movie/film advice

[Rubyretro]

To get back to the original 'Post' -and DTP's interesting reply- I do think that it is totally incomprehensible that an historically accurate film wouldn't be considered 'exciting' or 'commercial' enough, or would be considered like a 'documentary' :

I think that a good formula (tried and tested) would be the one where there are several short stories following what we know of the C5 (based on Neal Sheldon's book say),which all 'come together' in the last strand, and leave Jack as the 'unknown' murderer that he is, at the end.

We could satisfy everyone by having brief scenes like 'Michael Kidney' drunk and expressing violence towards Liz on the night of her murder, a murky political conversation in the Berner Street Club, Liz referred to as a prostitute but shown canoodling with several 'beaux' at the pub in a way that doesn't make it clear if she was soliciting or just enjoying herself, a very ambiguous BSman/Israel Schwartz scene -and then jump to a horribly gruesome 'Liz dead' scene, without ever making it clear 'who dunnit'.

I think that if the audience was made to 'care' about each women individually, and Abberline and the Police were a 'conducting' thread present in each story clearly looking for 'one' Jack although each story highlighted a/some different suspects (leaving the culprit open to interpretation) -we could still have a drama with each murder building in tension and horror.

Well, that's my idea, anyway; how would other people like to see this case filmed ?

[The Good Michael]

Well, that's my idea, anyway; how would other people like to see this case filmed ?

Well, the talking uterus would be more interesting.

Mike

[Rubyretro]

Well, the talking uterus would be more interesting.

Mike

Granted. So write us a two hour script, Mike.

[The Good Michael]

I think Proto (Dave) has the copyright. Besides, the best I could do would be an hour and fifty-five minutes.

Mike

[protohistorian]

Alright I may have the uterus situation worked out. I have bought a vibrating uterus replicate off "you need better social skills .com". I will endeavor to fix this vibrating uterus up with a Stephen Hawking type synthesizer. It is not perfect but it is cheaper and stands a better chance of working the the Bush de-douchebagging. Dave

[The Good Michael]

Dave,

Perhaps a partly CGI film would work out all those problems. When we get to the Kelly scene, CGI flesh on a table doesn't smell as bad as the real thing.

Mike

[protohistorian]

Very True sir! I shall make some inquies. Dave

[protohistorian]

Thanks Mike, were in luck. Dreamworks already has a blue one programmed for the xxx version of AVATAR. Following that tried and true ripperologist example I can defend my blue computer uterus by saying,' prove Annie Chapman's uterus wasn't blue!"

[protohistorian]

improvements

In the vein of From Hell I have made some slight alterations to reality as we understand it. Annie's rebel uterus will now have accomplices in killing Liz Stride. Instead of the usual Berner Street players we will now have Peenus and Testiclees, time traveling Roman transvestites with murder on their mind. This is much better than the previous reality we all knew, and true to the old ripperologist standard of argument, cannot be proven false. Peenus will be a stand up guy sometimes, while testiclees is nutty.Dave

[protohistorian]

Does anyone know if Isreal Schwartz was bald? The actor playing Peenus has had an accident with some stage lights and is now bald and forced to wear a shower cap to prevent infection. Dave

[protohistorian]

Please everyone pray for Peenus, his head burn is oozing fiercly. His failure to give an erect performance could compromise the accuracy of my film.Dave

[The Good Michael]

Does anyone know if Isreal Schwartz was bald?

In YOUR reality he can be. That's the beauty of cinema.

Mike

[protohistorian]

Michael I am shocked! I am an Artiste! I am very concerned with the historical accuracy of my project. I do not wish to be thought of as other films in this genera are. Dave

[protohistorian]

The actor playing Testiclees is rather despondant over Peenus' injury and he is eating uncontrollably! Poor blue Testiclees is twice his normal size! Dave

[Bob Hinton]

Meaningless

The whole concept of this thread is meaningless. What the originator is asking is
"Why can't a film maker be more like an historian?"

Answer "Because he's a film maker." You might just as well ask "Why can't a film maker be more like a carpenter".

Remember the song from My Fair Lady, " Why can't a woman be more like a man?"