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Hopes and Wishes In A Pile of Scripts
This is a photo of the inside of a Hollywood screenwriting agent's office. That giant, double-deep stack of paper in the corner? That entire pile is original, unread screenplays sent in by aspiring screenwriters hoping for representation. And this is just one screenwriting agent among countless others.
Somewhere in that pile is a heartbreaking story of love and loss. Somewhere else is a gut-busting comedy. Elsewhere, a tight, tense thriller. And sure, to be fair...a lot of it is probably complete garbage. But the sad part is, we'll never know. Somewhere in that stack is at least one brilliant film that we'll never get to see. Because it will never even get read, much less bought, or produced.
But sure, by all means. Let's have another "Lion King."
Until we stop voting for unoriginal retreads with our entertainment dollars, this will keep happening. We will continue to get the entertainment we deserve.
CaptRackham
Sturgeon's Law, 90% of everything is crap
Woodyblock
Those two things arnt mutually exclusive. You act like because the lion king exists we cant have the alternative as well.
Wilkster998
Send them to Netflix, they won't read them either but you'll get an instant movie and maybe Adam Sandler starring too so what's not to love!
penxv
Yeah I'm amped to see the new Lion King Soooooo....
GreenFox
Dude, go on User Sub and tell me how much of that is worth seeing the front page. Then tell me you want OC after upvoting another dickbutt.
SanchoLibre
EccentriCanadian
I just upvoted a baby being thrown off a cliff. Didn't think I would get here, honestly.
MissivesFromTheTower
What have we become?
jetsniper
This post couldn't get more pretentious if it tried. I'm gonna go see The Lion King three times now just out of spite.
ClemFundango
The irony of posting about redoing the same thing over and over instead of creating something original on imgur....
turkletoon
Maybe some people would rather see the remake than the new thing.
evilspock
Would not making the Lion King get those sorted and read? Nope. Everything is a remake or derivative in some way. Nothing new under the sun.
Defektd
If you had to read a pile like that every day for a couple years I'm sure you'd say "fuck it, just make another Lion King" too
beardedgiantinchina
If you had to browse through user sub every day for a couple years I'm sure you'd say "fuck it, just upvote the repost" too
NotTheMamaNotTheMama
Yeah, I guess you’re right. After some time, you just don’t have the mood anymore.
BoredAccountant
Lets not act like this is something new. Lion King itself is largely a riff on Hamlet after all....
qolume
And even more refers to the story of Josef as well as the one of Moses himself...
mecrookedfrenchy
remake of a japanese (or chinese can't recall) lion's king cartoon you mean ? unofficial remake ofc so they don't pay them copyrights.
ahhhhtomzilla
There are literally two similar scenes
Superkroot
The story is different in a lot of ways, but Disney did seem to rip a lot of stylistic choices from that movie, and some ideas.
xFiDgetx
The original creator of Kimba the White Lion endorsed the Lion King.
Rogahar
The remake isn't meant for those of us who saw the original tho. It's meant for our kids, who have grown up surrounded by CGI content and >
Rogahar
> will thus be drawn to see more of the same.
warmNchewey
Just like your resume was the best resume in the pile right?
ThatWillBuffOut
The original Lion King was itself a remake.
Tyrannotron
If being heavily inspired by another story is a remake, then 99% of the scripts in that pile are probably remakes as well.
SatoriEnlightenment
Of what?
cjandstuff
Kimba the White Lion. Your lawyers vs Disney's lawyers. What can you do? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfJvKIDS9n8
LordSintax79
HAMLET.
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LordSintax79
That as well. Apart from 1 or 2 examples, Disney is always garbage.
fibonacciismath
Kimba, the White Lion.
Snooj
But maybe, and just hear me out here, maybe that *entire* stack is garbage. Do you want to read it all to make sure?
JustSomeGuyNamedScott
I'm sure people get sent screenplays on a weekly basis. How often do you think they find anything good?
