Amon Wrote:Hey guys, it's been awhile. I don't know if anyone remembers me, but it's been a long time since I've posted, mainly due to life-distractions, if you catch my drift.
In any event, I thought NYJ's scenario was really good. I got the feeling he was sort of inspired by "SAW." I'd have loved to have tried to stump Jack myself, but as I said, I never got around to entering due to being too busy with other things.
Congrats to New York Joe.
Thanks!
I may actually have to rent at least one of the Saw films, since it has been mentioned more than once in connection with my scenario. I don't usually favor the "chop and slop" genre.
Last week, I viewed "Flags of Our Fathers," and last night, the wife and I watched "The Cave." She usually likes scary films, so long as they aren't based on a true story ("The Texas Chainsaw Massacre") or involve the dead reanimating. "The Cave" reminded her of a scuba dive we did off Roatan (Honduras). This involved "coral tubes" and made her feel claustrophobic. Cave diving is totally different from open water or even wreck diving, even if some monster is not after you.
The thrust behind my scenario, unworthy though some may deem it so, was to get Jack to do the bidding of He Who Is Not To Be Named (HWINTBN). Only a threat to Gia and Vickie could motivate him, but Jack would have to be remotely controlled somehow, otherwise he would merely turn on his puppetmaster and rescue his females. There have been actual cases, where individuals have been compelled to rob banks with the threat of a bomb (both real and faked) attached to them. This was my basis, the extra bells and whistles I added to make it more difficult for Jack and easier to monitor and control/punish him. So, there you have my thought process laid bare for examination. By compelling Jack to perform actions against his will and his moral code, HWINTBN would enjoy the despair of a strong-willed individual that he savors.
Perhaps this will end the multiple references to the Saw films and my stealing the idea from them. While some may deem my idea a poor one, still, it remains my own.
NewYorkjoe