Trick endings

Started by AlguienEstolamiPantalones, August 18, 2003, 01:00:12 AM

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August 18, 2003, 12:52:43 PM
Quote from: OnomatopoeiaAnd in my writing, I'm drawn more to the "slice of life" type stories.  So most of the time, trying to make some big impact at the end, goes against the grain.  For me, it's all about the stuff along the way.  Sure you want to tie things up at the end, but for me, endings aren't as traditional, happy, and neat and tied up as most people would like them.  Rather unpopular I know, but more satisfying to me, because every story's end is some other story's beginning.

But look at the great slice of life stories like Tender Mercies or Melvin And Howard. Very quiet, mature endings, but carry huge impact. Huge. They're not big and explosive and obvious, but the implications are. That's good writing. That's command of form and craft. If the last 15 min of your story aren't meaningful, then you'd better come up with something new.
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When those who hated capital and consumption (and Jews) in the 20th century murdered some hundred million people, and the poster children for the struggle against international capitalism and America are now fanatical Islamic terrorists, this puts recent enthusiasts in an awkward position. Most of them are too dense and shameless to appreciate it, and far too many are taken in by the moralistic and paternalistic rhetoric of the Left.

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August 18, 2003, 12:54:13 PM
what i was talking about films like the sixth sense , you guys are taking this to other places

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August 18, 2003, 12:56:32 PM
Quote from: AlguienEstolamiPantaloneswhat i was talking about films like the sixth sense , you guys are taking this to other places

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