Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="MGibster" data-source="post: 8373523" data-attributes="member: 4534">On its surface, Star Trek II:&nbsp; The Wrath of Khan (1982) was just about some dude who wanted to exact revenge on Captain Kirk for marooning him on a doomed planet.&nbsp; But if that's all the story had to offer it probably wouldn't be so fondly remembered as one of the better Trek movies out there.&nbsp; In Wrath we not only get a good action plot but the movie deals with several different themes including aging,* the self-destructiveness of vengeance, the inevitability of death, self-sacrifice, and friendship.&nbsp; Lord of the Rings isn't just a fun movie about a little man trying to destroy a piece of jewelry, it's got something to say about the environment versus technology, free will, and the corrupting nature of power.&nbsp; I don't expect campaigns/adventures to be exactly the same as movies or novels.&nbsp; But does anyone design their scenarios or campaigns around a particular theme?&nbsp; *It's funny that back in 1982 when William Shatner was in his early 50s that aging was one of the themes throughout the movie when compared to more recent movies.&nbsp; Today we've got Patrick Stewart in his early 80s playing Picard, Harrison Ford in his late 60s (and 70s if a new movie is being made) playing Indiana Jones, and I don't hear a lot of jokes revolving around The Rolling Stones being old like I used to 25 years ago.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MGibster, post: 8373523, member: 4534"] On its surface, [I]Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan[/I] (1982) was just about some dude who wanted to exact revenge on Captain Kirk for marooning him on a doomed planet. But if that's all the story had to offer it probably wouldn't be so fondly remembered as one of the better Trek movies out there. In [I]Wrath [/I]we not only get a good action plot but the movie deals with several different themes including aging,* the self-destructiveness of vengeance, the inevitability of death, self-sacrifice, and friendship. [I]Lord of the Rings [/I]isn't just a fun movie about a little man trying to destroy a piece of jewelry, it's got something to say about the environment versus technology, free will, and the corrupting nature of power. I don't expect campaigns/adventures to be exactly the same as movies or novels. But does anyone design their scenarios or campaigns around a particular theme? *It's funny that back in 1982 when William Shatner was in his early 50s that aging was one of the themes throughout the movie when compared to more recent movies. Today we've got Patrick Stewart in his early 80s playing Picard, Harrison Ford in his late 60s (and 70s if a new movie is being made) playing Indiana Jones, and I don't hear a lot of jokes revolving around The Rolling Stones being old like I used to 25 years ago. [/QUOTE]

Verification