[10:27
AM]
Client:
“Finkbeiner”
A
name to conjure with.
"It's
German for 'one who binks feins'."
[10:29
AM] Mr. Blue:
This
agent's name is Braun and she's pronouncing it brown
[10:29
AM]
Apparently
it's really "farmer in an area enclosed with pine trees"
[10:29
AM] Mr. Blue:
weird
Farmer
is bauer
[10:29
AM]
Finkbeiner
is bastardized
It's
really Finkbunter
[10:31
AM] Mr. Blue:
There's
a last name on my dad's side.. Plunkard... i can't find any info on
it
Like
apparently it only exists in the US? How is that possible?
A
lot of Plunkards in our area. Mostly Butler County
They
just grew out of the dirt around here like mushrooms
[10:35
AM]
HP
Lovecraft's "The Fungi Out of Pennsylvania"
[10:36
AM] Mr. Blue:
The
whole family must've moved here
No
evidence it exists anywhere in Europe
[10:39
AM]
"...and
yet young Carter remained bemused by the curious persistence in the
Plunkard line on his mother's side defying all verification in the
genealogical records. As if their headstones had appeared -
fully formed - from the moulds of Butler County cemeteries.
[10:39
AM] Mr. Blue:
heh
[10:41
AM]
"Nevertheless,
the family was there, even if no one could account for these
curiosities. There was nothing for it - he would have to travel
to his maternal home and dredge the local memories to uncover any
more of the Plunkard line."
Kinda
like the idea, honestly
They
just...showed up
[10:42
AM] Mr. Blue:
In
a town full of other immigrants
[10:43
AM]
...worried
folk who stay away and whisper about how the Plunkards had all their
wealth in estate baubles they would only sell in Pittsburgh...never
locally.
[10:44
AM] Mr. Blue:
"Gutentag
we're the Bauers."
"Cheers
we're the Smiths."
"Bonjour
we're the Bernards."
"Hello, we
are Plunkards"
[10:45 AM]
Have
a gasp scene as someone recognizes a family ring on the hero's finger
and claims it was buried on the finger of their great grandfather in
18XX
[10:45
AM] Mr. Blue:
"It's
said the Plunkards emit a green glow at dusk"
[10:45
AM]
They
like to stand in circles
When
it gets dry their necks seem to swell a bit and "the dust comes"
"The
mysterious odor and the dust is famous in Butler County."
[8:16
AM]
"Creepy"
as it could be perceived, the subtext of Labyrinth wouldn't work if
Sarah was older.
It
was quite ambitious as a project in many ways
(script review session)
"Yeah,
but it's David Bowie in a HUGE codpiece."
"It's
symbolic."
"Uhheerrr...."
"It'll
work."
[8:25
AM] Mr. Blue:
Yeah
it's one of my favorites
[8:42
AM]
(Sarah...struggling
to make sense of it all. Jareth pleading with her to see his
side)
"Through dangers untold... …"
"Please.
I'm just saying if you hold onto this fantasy that I'm a domineering
sorcerer
you can stay here forever and have anything you want,
including me."
(pauses)
"Really? Why didn't you just say that?"
"English
accent and all the music lyrics? Perhaps if they were written
down."
"No,
no...not necessary... Hmm? Yeah, Ok."
(script
session)
“And
they lived happily ever after and we fade out on everyone dancing to
the theme.”
"Won't
work."
"What?
It's great!"
"Sarah's
maternal instincts to protect Toby. She did all this to save
the child."
"Ah...sec
(scribbles note...passes)"
"(Sarah
- skeptical): "But what about Toby?"
“(Jareth
– happy): "I can send him back."
“(Sarah
– relieved): "Thank you!"
“...Weeeelll....."
"Or
he could say they can raise him together and be happy."
"...
... ... ... NO! No no no! We're keeping the end as it
was!"
[9:07
AM] Mr. Blue:
So
the other goblins were stolen children?
