WINGMAN is a sci-fi, romantic drama with some humor entwined. The concept is strong and has merit. The premise reminds one of the well-received film “HER.” The idea of the computer program “Rex” being physically manifested through a hologram is smart. In addition, it’s the computer, who appears to be the protagonist vs. the human. The script explores themes about living in a fantasy vs. reality and the consequences of power. Rex’s goal is clear. He needs to save Charley. The stakes are personal and high. There’s certainly potential for this concept. However, with that said, the script would benefit from more development. First, there are plenty of strengths. The idea of the computer program falling in love with a human is smart. The …show more content…
The first act break comes when Rex decides to investigate Paul. He knows something is wrong. This drives act two. Act two, however, becomes a bit repetitive, slowing the pace. Rex constantly tells Charley that Paul isn’t good for her, and Charley constantly doubts herself and repeats that she needs Paul to help save her company. The structure would benefit from stronger pivotal plot points and tension. It’s only at the end that a ticking clock is created when Rex is racing against the clock to save himself and Charley. The other concern about the presentation is that Charley and Paul share no chemistry and it’s very challenging to believe that Charley believes they are in love. If the audience doesn’t believe the events, then the story loses credibility. It would benefit the script to be more realistic vs. fantasy-oriented. Some of the events feel too exaggerated, such as Paul jumping out of the plane. Again, this makes the tone ambiguous. One doesn’t know if it’s supposed to be funny or not. The tone is very dissimilar from the scene in which Paul throws Charley over the railing. The attack on Charley is darker than the rest of the script. The climax actually might have been more satisfying if Paul announced Charley’s death, but then the doors open and Charley walks in (the new Charley) with Rex. There might be some struggle and then the police could arrest Paul. This would create more of a hero vs. foe
The performance ‘Chasing the Lollyman’ by Debase productions succeeded in using the Dramatic Languages to create a Dramatic Meaning that comments on a social and political issue. This, along with the effective manipulation of the dramatic conventions, has allowed Debase to successfully recognised the Epic Theatre style. Chasing the Lollyman is one man show starring one of Queensland's most dynamic and funny Indigenous performers, Mark Sheppard. He shares many stories, a celebration of urban Indigenous identity and takes a satirical look at the media and popular culture. Playing a variety of characters, Mark pokes fun at everything from Neighbours (what would it be like if a Murri family moved into Ramsey street) to polities. The dramatic meaning of the performance is if Australia wants to become one, we need to learn to accept each other for their differences.
was roasted alive and Paul A hung. Paul D is locked onto a chain for
Every encounter Paul has with someone he creates a new identity to bond and connect with them. Throughout the play Paul creates multiple personas for himself, he realizes that he is an empty vessel with no past and only memories of what he has done during his different personas. Paul loses control over his multiple personas which cause them to overlap with each other. Which causes him to feel lost and in search of help, when Ousia offers this help he gladly takes it which end up putting him in prison and never to be seen in New York.
War destroys Paul and his friends. Those who physically survive the bombing, the bullets and bayonets are annihilated by physical attacks on their sanity.
I think one of the most disappointing parts of the movie was when they decided to move to West Virginia, the screenwriters completely switch the order of events. Instead of them moving in with Rex’s mother they just move into the home they were supposed to find later in the memoir due to getting banished, Rex explaining to the children “you did wrong.. And now we’ve all been banished” (pg 149), it was a powerful scene and it was left out. The movie also does not portray the extremely poor conditions they were surrounded by; instead of the walk and observation of the poor conditions in the memoir it was replaced with a car drive up to the house, leaving details out like, “The houses up here were shabbier than the brick houses lower down in the valley. They were made out of wood, with lopsided porches, sagging roofs, rusted-out gutters, and balding tar paper or asphalt shingles slowly but surely parting from the under wall” (pg 150). When arriving to the house it is big and has an upstairs, which is the opposite of the memoir, which describes that, “Inside were three rooms, each about ten feet by ten feet, facing onto the front porch. The house had no bathroom…” (pg 153). And a significant fight from earlier in the book between Rosemary and Rex, where Rex may have or may not have tossed Rosemary out of a window, was thrown in at this part of the movie
But the beginning is not that good like Montag burning books and houses, and his wife only cares about her tv’s and listens to her seashells,and i picked that because of the fact is that no matter what montag does she only cares about the tv’s. But the middle and the end was good like the part where he makes his wifes friend cry about all her husbands killing themselves and her children hating her guts not only that all of her abortions,and that's why is chose that scene because of what she does and about what she lives like and says that only her husband is going to live and puts her children in a room so shy don't have to deal with them so she don’t care about children. then montag burns captain Beatty after he burns his house and after
One topic Paul finds out the truth is about his eyesight. Paul is considered a blind kid . But he can actually see. Having this issue Paul has lots of problems. Like on the first soccer team he was on he got kicked off of it because his eye IEP.He also is living a lie that he was looking into an eclipse and that how he got blind. But what really happened was that his brothers friend that does all his dirty work sprays him in the eye with white spray paint. Knowing the truth of what happened
It explores and discovers Paul Crabbe’s will to become a concert pianist and his quest for identity, but stumbles across obstacles such as the desire for women. Megan, Paul’s first crush, symbolizes lust and desire and later on into the story we meet Rosie, Paul’s true love who symbolizes reality.
The theme becomes evident when the main character, Charlie, and his “cousin of cousin” cotton, adventure into the woods and sugarcanes and find dead people’s bones, dead animals and scary alive people.
Two things about this show immediately piqued my interest. First: Christopher Walken played the lead during the Broadway run of the play. I love Christopher Walken and, although UGA’s production of A Behanding in Spokane will obviously not star him, the fact that he was involved with it initially has endeared the play to me. Second: the show seems to be, from the brief descriptions I’ve read, delightfully twisted. According to Broadway.com, the play is about a man who is missing his left had, two con-artists who promise to sell him what they claim is that hand, and a racy, provocative hotel clerk. That extremely vague description only strengthened my interest in this show; I thoroughly enjoy darker, non “cookie-cutter” stories and can’t wait to learn how the man lost his hand and how all the characters fit together.
The film chronicles the histories of three fathers, and manages to relates and link their events and situations. First is Mitchell Stephens and his relationship with his drug-addict daughter. Second is Sam, and the secret affair he is having with his young daughter Nicole. He is somewhat of a narcissistic character because of his preoccupation with himself and pleasing himself, and his lack of empathy throughout the film for the others in the town. Third is Billy, who loves his two children so much that he follows behind the school bus every day waving at them. Billy is also having an affair with a married woman who owns the town’s only motel. On the exterior the town is an average place with good people just living their lives. But, beneath all the small town simplicity is a web of lies and secrets, some which must be dealt with in the face of this tragedy.
On October 3, 2016, I watched The Woodsman in class at Brigham Young University. James Ortiz directed the play, along with the production team Claire Karpen (Director), Molly Seidel (Costume Design), Catherine Clark and Jamie Roderick (Lighting Design) and Becca Key (Production Manager). A Broadway Production, The Woodsman epitomized the strength of technical design while allowing the audience to fall in love with the characters.
...of the cinematic medium. It offers a multitudinous array of biting social satire, incredibly ambitious in its scope, targeting many of the issues that were most prevalent at this time. Like "If....", this is scathing, diverse social witticism and lampoonery of the upmost care and intelligence.
The best improvement they could've made to this play would've been canceling it. I guess if I were the director, I would've tried to make it more entertaining, because it was really boring.