Toiletseatpolio
Infinite Monkey Theorem in action
The8obman
If only there was some portal where you could get videos to a wide audience without a larger studio. A tube of sorts, for you.
FlyYouFLCL
Or a hub maybe? Or even a party? With Lemons?
enigmasck
Out of all the comments this one made me chuckle out loud. Figures the top comment is but another replayed GIF that has been used 1000x
Mopey
Oh shit. It's like a microcosm. It's like human nature; Redundancy at it's finest. It's.... like... wayyy too fucking meta for me.
ClemFundango
The irony of posting about redoing the same thing over and over instead of creating something original on imgur....
JoeGrunt
Let's call it BoobTube®!
JoeGrunt
I'd prefer TheGlassTeat.yeech, but I think we would get sued.
Aaronbobaron
Let's be honest, most of those probably suck.
HeyQueef
It's a pile of user sub, most of its trash but maybe one or two front pages.
sophrosyte
Discuss: a movie studio that chooses what it produces in an imgur-like voting system? Art direction could be taken from the comments
Superkroot
and then everyone just upvotes a repost. So its exactly the same shit.
bippityboppitybuttsex
UserSub is pure gold... the front page is the trash.
dmophatty
Hot Take Alert!!!
HeyQueef
Yeah like all those awesome gta shots
LonelyHotline
And the countless K-pop photoshops, that I swear is the same guy done by the same guy
Hekinsieden
Hey don't forget the Minecraft "proof" pictures of someone being called a doodie head in the chat.
ILovedUnicornsFirst
Hey now, you can't use that kind of language in this good Christian community! Go wash your mouth out with soap and holy water.
Vaars
To be fair, great indie movies do get released regularly. They may go comparatively unnoticed, but they're out there.
leonth3duke
Yup. Every week there is a new batch of indies. Hell, more indies come out yearly than Blockbusters and Disney remakes.
Hector0129
Yea, this dude has no clue. This year alone has had great original screenplays. But he hasn't seen them. Because he doesn't look. 1/2
Hector0129
He wants to be walked by the hand to these. No studio is gonna put "The miseducation of Cameron Post" ahead of the lion king, bad business.
Vaars
Case and point, 2017's wind river is a staggeringly good movie. Bet most people on imgur haven't even heard of it.
BrimacLabNerd45
Wind river was an amazing movie, chilling in fact.
cyberpunxie
Make a post to spread the word, watch it die in usersub.
ispentwaytoolongthinkingaboutthis
Lion King will sell tickets. They go for what ever sells. Lion King sells.
uglyshirts
Fer chrissakes. My whole point is, if we voted for original movies with our entertainment dollars, that's what would make money.
ispentwaytoolongthinkingaboutthis
If my aunt had balls she would be my uncle. But that’s not how it works.
billyunsnbillyuns
You’re right, and I can never enjoy watching any sports because of all the athletes that never made. Can’t read published books either.
bfine20
Just because some aspiring screenwriter writes what they think is golden doesn't mean they are owed anything. Get off you soapbox.
KaminM
It's pretty much what happened during the last writer's strike. A bunch of new content showed up, and new methods for delivery.
Justanotheraussiebogan
I feel it's a case of why change something if it works. Lion king was a hit so they're basing the new movie on that same assumption
AJFXW
This is zero-sum thinking. It is possible to remake The Lion King and fund new projects. Hollywood’s problem is the process, not outcomes.
bippityboppitybuttsex
Then, Hollywood takes an original screenplay and makes it... and no one sees it. However, the next Transformers movie? $700M
idonthaveanyideawhatthehelliamtalkingabout
It's almost like people will
bippityboppitybuttsex
Yep, they wil.
idonthaveanyideawhatthehelliamtalkingabout
haha, i thought this hadn't gone through, but yeah " pay to see transformers" should've been there :)
swatz
That's because they do it wrong. They should have learned from Doctor Horrible!
3Davideo
Your sales shoot up dramatically if you can get approved to show in China. It's where Transformers get their big box office numbers.
bippityboppitybuttsex
I just assumed all Transformers fans were Trump supporters.
