More Than Bread Alone

Stories are needed. It puts morality in a context. It brings character to life. Sets them in awkward situations and gives readers options on how to handle adversity. Fight is one method. Humor another. Good guys and bad. Side characters. Luscious scenery and tales of bravery and woe. Lessons to be taught in elongated parable. 

Still we love them.

Storytelling an art to be held fast. George Lucas a masterful story teller predicts in the future that movies will be lost. Lost in the individual screens of computers, Xboxes, and TV screens. Or will be in the grand shows like a Super Bowl, New York play, or music concert. Tickets will no longer be $10 a pop. They will be $125 to $500 per seat. Special effects, grand stories, and holodecks.

What now? Creativity will be a premium. How to is vital for execution. However, "Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world." Thank you, Einstein. 

Been watching some The Newsroom. Love the dialogue, the story arcs, the characters. Actors are awesome and filmography great. If you ever have watched West Wing or Sport Night, you are familiar with the executive producer, Aaron Sorkin. TV shows like these are the ongoing Aesops Fables. They tell a moral of the story, minus the animals. They extend the mythology of  previous cultural pillars.

Stories is what connects us to one another. It shares a sentiment that we need. It helps identifies us with something we would like to be. Truth be told, no one cares what you know, until they know you care. For a time, I did not understand why are actors and actresses were monetarily valued such an exorbitant amount. This is a shot in the dark. They are rare commodity in which people identify and hope to aspire to. Sure there is a craft and dedication to  those in thespian arts. By the combo of good looks, smart acting choices, and a classical/ vogue style, the make people feel like they care. However, not all have that it quality. I mean I amazed that some of the junk on TV. Real Wives of wherever. Sookie and Farrah Abrams. Real World, huh?

A-Listers are like All-Star professional athletes. They bring the heat. Score valuable hits, they bring in the green, and people like them. Like a 5 tool baseball player. People are drawn to the actors, whether it is the role they play, the dialogue they use, or just their presence, people gravitate towards them. They are integral part of the storytelling. They bring gravitas. 

Still, from the forecast, its clear creative stories are veins of gold. Movie productions companies are making a killing on the comic universe. Man of Steel, Dark Knight Rises, Avengers, Iron Man III, Wolverine. Good actors, like Christian Bale, Robert Downey, Jr, Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johansenn, Natalie Portman and Patrick Stewart--They bring it .  Also, now it is time where special effects technology are getting on par with the creative par lance of Marvel and DC universe artistry. Great stories are CGI awesomeness are kicking door of the new age.

Not all actors will get a star in Hollywood. The show will go on. They will always go on. Rudolph Valentino, Clark Gable, John Wayne, Sean Connery, Bruce Willis, Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, and Matt Damon. Babe Ruth, Lou Gherig, Reggie Jackson, Derek Jeter. The games go on. Players make an impact. Some even change the game. Time marches on and the games passes them by. Still the stories continue. James Bond 007, Romeo and Juliet, Rocky, Star Wars, Camelot. Stories live on.

Stories, stories,stories--In the time where Shakespeare ruled the era. Neil Gaiman and Frank Miller are at the forefront of the next age of mythology. Writers, storytellers, creative gurus--I do not wish this life on anyone. Just think that it is offered by the Universe and that you decide to make it.