I feel like Disney would basically take the role of one of his many fictional parodies, and appear in an episode of a kid's show(like how expys of Disney show up in My Life as a teenage Robot, Venture Bros, Fairy Oddparents, and iCarly. However, a Disney expy would probably exist and go about making films based on real people, possibly with fantasy twists to them like Pocahontas, but one where she is a 13 year old girl on an adventure in Europe, Anne Frank, or the real life Alice Liddell(who inspired Alice in Wonderland and went onto become an explorer).
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I feel like Disney would basically take the role of one of his many fictional parodies, and appear in an episode of a kid's show(like how expys of Disney show up in My Life as a teenage Robot, Venture Bros, Fairy Oddparents, and iCarly. However, a Disney expy would probably exist and go about making films based on real people, possibly with fantasy twists to them like Pocahontas, but one where she is a 13 year old girl on an adventure in Europe, Anne Frank, or the real life Alice Liddell(who inspired Alice in Wonderland and went onto become an explorer).
Actually I was thinking along the lines of something Hokazono Masaya would have made, and drawn up by Taniguchi Seima (I'm referring to a certain slasher story btw); I never read anything by Ito Junji nor am I willing to.
The near assassination of Reagan would be a movie similar to the joker In that it would be about a man slowly going insane And eventually attempting to kill an important figure In the climax
The would be assassin apparently was inspired by Taxi Driver, which itself was inspired by the assassination attempt on Presidential Candidate George Wallace by Arthur Bremmer, who was seeking fame. Maybe a Taxi Driver like movie exists about Bremmer, while Reagan's assassination attempted could be based on Joker, ironic given that Taxi Driver is one two Martin Scorsese films which inspired Joker. Joker could also be about John Wayne Gacy.
The Earthshaker: A junior prince, abandoned by his father and brothers, takes a small state on the edge of the world and forges an Empire that seems to bend the mighty Andean mountains to his very will.
(Pachicuti, Sapa Inca, of course)
July, 1914: After a freak assassination, crisis grips Europe. a major power, albeit one in rough conditions, blames a small country on their southern flank while their major rival prowls the border; allies and emenies know, this will be it. watch the stunning miniseries this december
(Pachicuti, Sapa Inca, of course)
July, 1914: After a freak assassination, crisis grips Europe. a major power, albeit one in rough conditions, blames a small country on their southern flank while their major rival prowls the border; allies and emenies know, this will be it. watch the stunning miniseries this december
It does, doesn't it? Though there some fundamental differences between how a comic would a handle the world's first A-bomb and what happened in reality. in that a lot of SF, superhero, and fantasy stories use superweapons and "keystone" villains whose defeat causes their entire army to drop dead as a way to make a handful of main characters vital to the fate of the conflict. The superweapons are are also often often posed as a last ditch attempt to fight an enemy who vastly outmatches the heroic faction.
In the real world, as has been discussed to death on these boards Japan was on its last legs, and arguably A-bomb usage saved Japanese lives (as well as American lives, obviously).
Yeah but the way I see it the World War II series would have a scene of Einstein fleeing Nazi Germany to avoid persecution, revealing the Nazis were working on a bomb and then shown working with the Manhattan project. That way the Atomic Bomb isn't a Deus Ex Machina so much as a Checkhov's Gun.
The Fall-A story about the fall of a mighty empire due to years of mismanagement,economic decline,and kleptocracy. The empire was buily on noble ideals of equality but soon became one of the most oppressive states in history.
The Punic Wars would probably be a trilogy, with the second installment being the most popular by far due to having such an engaging main character in Hannibal Barca and so many iconic moments like the Crossing of the Alps, the Battle of Cannae, and the arrival of Scipio in Hispania.
Red Flag Fleet, a rollicking adventure story of Ching Shih the pirate warlord. The show's selling point would definitely be based on the charisma of Ching Shih as a main character, as she demonstrates both bravery and shrewdness as she assumes command of her deceased husband's fleet of mauraders, then repeatedly defies agents of emperor himself. The show even gets an unexpected happy ending when Ching Shih negotiates for a full pardon and settles down in retirement.
(Man, I wrote all that and realized that a dramatization of Ching Shih's story is basically One Piece, except Gol D Roger lives out his natural life and doesn't leave his treasure behind for anyone).
(Man, I wrote all that and realized that a dramatization of Ching Shih's story is basically One Piece, except Gol D Roger lives out his natural life and doesn't leave his treasure behind for anyone).
Stalin, De Gaulle, Mao, and Trump are all TV/film adaptations of The Iron First based on the British political novel. They all follow an authoritarian populist who absolutely hates the people he rules over and serves as a powerful . With the exception of the French version, they always also show the threat of nepotism. Fan theories on the Internet claim that they are all connected together....
The most recent American film adaptation lasted 4 seasons, due to the Hollywood writer's and SAG strike, and the numerous sexual assault allegations against the lead actor.
The most recent American film adaptation lasted 4 seasons, due to the Hollywood writer's and SAG strike, and the numerous sexual assault allegations against the lead actor.
