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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RangerWickett" data-source="post: 1502043" data-attributes="member: 63">Tonight I saw something I never expected.  It was called Failsafe, and it was basically "Dr. Strangelove" without humor, and with Don Cheadle instead of James Earl Jones.  Oh, and Moscow gets blowed up good.Yes, details help tons.  I mean, last week, I watched this movie about a common man who is oppressed by the world and who feels overwhelmed by the duty he sees before him.  He has powers beyond those of normal men, and an unusual backstory.  He tries to save his fellow man and ends up dying by the decree of the establishment.  But then, miraculously, he comes back from the dead, and saves the day.Now, what movie was this?  If I said the man was a priest and nonviolent, it would be The Passion of the Christ.  If I said the man wore a black trenchcoat and knew kung-fu (and looked like my roommate), it'd be The Matrix.  If I changed man to woman, and put in katanas, it could almost be Kill Bill.See, details make a difference.Sadly, some cliches are too hard to pull off without being seen as derivative.  I really want to write a story about a character who uses two scimitars, because the visuals of it and the possibilities for cool fight scenes intrigue me.  Unfortunately, as I developed the character, I realized he was a ranger, and that he'd be going into the Underdark.  Oh well, I guess that's just the way that it is.  Don't bother none.  Won't help at all to worry 'bout it.</blockquote>

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