Author Blog Challenge # 23
If a Hollywood agent were to come knocking on your door with
an offer to turn your book into a movie and told you that you could call all
the shots, who would you have direct and star in it? Write the first paragraph
of Roger Ebert’s review of your film.
Hm! I can answer the first question of the first part without
any hesitation. It would have to be Phillip Noyce, Australian
director of The Bone Collector,
Salt, and The rabbit Proof Fence amongst
others. I have no idea who I would want to star in it, as it would need several
actors to cover the ages 0-17. It would have to be an Australian actor/s though to get the accent and dialect right - one can never forget Meryl Streep's terrible take on the Australian accent in Evil Angels - wonderful acting, shocking accent.
Not being too familiar with the work of Robert Ebert, and
not wanting to assume to know how he might write the review, I offer the
following:
THE LITTLE MONGREL
The title of The
Little Mongrel suggests, I think, that the story is about a stray dog and
this movie is a metaphor of this as it opens with the birth of
Merlene, and her mother leaving her behind as she leaves to live her own life,
leaving in such haste she fails to properly sign the consent to adopt papers. This marks the beginning of the many separations
in the child’s life, with more to follow when her adopted mother places her of
a home for troubled girls, although it would appear the mother is the more troubled,
or even delinquent, of the two. From when
the child is quite young, the adopted mother predicts nothing but failure and
trouble for her, and then sets out to fulfil her own prophecy through
manipulation of the truth and devious back play.
~ Merlene Fawdry
I didn't even attempt to do the review part. Sounds like a really interesting story (from your mock review). :)
ReplyDeleteI didn't attempt the review either. Well done :)
ReplyDeleteI also cringe at the Merryl Streep accent, among others!
Very interesting challenge. You coped well.
ReplyDeleteYour book is about your life? Your adopted mother did that to you?!?! That is EFFED up!! :(
ReplyDeleteWRITE ON!