I would have difficulty pitching A Boys Life for many reasons. "This butt-ugly alien who loves candy makes friends with this kid who nobody really likes....". Even though these idiosyncrasies are what makes the characters so real, I'd probably try to skirt around some of the things that might put people off and try to focus on their more endearing qualities. A Boys Life focuses a great deal on a child's perspective of life: the innocence, the sense of adventure, hope, kindness. In order to pitch a story like that, I would try to emphasize the fact that the story casts its net to a wide range of audiences. It is a family oriented film and has the sweet, idealistic values that everyone likes to believe in no matter their age.
I myself would have a lot of trouble with this. I am sometimes too blunt and would probably blow my chances by saying something like I quoted before. When I thought about pitching it, that was the first thing that came to my mind. I also have a problem connecting to the story and would probably end up sounding as disinterested and apathetic to the story as I am.
It would take an excellent director to make E.T into a good movie. Spielberg is one of the best choices I can think of. Since most of the characters are so young it would be difficult to have an actor in mind, and the adult characters are too underdeveloped to matter who plays them as long as they do a decent job. A budget for the special effects of the flying bikes, spaceships, and especially E.T himself would have to be considered as well.
Discussion Questions
1) Do you believe that subtext is important to a script or should it be omitted? Why or why not?
2) How do you think you would have reacted to a pitch for A Boys Life?
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I really believe that the subtext is important in a script. Like Weston testifies, subtext makes the dialogue richer and far more interesting. Even though it does cause problems in terms of understanding the subtext, I believe that the director and actor should be able to communicate with the writer in order to fully understand his intentions.
-Fernando Rosas
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