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Sun Feb-11-07 07:30 PM
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| Poll question: Which would you chose? |
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Edited on Sun Feb-11-07 07:39 PM by Quixote1818
What is more important: Concept or Writing?
Example: Independence Day had poor/campy writing but had a good concept.
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| Spider Jerusalem
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Sun Feb-11-07 07:32 PM
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| 1. A good concept is all too often spoilt by sloppy writing. |
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Edited on Sun Feb-11-07 07:41 PM by Spider Jerusalem
See for instance the entire oeuvre of John Grisham; well-plotted, in general, but the man writes like a half-bright eighth grader. I'd rather read a book or watch a film that was well-written.
On edit: As an example of excellent writing taking precedence over concept, see the works of William Shakespeare. Nothing really original in conception; yet Shakespeare is acclaimed as one of the greatest, if not the greatest, writers in the English language.
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| Cobalt Violet
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Sun Feb-11-07 07:33 PM
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Sun Feb-11-07 07:36 PM
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| 3. I agree. If the concept is uninteresting there is no way I can sit through |
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something no matter how great the writing is.
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Sun Feb-11-07 07:39 PM
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| 4. "average concept " has it's place though. |
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Like when I have insomnia. :evilgrin:
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