Brady Simenson

Brady Simenson is an English instructor and Masters student at Northern Illinois University. He has been published with the Popular Culture Review and Pop Matters.

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    Blade and the Power of Liminal Privilege

    In the first act of Stephen Norrington’s Blade, the titular black hero physically dominates a white police officer and vampire...

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    What would happen if authors re-wrote novels the way directors remake movies?

    Explore the way directors like Peter Jackson or Rob Zombie have made remakes of films that inspired them in the past (like King Kong and Halloween respectively), and discuss what might happen if this became as prevalent of a trend in literature. What if Stephen King rewrote The Lord of the Rings? Or Chuck Palahniuk rewrote The Great Gatsby? Why do film directors get this creative urge while authors seemingly don't?

    • This has a relationship to Seth Grahame-Smith and his books on Abraham Lincoln and Pride and Prejudice both confronting zombies. – Joseph Cernik 6 years ago
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    • I guess many authors don't like their characters being re-written in a fashion they do wish to. This is one of the reason why many authors kill their characters before they are being incarnated in someone else's novel. Though it's a heart-wrenching move for the fans of the franchise, but it's a necessary evil to be executed so that the character is not re-written posthumously, after the writer's death. You can of course buy the copyright from the original writer. There is an author by the name of Tilly Bagshawe, who bought the copyright from Sidney Sheldon and has apparently written sequels to his books – Azira101phale 6 years ago
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    • Perhaps the fact that more passion goes in to writing a novel due to creating images with words and therefore more work is done to create these images. Whereas, with development in technology and the ability to visualize images there is always room for improvement with films. – Indigo Jones 6 years ago
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    • This would be an interesting thought piece, for sure. I think books have the advantage of allowing readers to make their own movies in their heads, so we don't need or want remakes as much. Each director can have his/her own vision for how a movie should look, sound, etc., and each one is free to portray that vision. This doesn't cover plots, though. If Stephen King rewrote The Lord of the Rings, it might end with Frodo cowering in a corner muttering "my precious" as Sam stands over him tearfully. As I said, an interesting thought piece. I would definitely enjoy reading this. – noahspud 6 years ago
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    Oct 24, 2018
    BradySimenson

    I love this revelation. It genuinely adds much more to the game’s narrative. I wish Nintendo featured this kind of character depth in all of its games instead of just keeping it hidden away in the RPG Mario games.

    		 Paper Mario's Vivian: Transgender Done Right
    Oct 24, 2018
    BradySimenson

    I feel like there is a certain aspect of pandering with the song choices in the film. Ever since “Guardians of the Galaxy,” it feels like superhero movies are really beating the quirky song thing into the ground.

    		 Deadpool 2 Soundtrack: Ridiculous or Genius?
    Oct 24, 2018
    BradySimenson

    I love the concept of this article, I just wish that it took itself a little more seriously. This feels really glib sometimes. You’re absolutely right to point out that these films are strange outliers at a strange transitional period in Disney’s history though.

    		 Disney's Failed Science-Fiction Era