3Davideo
... I'm not entirely sure I follow your reasoning here.
bippityboppitybuttsex
The movies are eminently stupid. So, I am assuming they are people that want to be easily entertained without using their brains
finnsto
Book adaptations, generally, don't do very well, either.
xXTotallyCreativeUsernameXx
The big difference between those two: marketing.
Sonicdahedgie
If they didn't try to make all of those movies into giant blockbusters they'd do well.
blessedbl4d3
Well to be fair, the next transformers movies looks pretty amazing. No Michael Bay, original transformer sounds and designs? Sign me up.
ThatDudeOverThereYeahHimNoNotHimTheOtherOneYesThatOne
Welcome to the Marvel universe
Jackk92
I’ll keep watching them if they remain good movies.
ThatDudeOverThereYeahHimNoNotHimTheOtherOneYesThatOne
You sir, are part of the problem.
Zepravity
yea fuck that guy for enjoying stuff!
MrTrevorBelmont
Bumblebee...cuz the mute Transformer is really what brought everyone to the theater...
MrTrevorBelmont
But it will probably still bring in the $$$
TheBlueMuppet
I owned a copy of What we do in the shadows, and Serenity as fast as i could. Trying to support the little guy.
khora
Are you implying transformers are not original screenplay?
mdzmdz
Not if you take into account the 80s TV Series/Movie/Comics
MetalPsychologist
There exist original screenplays that leverage characters from previous works.
mdzmdz
It depends on your definition. Elsewhere on this post Dredd is being cited as a remake when it's a different plot/theme to the 90s film.
bippityboppitybuttsex
I am implying they are steaming piles of horseshit
shinagami091
A lot of the Oscar winning films for best film are original stories but most of them I’ve seen I’ve disliked.
bippityboppitybuttsex
La La Land may be the worst movie I have ever seen
Daphault1
Worse than Manos: The Hands of Fate? Ah... You probably haven't seen that. But you should. It will give you a new perspective of a bad film.
bippityboppitybuttsex
Yeah, but my guess is that Manos, whatever neither intended to be a great film, nor have the budget
Daphault1
Are we talking about bad films or not? What a film reports to be or others claim it to be, it's budget, etc. is inconsequential.
dontyouprejudge
dose watching the mystery Science theater 3000 version count?
Daphault1
I say, yes -- sometimes that's the only way to get through some of these films.
cyberpunxie
To be fair the next Transformers movie could actually be good despite it being, well, both a Transformers movie and a prequel.
bippityboppitybuttsex
Um, no. I would rather have my prostate massaged with an elk horn than see a Michael Bay atrocity
kenobijuan
Damn. I'd just watch the rock and skip the Elk antler up the butt.
AmbulatoryMoss
1.) Elks have antlers, 2.) Don't kinkshame my Tuesday evening plans
bippityboppitybuttsex
TBH, I am not above trying it.... I have a rule to try everything at least four or five times before poo-pooing it.
cyberpunxie
That's completely understandable, but Bumblebee (2018) is directed by Travis Knight.
igotwheels
Bay is still involved though. He’s a producer and picked the writers.
cyberpunxie
I'm just gonna stay cautiously optimistic because the trailers look fun so far.
forthoseabouttobork
Yeah but, the new Bumblebee movie directly rehashes the designs from the original 80’s cartoon. So there’s that.
ffips
Which is great for those that hated what Michael Bay did to the designs/franchise.
RistaSRB
Cool
Corona688
Good. Bayformers were awful.
LuckyICantSeeFarWithThisLeg
They're not the same designs.
forthoseabouttobork
If you’re going to sit there and tell me that the character designs in the movie aren’t 100% inspired by the classic series... I got nothin.
LuckyICantSeeFarWithThisLeg
I'm not sitting here and telling you that. I told you something else. You didn't like it and you're trying to move the goalpost.
almightyblob
Much closer than the other films.
LuckyICantSeeFarWithThisLeg
wat
skipweasel
They usually farm them out to readers who weed out the bulk of the trash.
