ever met in your life.
The Bible is unrealistic . Who would be stupid enough to believe a word of it …. oh wait 🙂
Another nice one !
It was a good read, but a little too wordy for me. I prefer hitch hikers guide, it gets to the point far more quickly and at the end of the day 42 is a much simpler answer to everything and less contradictory.
to be fair, alot of these epics that are mentioned draw heavily from biblical influences, especially tolkien, who was a devout catholic. i've always found it ironic how much people put the bible down, when it, directly or indirectly, has influenced works that so many folks such as yourself, love.
uh…that IS sauron pictured there.
, I know the Bible well.
I didnt ever put down the Bible. Though Im clearly being sarcastic in s direction…. I am 100% serious about what I said, I just framed it a bit different.
Also, the Bible didn't create the framework for all the stories we know and love… the generic concept of faith and religion did. I wouldn't give the Bible that much credit.
Annnnd to tie it up, you've made a strong assumption to lean on… I don't think I mentioned loving any of those works. You'd be surprised.
forgive me for thinking that anyone commenting here wouldnt be a fan of the epics being discussed.
didnt say ALL of them drew from the good book either, just to be fair 😉
Holly carp brother..
seriously. but i contributed. my bad.
what ever
love it
So true