Quantum Storytelling

Fixing some problems in my novel. Haven’t felt very talkative…

A few thoughts:

• The Godfather game for 360 is super violent, and lots of fun. Inventive use of original voice recording from the movies, in addition to some re-recording done with the original cast.
• The Bourne Ultimatum was awesome. Thematically felt a lot closer to the first movie. I wasn’t a huge fan of the second movie. The third ties up a lot of stuff from all the movies, but mainly, there’s not a dull moment in it. Every scene in Ultimatum has a purpose, and almost every scene has high tension. What the third movie does most of all though, is make the trilogy feel very cohesive — like a single story.

More later…

As I continue to work on my draft there’s not much new to report so I thought I’d rundown the various entertainment that’s caught my attention.

Books

Old Man’s War

A bunch of geriatrics trade in their old bodies for new ones from the military, the catch being that they can never return to Earth and have to go fight in the Colonial wars. Interesting and humorous, I’m starting to see why this won the Hugo.

Ender’s Game

Ender Wiggin is recognized as being special from a very young age. He is recruited by the government to go to battle school, where his intelligence and aptitude are proven in mock battles with other boys his age.

It soon becomes apparent that nobody can beat Ender, and the military advances Ender to become the youngest military commander ever. But young Ender is still a child, and often laments over the fact he is not allowed to enjoy his childhood. He soon grows to despise his military benefactors.

Can Ender ever escape the hero’s burden placed upon him? How can he, when mankind needs him to save the universe from the evil Bugger threat?

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If you like horror movies, you should go see this. Opens this weekend. I like horror movies, but I’m normally disappointed. Horror movies rarely live up to their hype. The Descent seems to be a case of the opposite. There is very little hype for this movie. I don’t think many people know about it. As a horror movie, it was very satisfying. A lot of jump moments, and playing off some truly scary stuff.

A group of adventurous women go exploring a cave and find… something. I’m not going to give it away. It’s better if you see it without knowing much about it. I really hope reviewers and other exposure for the movie doesn’t spoil it. It’s rare that I find a horror movie truly scary, but this one did the trick. I jumped out of my seat several times.

If you’re a fan of the genre, do yourself a favor and go see it. Then come back here so we can talk about it!

P.S. I really need spoiler tags.