Koryimran
12-26-2003, 08:56 AM
After watching the current version of Peter Pan now out in the movies, I wondering what Doug would do if he found himself in Never Never Land.
Shawn Earl
Shawn Earl
Quote:Yeah, that's the problem. It's fun to imagine, but dull as a story.
a metahuman as powerful as doug would mop up the pirates in no time...
Quote:Damn. Why didn't I think of that? That's a great idea...
I figured why Doug would want to go there, assuming he found a song that he thought might take him there: Peter Pan has the demonstrated capability of not only being able to cross dimensions at will, but alos of carrying others with him... Hop to Never land and convince Peter to give you a lift home. If it doesn't work, you're hardly worse off.
Quote:It's cued up for use as nightmare projection in a story I'm not sure I'm going to write yet.
Hmm, "Enter Sandman" ends on that note, but I really doubt it'd have the desired effect. Has Doug ever run that one?
Quote:But not universally -- the Red Indians of Neverland have many adults, and all are good folk, allied (or at least friendly) to the Lost Boys.
and b) you have the adults who are essentially parodies of everything that is evil (from a child's POV) of adults.
Quote:Hm. Actually, quite the contrary -- there's the core conflict. If Doug could just stroll in and say, "Hey, Pete, send me home" and get "sure, no prob" in response, there's no story. Now, Doug working to get accepted by the Lost Boys (who automatically distrust him and try to drive him away), fighting off Hook's press gangs, and generally becoming a third side in the Neverland war (the mermaids and the Indians apparently don't get involved) -- there's some story potential there.
Doug is an adult - who has retained much of his childishness. He's anathema to both groups. I just don't see that making for a good story.
Quote:I'm going to have to look that one up. Sounds interesting.
(As a side note, Doug is an almost textbook case of Post-Modern Post-Adolescent Disorder - but then, so am I.
Quote:Not only that, but I expect that there will also be the conflict of Doug setting the example that you _can_ grow up and yet not lose the childish playfulness that makes them kids. After all, if Doug can do this, maybe they can. And if they can, maybe they'll decide to go home. It seems to me that Peter Pan would want to try and take Doug somewhere else as soon as Doug starts gaining the Lost Boys trust...
Hm. Actually, quite the contrary -- there's the core conflict. If Doug could just stroll in and say, "Hey, Pete, send me home" and get "sure, no prob" in response, there's no story. Now, Doug working to get accepted by the Lost Boys (who automatically distrust him and try to drive him away), fighting off Hook's press gangs, and generally becoming a third side in the Neverland war (the mermaids and the Indians apparently don't get involved) -- there's some story potential there.
Quote:And don't forget that the Pan is quite a little savage. He doesn't wear that sword for nothing, you know. If Doug starts challenging the Established Order, Peter may be more inclined to quietly dispatch him behind a rock than send him home...
It seems to me that Peter Pan would want to try and take Doug somewhere else as soon as Doug starts gaining the Lost Boys trust...
Quote:That it does. It's starting to get even more interesting than my playful "Man of La Mancha" Step idea which I shared with Offsides a few weeks back. (Doug lands in "Don Quixote", recognizes it for what it is, and notes that Quixote has a better impact on the world than Alonzo Quijana does. So he pledges himself to Quixote's service as a mage-warrior -- he'll have to shake up the old man's prejudice against sorcerers first -- and thwarts the son-in-law's plans to shock the old man back to reality. The real plot of the story kicks into gear after this, when the Inquisition hears of Quixote and his merry band...)
this keeps getting more and more interesting.
Quote:Wendy seems to be somewhere between 12 and 14; from what I saw in the commercials for the new film, the current Wendy's pushing the high end of that range. And yeah, 'twould be a nasty little plot twist. Add this to the idea above about Doug threatening the Pan's system, and Peter just might end up more of a villain than Hook!
Wendy's age, anyone? I had a quickflash of a one-sided Wendy-Doug romance, and The Pan encountering jealousy.. it wasn't pretty.