tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2570797399734382213.post8091718843459225342..comments2023-06-26T07:09:15.225-06:00Comments on Love, Power & Fairytale Endings: Everybody Has OneJeffe Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04779020656676094853noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2570797399734382213.post-16146729143564399492011-02-02T18:51:45.609-07:002011-02-02T18:51:45.609-07:00Very true, Chudney. (I keep waiting for someone to...Very true, Chudney. (I keep waiting for someone to take me to task over the characterization remark on Avatar.)Jeffe Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779020656676094853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2570797399734382213.post-74357357547617763962011-02-02T17:52:05.747-07:002011-02-02T17:52:05.747-07:00Well said! Something for all of us to remember bec...Well said! Something for all of us to remember because, at one time or another one of us (as in writers) has made that comment or overheard someone else, at least once in our lives.Chudney Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707028552850529278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2570797399734382213.post-53527273571514357612011-02-02T17:50:22.068-07:002011-02-02T17:50:22.068-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Chudney Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707028552850529278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2570797399734382213.post-88787189518883307522011-02-02T11:48:53.291-07:002011-02-02T11:48:53.291-07:00I wonder that, too, Danica. She was certainly youn...I wonder that, too, Danica. She was certainly young and hadn't read widely yet. I've noticed books, stories and movies hit me in different ways at different times. Perhaps the "aspect" Kerry refers to. <br /><br />Linda, you are Switzerland!Jeffe Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779020656676094853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2570797399734382213.post-44680677745854532282011-02-02T11:38:04.063-07:002011-02-02T11:38:04.063-07:00Valid points, Jeffe. And Kerry, too. Intelligently...Valid points, Jeffe. And Kerry, too. Intelligently expressed. I can see where both of you are coming from. <br /><br />So I'll just say...really gorgeous picture, Jeffe. Thank you for not posting one of snow or ice. ;)Linda G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576828490765434497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2570797399734382213.post-44041207363595874392011-02-02T10:08:52.649-07:002011-02-02T10:08:52.649-07:00"Everybody has one", including me. Jeffe..."Everybody has one", including me. Jeffe and I have gone around on this a bit in the past, and irritated each other, I think, while managing to remain friends. In my opinion, respected or not, some very successful books are indeed poorly written. Some very famous movies are also poorly written or poorly acted or directed, or filmed. It doesn't seem to matter. There is something in the content - some theme, or thread, or undefined substance that reaches people at a level that doesn't care about artistic execution. I'd hazard a guess that this 'factor x' is what we'd call 'story.' It's the thing that bards passed on from one to the other in the oral tradition, before we had such static things as 'short stories', or 'novels', or movies. It strikes at the heart of things, at a place that humanity recognizes and responds to.Kerry Schaferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03821175497518362926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2570797399734382213.post-31221146621855919862011-02-02T09:43:56.148-07:002011-02-02T09:43:56.148-07:00This makes me think of an author I started reading...This makes me think of an author I started reading about 2 years ago. I read most of her books because they sounded interesting and I was in dire need of something to read. At the time, I didn't enjoy the books very much. I've recently re-read those books and I find that I love them. I'm not sure if I was looking for a cookie cutout plot when I first read them, but now I adore the fact that her stories don't follow the same storyline as other authors. It's funny really, but I wonder if that woman in your class would think the same thing if she re-read that short story.Danica Avethttp://danicaavet.comnoreply@blogger.com