I have this idea for the movie I'll never produce. I envision three characters, ther lives intersecting, witty banter, blah, blah, blah. I don't really have any sort of plot in mind, just characters and settings. I won't go into details about the characters; if you're curious, ask me and maybe I can tell you the stories in my head.
Anywho, I thought that I would show a little bit of the characters' attributes through plants. For example, the yuppy do-gooder would buy fresh flowers at the weekly farmer's market and proudly display them throughout her house. The sarcastic smart-ass would have a cactus garden. A friend gave a cactus to this character for every special occasion (Christmas, birthday, Easter, Flag Day); the friend thought it was perfect because cacti are low maintenance. However, the character manages to kill a consistent flow of cacti. Actually, I sometimes think of a completely opposite character who has a whole bunch of cacti as well, but kills them because he/she waters them too much. Moving on to my last character, this is probably the most "normal" character. She/he has potted plants and takes great care of them. She/he is the most sane and steady character. I heart flowers and plants, so I see a little bit of myself in all of the characters that I envision. But today, I realized that I'm a new character I hadn't actualized in my mind just yet.
Andrea had bought a few plants and flowers a couple of months ago. Most of them have died now because she forgot to water them or it's just been too hot. Since Andrea's been gone house-sitting for her boss, I've been watering the plants obsessively and telling them to get better. Today, I noticed that three of the plants were beginning to grow little green leaves or small portions of the stems were turning green. This delighted me so. I don't particularly find joy in watching the plants grow, but I realized that I love bringing dead plants to life again. So, now I imagine my new character walking in alleyways and scavenging for discarded dead plants. This character's place will be filled with dead plants barely coming back to life.
Off to write.
4 comments:
That's funny, I like cacti.
i want to read your script. i feel it will have a very independent unique feel to it.
i like it already. :)
It sounds more like a comic strip of you.
awwww :) ... flag day was listed as a special holiday.... :) awwww... that was for me, right?? ;)
ames
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