Running From and Running For is the name of the first book in the Julius series, a book series centering around a populist politician, named Julius Caesar, in the Ancient Mediterranean. The title is a reference to him constantly running from his creditors and of course, the election he runs for the first office he seeks in the start of his climb up the way up the political and military ladder of his republic.
Julius Caesar is a divisive character in the readership base- he's incredibly competent, and his political and military skill especially signs, from his Spanish campaigns (in Book 3, Praetor) to his three-book arc in Gaul (Into the Wilds, Across the Seas and The Vercingetorix War) but because we (nearly) never actually get a look at his POV directly, we never know his motives - is he a genuine populist and patriot who seeks the best for Rome and it's people, or an avaricious and ambitious man determined to rule at all costs, in lives, morals, and money. Or both. Of course, then comes the last chunk of the series, the 'Dictator' arc, starting with Let the Die Be Cast and going through a series of battles and adventures across the Mediterranean as he all but plays whack a mole with his enemies. The last book, And You Too, gets major plaudits for how the scene of his assassination is handled at the very end, and how the writing of 'Caesar's life flashing before his eyes' was done. Caesar's assassination was the only scene written from the titular character's POV.
Julius Caesar is a divisive character in the readership base- he's incredibly competent, and his political and military skill especially signs, from his Spanish campaigns (in Book 3, Praetor) to his three-book arc in Gaul (Into the Wilds, Across the Seas and The Vercingetorix War) but because we (nearly) never actually get a look at his POV directly, we never know his motives - is he a genuine populist and patriot who seeks the best for Rome and it's people, or an avaricious and ambitious man determined to rule at all costs, in lives, morals, and money. Or both. Of course, then comes the last chunk of the series, the 'Dictator' arc, starting with Let the Die Be Cast and going through a series of battles and adventures across the Mediterranean as he all but plays whack a mole with his enemies. The last book, And You Too, gets major plaudits for how the scene of his assassination is handled at the very end, and how the writing of 'Caesar's life flashing before his eyes' was done. Caesar's assassination was the only scene written from the titular character's POV.
A general from a dying Empire, sent to live among a barbarous horde, leads an army of mercenaries from said horde to attack the capital in support of a usurper. He ends up arriving too late and striking a deal with those who triumphed and becomes a leading general in the new regime. After leading several military campaigns, the emperor dies and he vies for the support of the regent with another general. The regent supports his rival and exiles him; he rallies ANOTHER army of barbarians, and he and his rival meet in a titanic struggle, where his opponent is mortally wounded, allowing him to become leader of the remaining armies of the collapsing Empire.
Simultaneously, the barbarian horde the general was raised in sees a new ruler ascend to control; a man driven by bloodthirst and ambition. After ruling with his brother for a time, he may or may not have arranged his death and seizes total control of the horde. Bending hundreds of tribes to his will, he forges a terrifying army that sweeps howling out of the east. His cruelty is matched by his ambition, as the daughter of the now sidelined regent sends him what could have been a marriage proposal. He wants to seize control of the old Empire, and leads a horde West.
Now, these two men meet in a tremendous battle, with the fate of the West on the line...
(Aetius and Atilla, Battle of Chalons, with a few liberties)
Simultaneously, the barbarian horde the general was raised in sees a new ruler ascend to control; a man driven by bloodthirst and ambition. After ruling with his brother for a time, he may or may not have arranged his death and seizes total control of the horde. Bending hundreds of tribes to his will, he forges a terrifying army that sweeps howling out of the east. His cruelty is matched by his ambition, as the daughter of the now sidelined regent sends him what could have been a marriage proposal. He wants to seize control of the old Empire, and leads a horde West.
Now, these two men meet in a tremendous battle, with the fate of the West on the line...
(Aetius and Atilla, Battle of Chalons, with a few liberties)
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A model and musician revives the old ways of warfare in a global war of planes and tanks.
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Anti-communist propaganda film about a selfless blonde hair, blue-eyed hero who gives everything for this country.
The Hef
Series of erotic novels about a magazine publisher.
Armstrong
Sci-Fi film about the United States landing a man on the Moon with the help of a Nazi scientist. Praised for its attention to scientific accuracy.
A model and musician revives the old ways of warfare in a global war of planes and tanks.
Inmate 4859
Anti-communist propaganda film about a selfless blonde hair, blue-eyed hero who gives everything for this country.
The Hef
Series of erotic novels about a magazine publisher.
Armstrong
Sci-Fi film about the United States landing a man on the Moon with the help of a Nazi scientist. Praised for its attention to scientific accuracy.
Armstrong's direct sequel, Conrad, was a rather dull affair but the third movie, Lovell, was nothing short of amazing. A masterpiece claustrophobic survival tale, even if some of the tension did feel a little contrived (why use two different scrubbers in the first place?)
I forget the name but there is An Anime about kid who volunteers to be an astronaut and about the journey he goes through, including falling in love, people trying to kill him, and going into space. Roger Ebert praised it.