bitcaw:

Deleted most of our convo for the sanity of my followers. :)

Quentin…. you know, I could actually see that! He really would be fitting for TL5Y. Also, I feel like the film should be mostly shot at one level, which is what Quentin tends to do anyway. And with their scenes occasionally overlapping (but not interacting) an almost completely wide shot film would work so well. I mean, what with the start of the show, you know what happens with their relationship, so most of the time you’re considerably depressed. Songs like “Shiksa Goddess” and “Climbing Uphill” I can see getting a little more action in camera movement. And of course when the 2 stories finally meet - almost magical while still being depressing, heh. Though, “Climbing Uphill” would be still at the start and then could do uneven left to right & vice versa pans, kind of playing off her “out of mind” rambling. (“Why is that man staring at my resume? Don’t stare at my resume. I made up half of my resume…” etc.)

Anyway, now I’m just babbling about my own ideas. Like I said, I have this all in my head now and ….. grr, LET ME DIRECT IT SO NO ONE FUCKS IT UP.

Sounds good to me (on deleting the rest of the conversation)! :D

You know, I feel he would do that with the movie. But you know, I have just one problem with Tarantino: he simply takes to much liberty with the things that he directs. In Glorious Basterds he killed Hitler in the end. Me, being the historical freak that I am, decided that no matter how much the movie rocks, he shouldn’t have done that. I read somewhere that he said that he made this for the fun of making a Nazi movie where Hitler dies, but honestly, I think that sometimes he should to stick to the facts. What does this have to do with The Last Five Years? I feel that maybe, if he took the project of doing this, he would change too much of it and it would no longer be true to the story that we all have come to love and adore. That is my main fear with him taking the project. As for another director though to solve this dilemma… I can’t seem to think of the third. Yeah, maybe you should just do it so that we know that it won’t be messed up when it comes to the screen (as long as you make me play Catherine, even if I am to young for the role).

As for actors, I can’t seem to find a Catherine. I just can’t think of anybody. Wait, I got. I got it cast in my head. I know that Anna Hathaway, is a great singer (did you know that she was originally supposed to be Christine in Phantom of the Opera movie?) and Aaron Tveit, who is looking to make a career on the little and big screen, is a great singer and I am pretty sure that the pull of the role of Jamie. I mean he’s talented, good at making sexual innuendo, drop dead gorgeous, and did I mention that this guy and SING?! Yeah, what do you think about this casting. One known movie queen that brings in audiences and has been Oscar nominated and I’m pretty sure one day will get an Oscar and one bright and upcoming talent that is already loved in the theatre world. What do you think?

bitcaw:

Deleted most of our convo for the sanity of my followers. :)

Quentin…. you know, I could actually see that! He really would be fitting for TL5Y. Also, I feel like the film should be mostly shot at one level, which is what Quentin tends to do anyway. And with their scenes occasionally overlapping (but not interacting) an almost completely wide shot film would work so well. I mean, what with the start of the show, you know what happens with their relationship, so most of the time you’re considerably depressed. Songs like “Shiksa Goddess” and “Climbing Uphill” I can see getting a little more action in camera movement. And of course when the 2 stories finally meet - almost magical while still being depressing, heh. Though, “Climbing Uphill” would be still at the start and then could do uneven left to right & vice versa pans, kind of playing off her “out of mind” rambling. (“Why is that man staring at my resume? Don’t stare at my resume. I made up half of my resume…” etc.)

Anyway, now I’m just babbling about my own ideas. Like I said, I have this all in my head now and ….. grr, LET ME DIRECT IT SO NO ONE FUCKS IT UP.

deleted some of that as well, haha, but i read the majority of your conversation, and i am very curious as to what a big screen adaptation of L5Y would be like.  it’s one of my absolute faves (though i’ve unfortunately never had the chance to see it, i’ve only listened and stumbled on various youtube clips), and i think if done correctly, with the perfect director and perfect cast, it could be great.  i agree that it would probably end up with a very mindfuck/indie feel, and i think that’s what would work for this show, were it to become a movie.  and with regards to the fact that i’m sure they’d want to cast more people, i feel like if they exist only in non-speaking, purely visual/montage-y roles (like in, for example, “a summer in ohio”), it could work well.  though as excited i am now about the prospect of this exisiting, i still wish i could see it on stage somewhere.