Lizaderp
Where can I apply for this job?
zipykido
And honestly, the bulk of that is probably trash.
dagg3r
And each writter probably sends out a 1,000 copies
pktfratboy
Reply just incase I find out how to get said job.
Paradox1111
Get a PhD in English lit.. be willing to work for 50$ a script read..
pktfratboy
Fuck that, but at least i know.
goldfishcrackersbetweentheseats
How do I get to be one of those readers
buttcrackula
I wonder how someone would get into that. I'd do it.
Fancypantsparty
Lol i was wondering the same.
CaptainAsshat
You'd have to be overqualified and you'd be underpaid. Still worth it? Contact them.
Arkayb33
Probably like being a video game tester. "Today we need you to jump up against this wall 1300x to replicate a pass through bug"
RandomMemmer
Were you a game tester? Love to hear some stories!!
Arkayb33
I was not. But I've heard the stories about how it's not all doritos and mtn dew
Mustachi0
Live in Hollywood, possibly have some sort of literary or film background (1 screenwriting class) apply
washismycopilot
The guy I know who did it was a working screenwriter for TV and got work as a reader.
Lmdsmad
Many great novels were rejected by multiple publishers.
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Lmdsmad
And many times the author died and it wasn’t discovered until years later. “A Confederacy of Dunces,” “The Third Policeman.”
killer10347
People site J.K. Rowling as having been rejected multiple times. They never elaborate on whether she made changes between attempts.
limenode
And that's the nature of the beast. You can only do so much w/ tools available to you to gauge potential of an artistic work.
Lmdsmad
Or maybe, people with shitty taste have the power to reject great works of art.
limenode
"Great works of art" is completely subjective, which is why there's only so much you can do to control for that.
jjwk544
jwingZ
OP basically saying he can't stand another movie with Tom Cruise b/c there's too many kindergarten plays in the US with low attendance.
InsanoFlexYourHero
LofiOnly
Hahah yes. My money is certainly on it!
RoombaTheAssaultVacuum
They probably already sent assassins to track down op and then will pay off imgur to have this post removed.
koolerthanjinx
To be fair though, there are a lot of well-written books that translated into bad movies.
MrParallax
RurikFral
Nothing sells better than sex or nostalgia
enigmasck
The irony here is that the top voted comment is a GIF that I've seen 1000x on imgur. Go with what works.
magmufbtheness
From an original film that became a cult classic.
BananClickBait
Can someone tell me what the 1st means next to the comment?
Thankyouforthis
It means it was the best comment of the day on Imgur, site-wide.
Dildotron9000
replace money with downvotes.
OaksParcel
Lion King trailer has had more views in less time than any other trailer, ever. I don't like remakes, either. But people seem to buy it.
LumpWithaLeafHat
I don't even mind. I bet most of the stuff in that pile is absolute shite and 90% of the rest wouldn't make money.
mtbelley
No disney director will see this post.
SomeGeographer
I do consulting work for Marvel and the Disney offices in Glendale have memes all over the offices.
thatwasalie
I saw it, so wrong
lucivjovy
that was a lie
zersana
are the 100 dollar bills good for soaking in tears?
TheSomethingSomethingGenericReplyGuy
Fine... To usersub!!!
MrNlceGuy
Is that real?!
stickybottle
Yes
SometimesFeelies
JoeJoeFriez
ThatsAFetus.gif
PopeyeTheSailor
So hows how the look in there... cool
etidsNoodleCat
Is it to late to do an abortion?
TooOldToBeRealLife
I legit thought that was a thanksgiving turkey.
BothBothBothBothisgood
One needle and he’s dead
IveNeverBeenGoodAtUsernames
Death Stranding update? Noice!
AardnT
Norman Reedus and the Funky Fetus
zebscy
TIL human eggs don't have shells
zebscy
This looks super weird to us because humans usually hatch inside the womb
TheSomethingSomethingGenericReplyGuy
This.
flyingmonkeystick