Friday, 9 October 2009

The Stand (1994)

On VHS tape, nonetheless. w00t!

Mother Abigail doubts her own believe in God. She knows what the answer will be: to die.

Many parts felt a bit "hastened", a feeling I can't recall from the previous (and first) time when I watched it, many many years ago.

The slow guy put mannequins into the street to feel less lonely. I wonder if I somehow still had this in mind when I wrote a similar part for "poste restante". It might just be a "logical" thing. Then it's a fairly strong (small) plot device.

"The old way is ending"... compare "The Dark Tower" series.

All characters are fairly straight-forward, but, not unusual, the bad character Nadine Cross sways between good and evil. When she's rejected by good guy Nick Andros, she cries because that pushes her over.

update

"I Am Legend" featured an identical mannequins-in-street scene. This was the film that, before I watched it, gave me an idea for "Poste Restante". Guess I wasn't original after all. Normality is restored.