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Still don't know who I would pick. Probably someone who can make a makeshift bikini look good.
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Hey, hope you don't mind someone else butting in, but this thread got me thinking about the possible themes that would make a premise like this more suited to modern issues.
Overall, I agree with the idea that the Nancy character should be the protagonist rather than the source of fear. If anything, I'd say that the story should be themed around exploitation. (No, not THAT kind of exploitation, though I certainly don't have anything against a bit of fanservice. Please bear with me here.) Monster-verse version: Let's say they try to fit her in with the other kaiju. Whatever triggers her growth would be connected in some way to the kaiju, perhaps with some other slight mutations as time goes by that, along with the size creating distance between herself and others, would cause Nancy herself to question her sense of humanity. She would be taken in by a powerful group offering her financial support, and in exchange they would turn her into a symbol of humanity's strength against the monsters. They outfit her with armor and weaponry, basically turning her into a human Jaeger, and aside from having to deal with the horror of being the only person able to battle giant monsters, she'd be the focus of a propaganda campaign (likely with a side of cheesecake) proclaiming her and her handlers as the hope of the world. But as the movie progressed, it would become more and more apparent that she was being used, not so much to protect humanity in general, but more to protect the interests of her handlers while the less affluent are allowed to suffer. Perhaps someone from MONARCH infiltrates the group to provide this revelation. It forces her to consider what she actually stands for, and ultimately leads to her deciding that she's strong enough to pick her own fights. Stand-alone: Overall thematic similarities to the above version, but obviously without the kaiju or turning her into a walking armory. Rather, she's offered a comfortable life in exchange for serving as a mascot. She performs various tasks, starting out entirely harmless enough, but her image starts getting used more and more as a symbol of dominance over the organization's workforce in a "don't complain because we have someone who can very literally crush you" sort of way. Maybe she even ends up facing serious temptation to go along with it once it's made clear to her, seeing as the organization's backing and her size offer her a way of exerting wealth and power in ways she never had before. Either way, she ends up deciding that her handlers need her more than she needs them, with the question being whether she'll quit and stand for something more altruistic at the cost of her life of luxury, maintain the status quo, or go for her own "hostile takeover". |
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10-17-2018 | #28 |
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Re: If Attack of the 50 Foot Woman gets a reboot.
The problem with fitting her into the Monsterverse is just that it won't work.
Giant or normal, at the end of the day a human is just a human. With out giving her some sort of power suite or mutations to give her superpowers, it's still a huge mismatch if your intentions are to have her throw down against the monsters. Especially if the kaiju's have powers like breathing fire or spitting acid. Or if they have armor so strong it makes a tank look like paper by comparison. How's a merely bigger woman supposed to compete with that? The general from Monsters. Vs. Aliens made that same mistake but he only won because it was a kids cartoon, I'm guessing it'll be a vastly different story for a movie meant for adult audiences. Now that said a movie that's self contained (not every franchise has to be part of a shared franchise despite what DC or Marvel try to tell you) is a whole different story. Make it its own thing and its very doable, its just who will and who has the cinematic balls to try with modern problems like #metoo scaring Hollywood into being reluctant into risking making a woman appear monstery or an antagonist in any way as is? Frankly as much as the movie sucked we got lucky with 50 ft. Cheerleader, that came out a couple years just before this #metoo shit hit the fan. |
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10-18-2018 | #30 |
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I think the only Monsterverse it could even work with are things like "The Amazing Colossal Man" or "The Incredible Shrinking Man." Such size related movies could coexist. But not with movies like with Dracula or Godzilla.
I wouldn't mind an actress like Mistress Vivian. Not sure what actress would be comparable to her.
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I hate to ask, but...
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I'm sorry, but I couldn't resist. When I find expressive sarcastic humor similar to my own, I have to pay my respects. Plus I'm a big MCU fan, too.
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Lol No puns or offenses intended, to anyone including Miss Vivian. Sorry. I've been chocked full of smart ass sarcasm a lot lately..
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To be fair, I doubt CCH Pounder was born into the industry.
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