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How do you feel about taking something from real life and...

posted 8 years ago by IMDB_Vits
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... turning it into a cool genre movie? It can be a person, event, myth or even a symbol (like a country's flag or shield). This happens more often in the super-hero genre, but not always (like this year's GODS OF EGYPT). I ask because I've read/heard from time to time people saying that it's disrespectful.

[–] Movie_Riggs 8 years ago

Well, it could potentially be disrespectful. Really you just have to know the limits. You can't take a disaster like 9/11 and make it a cool genre movie, but maybe something more lowbrow. IMO, the further in the past the event is, the more likely audiences would accept it.

"We're not too old for this sh*t!" -Riggs and Murtaugh, 'Lethal Weapon 4' (1998)

[–] IMDB_Vits 8 years ago

Oh, man! Now you have me wishing for a cool genre movie about 9/11!
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