Two weeks into the strike and still no sign of an act break. This one's shaping up to be an epic. The kind you don't want to watch. A Michael Bay epic. Black Hats Vs. White Hats, plenty of explosions, and unbelievable dialogue. Of course, there might be a plot twist. Just imagine Armageddon with an unhappy ending.
This may sound far-fetched, but I believe screenwriters may one day find themselves in the ironic position of reviewing their own films. Should the strike last as long as many fear it will, some TV and film writers may end up looking for work wherever they can find it. Whether it's writing for Paramount or cranking out movie reviews for "The Sacramento Bee," writing is what writers do best. In most cases, it's the only thing they can do.
And who will be left to take the screenwriting jobs? I'll give you a hint. We'll probably be seeing a lot more American films with English subtitles, sympathetic child-molesting protagonists, and inside jokes that only Gene Shalit gets.
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CRITICIDE [KRIT-uh-sahyd] noun
1.) The killing of film criticism.
2.) a blog that insists that moviegoers everywhere figure out for themselves what they like and don't like without some pathetic hack telling them first.
1.) The killing of film criticism.
2.) a blog that insists that moviegoers everywhere figure out for themselves what they like and don't like without some pathetic hack telling them first.
