[DL] Re: [HoE] Old Movie Question (Chris)

[J Tolle <jwtolle@altavista.com>]

On Wed, 17 May 2000, Sean Gore wrote:

> 
>Okay, here's something my posse and I thought kind of >interesting and wanted to get the listserve's >thoughts on the matter.  During my last session, >while the group is in a momentary (and slowly >building) lull and much needed R&R at a self-crafted >town (Fort Freedom Point in New Mexico), on of the >players, while at a casino, decided to sit and watch
>the slug player, which happened to be showing "Gone >With the Wind."
>Now, I chose that movie, primarily because it was one >everyone could reference (who hasn't heard of the >thing) and because...well...its sitting in my wife's >and my video collection and I was looking at them
>for ideas when I wrote the adventure.  But the player >had an interesting question, and one, I am ashamed to >admit, I hadn't preparred for.  Its one of minor >contention and did not interrupt the flow of the >game, but its one I thought we might have fun kicking >around...
> 
> What was different in the movie?
> 
>The movie takes place during the Civil War...after >Gettysburg...so...how differently did the movie >proceed?  Did the scene of vast violence, where the >wounded soldiers are spread out amongst the town and >fields proceed differently?  I.e. did the dead begin >getting up and terrorizing the other troops...and >Scarlet?  What, if anything, occured differently?
> 
>Sean "MoJo JoJo"
> 
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First off - sorry for the Repost on the Deadlands list (for those of you on the HOE list) but I figgured this was a great topic for us Deadlanders as well.

Personally, I would think that the Agency and or the Rangers would have not stood for any supernatural references in the movie.  So - no zombies, etc.

However remember this - the movie was filmed in a United States.  Furthermore, a lot of the tragedy of the movie comes from the fact that we know that the south will loose, and Scarlet's way of life is destined to end.  This however does not happen in the Deadlands world.

So I would first make a decision about where the movie was filmed.  Was it filemd in the North, South, or in a more neutral and laissez faire (not to mention revisionist ehm U-571) California.  I think that the movie would be more patriotic (or you could go less if the movie was filmed in the North.)  There would be much less of the element of tragedy, cause the South does not loose.  (Notice I didn't say the won.)

Think about it more from that point of view I think.

Jeff " I posted this on the Deadlands list as well.  You will get a much better response there, methinks."  Tolle


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