Evelyn, glad you liked it. The three guys drinking beer in front of something bizarre came from a wild discussion about some "what if" scenarios I had with two friends while we were drinking beer in the garden. Definitely inspiring :D
Eerie, entertaining, and deeply engaging. The start had me wondering what was going on, the dialogue between the men gave enough I for without ‘explaining the situation away’, and then the end wrapped it all up really nicely. A great read Michael :)
I remember Disney's somewhat bizarre, but fascinating, movie "The Black Hole." Your story is mudh more weighty than Disney's creative effort. The terrifying prospect of black holes appearing in our on the planet's surface spaces is terrifying. I don't think I understood why, at the beginning of the story, the narrator warned us about the little boy. Am I missing somethiing?
It did take me quite a few goes if I remember to work out the bizarre ending to that film. It was a bit trippy. I'm still not entirely sure but I think the idea was the entering the black hole turned out to be a gateway to a different universe (or different part of this one). I think one theoretical idea at the time was that galactic size rotating black holes could be such gateways.
Also I think I read somewhere that the movie was intended as Disney's response to the success of Star Wars. Ironic, given that thirty years later they ended up in possession of Star Wars (and utterly ruining it, at least with 7-9).
The Black Hole is a very unusual film. Clearly Disney didn't know whether it wanted to get into psychological/ religious issues or make a fun space film. And you're so right about what they did with "Star Wars." They cannot do live action.
The lil boy is the only one who hasn't disappeared. I meant to draw attention to him by mentioning him at the beginning to build suspense. But I think I failed, LOL.
I've never seen the movie you mentioned, I'll check it out! Thanks, Sandy.
The story is still great! You succeeded in riviting me to the little boy. You succeeded in having me question "why didn't the kid disappear?" It almost made the little boy seem in cahoots with the black hole.
Thank you, Sandy, really. Your kind words are an honor, as I know you are an attentive reader. You’re right; the child is indeed “suspicious”. I could write a sequel :D
I do like the idea of three blokes deciding to just sit down and drink beer when something so utterly bizarre happens. Great dialogue too.
Oh, and as far as I am concerned, explanations are good and never boring...
Evelyn, glad you liked it. The three guys drinking beer in front of something bizarre came from a wild discussion about some "what if" scenarios I had with two friends while we were drinking beer in the garden. Definitely inspiring :D
Very atmospheric! And the dialogue is great.
Thanks, Caitriana. I really like writing dialogue.
Nicely cool post Michael! I loved the technical notes as well.
Thanks, Steve :-)
Eerie, entertaining, and deeply engaging. The start had me wondering what was going on, the dialogue between the men gave enough I for without ‘explaining the situation away’, and then the end wrapped it all up really nicely. A great read Michael :)
To be honest, bro, I had no idea where I was going with the story. But I had a lot of fun writing it! :D
It’s nice, sometimes, to just see where the story takes you. :)
I remember Disney's somewhat bizarre, but fascinating, movie "The Black Hole." Your story is mudh more weighty than Disney's creative effort. The terrifying prospect of black holes appearing in our on the planet's surface spaces is terrifying. I don't think I understood why, at the beginning of the story, the narrator warned us about the little boy. Am I missing somethiing?
It did take me quite a few goes if I remember to work out the bizarre ending to that film. It was a bit trippy. I'm still not entirely sure but I think the idea was the entering the black hole turned out to be a gateway to a different universe (or different part of this one). I think one theoretical idea at the time was that galactic size rotating black holes could be such gateways.
Also I think I read somewhere that the movie was intended as Disney's response to the success of Star Wars. Ironic, given that thirty years later they ended up in possession of Star Wars (and utterly ruining it, at least with 7-9).
The Black Hole is a very unusual film. Clearly Disney didn't know whether it wanted to get into psychological/ religious issues or make a fun space film. And you're so right about what they did with "Star Wars." They cannot do live action.
The lil boy is the only one who hasn't disappeared. I meant to draw attention to him by mentioning him at the beginning to build suspense. But I think I failed, LOL.
I've never seen the movie you mentioned, I'll check it out! Thanks, Sandy.
The story is still great! You succeeded in riviting me to the little boy. You succeeded in having me question "why didn't the kid disappear?" It almost made the little boy seem in cahoots with the black hole.
Thank you, Sandy, really. Your kind words are an honor, as I know you are an attentive reader. You’re right; the child is indeed “suspicious”. I could write a sequel :D