Zojojojo said:
The problem was, this was a classic "climax of the story" device -- and the only appropriate place for it would have been in the middle of the story, before he has his falling out with them. Oh well, add another piece of film to the cutting room floor...
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
Quote:In my early drafts of DW2 I actually had a something like this in mind, but I dropped it because it really didn't fit the course the plot was taking. The scene would have been one of Doug fighting alongside the Sabers, against something utterly overwhelming which had all but defeated them completely. Then Doug, at the end of his rope, plays "We Are The Champions" by Queen. Wounds heal. Hardsuits regenerate, ammo refills, hardsuit computers report "Armor Integrity at 479%", "Ammunition supplies at 522%", etc. Then they promptly go and kick ass, possibly with a classically cliche combined attack.
The song is also in the plural ("stand up and face the enemy / it's a do or die situation / we will be invincible / and with the power of conviction / there is no sacrifice..."so it's likely (?) to effect his entire team and at least ensure their survival in the face of overwhelming odds...
The problem was, this was a classic "climax of the story" device -- and the only appropriate place for it would have been in the middle of the story, before he has his falling out with them. Oh well, add another piece of film to the cutting room floor...
-- Bob
---------
Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.