Thanks for the feedback, NE! I'm not sure if you've read the "Return to Wonderland" mini-series, but they're also a personal favorite of mine.
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Originally Posted by Doc Faustus
Going for geek cred might very well work in this alternate universe. While I'm not specifically impressed, it might just work. Also, easing an audience into horror might be the answer. This world's people might be endeared by something strange in this vein. Good work. I expected something really in-your face innovative from you, but I won't let my expectations of your intellect and good taste get in the way of my judging. Next round, really make it your own and wow me.
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Thanks for the feedback too, Doc! To tell you the truth, this challenge was ridiculously difficult because I
wanted to come up with something that was ridiculously edgy and "in-your-face" (my original concept when thinking this out was to go for a more subtle and macabre Jean-Pierre Jeunet-inspired surreal piece as opposed to a Guillermo del Toro-inspired surreal piece). However, what kept stopping me short was demand for "blockbuster" and "general audience appeal." Though V suggested that I put myself in the shoes of "a young Kubrik or Polanski," to tell you truth, in this alternate universe they would have already failed (if the concept is that all horror-to-date has failed, that, unfortunately encompasses Kubrik and Polanski too).
Not that I'm talking back to the judges or anything. :o I just feel like I have to at least defend it slightly as I felt as though I was selling a piece of my soul trying to think of big-budget-blockbuster horror that hasn't been done and that will appeal to the masses. I think that, unfortunately, the masses as a whole shy away from the in-your-face, never mind in a world where they've already shunned horror. Of course, this could just be my pessimistic world view, but, hey, it's
my big budget horror movie, damnit! :p
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But, regardless - You two are people whom I respect greatly and it makes me smile to read your feedback. Cheers, guys. :D