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[sixseasonsandamovie]

The scene: a mysterious train with no set destination, departing from an unknown location with hidden compartments and a motely assortment of passengers.

It's no Star Wars. But I think there's something to be said for the overwhelming ambiguity. It's almost like a movie inside a movie inside John Malkovich's head. Now- get the train to start at the destination and reel back to various important plot points, incorporating multiple perspectives and an unreliable narration- and I think we might have something here.

Cool. Cool cool cool.

Now all I need is a curly ended mustache. See if you can work on that. 

Comments

[arach_nerd]

I dunno. Curly mustaches always remind me of Snidely Whiplash.

[sixseasonsandamovie]

That's the idea. To make a story compelling, we'll need a compelling villain.

[arach_nerd]

Nono. With curly-ended mustaches you're just waltzing straight on through into parody territory

[sixseasonsandamovie]

[ he points ]

True. But there's a point where the parody becomes self-aware to the point of irony. And that's where the magic happens.

[allthenukes]

... Don't stop there, dude! What happens next?

[sixseasonsandamovie]

I'm guessing a blonde heiress and a bunch of ropes. Possibly dynamite.

[disneyface]

I'm not sure a mustache would look good on you Abed.

[sixseasonsandamovie]

Mustaches don't look good on anyone. That didn't stop Tom Selleck. And now it's iconic.