[9:08
AM]
I
don't think so
[9:08
AM] Mr. Brown:
The
Goblin King was probably a child that ended up there and now has the
power
Kinda
like Peter Pan
[9:08
AM]
Ah
Very
good point
[9:08
AM] Mr. Brown:
So
he never really grew up
[9:09
AM]
Peter
got "whatever he wanted". Neverland and it's denizens
would change if he wanted to play something different.
But
he was dangerous, naive, immature, arrogant...
Jareth
could be argued as Peter Pan as he inevitably started "progressing"
He
would have forgot about Sarah
Or
let her die
Or
even killed her
Eventually
That
was a Peter thing. Not that you know that unless you read
“Peter and Wendy”.
There's
some deep dark in that character.
Lost
Boys who started showing signs of being too old would run off to join
the pirates to have a chance. Peter usually just killed them.
[9:12
AM] Mr. Brown:
After
playing with Wendy and her brothers he decided to grow up some more
[9:18
AM]
Sarah
is New Wendy
Except
he doesn't want a “mother” anymore
New
but similar trick too.
Peter
didn't give a damn about her brothers. "You'll come if I
let them come too? Eh...whatever...I've already forgotten their
names."
New
trick: "I'll just kidnap the baby and give her a sham challenge
to make her say yes."
Sarah
landed on her feet. She defeated Jareth/Peter and kept access
to Neverland
(Later - Mr. Silver)
Getting
back
Anyone
else bugged by the idea that Jareth suggests going to find a lover in
the subway if life treats her badly?
[9:54
AM] Mr. Brown:
I
don't remember that part. I have the movie on DVD
[9:55
AM]
"Run
away... Find someone who hangs out in The Underground all the time."
No...the
title music
heh
[9:56
AM] Mr. Brown:
You
will find somebody in the underground if you run away?
lol
[9:57
AM]
"Daddy"?
My
mind always heard "gotta" not "daddy"
[9:58
AM] Mr. Brown:
Yeah,
she is in a drug den
lol
[9:58
AM]
Wow...there's
a stretch
I
mean, I know the song refers to the Labyrinth but "The
Underground" is...well...The Underground
[9:59
AM] Mr. Brown:
Yeah
She
is saying there is no pain and calling for her daddy to get her out.
She's
on drugs
[9:59
AM] Mr. Blue:
Is
that the ballroom song?
[9:59
AM]
No,
Opening and closing credits
[9:59
AM] Mr. Blue:
Oh
okay
[10:00
AM] Mr. Brown:
Especially
all the hallucinations she is going through
High
on drugs, lost in a subway, sees a bunch of goblins
The
baby is not her brother was actually her kid that died
Wow
I'm going dark here
dark
rabbit hole
[10:01
AM]
Very
dark
[10:02
AM] Mr. Brown:
Odd
part is it kinda fits
High
and chasing the one love she had - her child
Man
that would have been a twist at the end - her waking up in the
hospital
surrounded
by family cause she overdosed and they found her.
[10:06
AM]
"If
"Labyrinth" had been made in the late 70s and filmed on the streets of
New York"
"Gordon
Parks and Ken Russell present "Labyrinth", with music by
Isaac Hayes"
"Rated
G"
[10:06
AM] Mr. Brown:
hehe
Remake
it like that
Rated
R
[10:07
AM]
Please
don't
[10:07
AM] Mr. Brown:
Dance
Magic
flashing
in and out of her just dancing in the subway
[10:08
AM]
If
I ever blog this I'll be sparing the world your heroin-fueled
nightmare
(I
lied – Mr. Silver)
[10:08
AM] Mr. Brown:
Somebody
in Russia would make it
Then
when they do i can sit back and say yep that was my idea
[10:09
AM]
Straight
from post-adolescent psychology right into gritty run-away Hell
[10:13
AM] Mr. Brown:
Labyrinth
by Quentin Tarantino
Sound
track by Eminem
Rated
R
[10:14
AM]
Maybe
we should change the subject
Mr.
Blue has gone fetal trying to get this version of a favorite movie
out of his head
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