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DO NOT DETONATE Without Presidential Approval by Wes Anderson, Jake Perlin

informative fast-paced

4.0

"Ultimately, I hope somebody has an experience watching the movie where all this stuff that swirls around it is interesting, and enhances it, and informs it. But hopefully the thing itself, the kind of movie it is, we’re aiming for something a bit more in the vein of a poem. That’s sort of our goal. A poetic meditation on something or other. There certainly isn’t a genre that we can put it in."




It's good if you like to hear stories and opinions about the cinema world. 

The Dark Knight Rises: The Official Novelization (Movie Tie-In Edition) by Greg Cox

dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

"Bats were more than symbols of fear. In Gotham, they had come to stand for hope and justice and a legend that was bigger than just one man. A hero who could be anyone."



Nolan, you're the goat.



adapted film:
the dark knight rises (2012) dir. Christopher Nolan. 

The Dark Knight by Denny O'Neil

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

“Well, I guess you either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become a villain.”






adapted film:
the dark knight (2008) dir. Christopher Nolan. 

Batman Begins by Denny O'Neil

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

 “Tell us, Wayne . . . what do you fear?”






adapted film:
batman begins (2005) dir. Christopher Nolan. 

Threads That Bind Us by Rae Douglas

emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

"I wanted to give you proof. That I’d choose you over my The Syndicate. That you are my fate, mia filettatura, my thread. Ever since I saw you in that alley, I knew I was tied to you. And I’d like to remain that way, in every form possible.” 

Desearás by Erika Halvorsen

mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Lies that Break Us by Rae Douglas

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

 "I would have found her. In any lifetime, whether painful or effortless, fate would bring us together."




The potential is riiiiiight there, I swear. We just need a better execution, and by that I mean a better explanation of the main plot and little more development for the couples. 

Boys Who Hunt by Clarissa Wild

challenging dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

Vile Boys by Clarissa Wild

challenging dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

brain cells died

Evil Boys by Clarissa Wild

challenging dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

"This is it.
These three boys … they’re my undoing.
Not just now, but for the rest of my life.
Because I don’t think anything will ever be able to make me forget them.
Or that I’ll ever even want to."