An Outside-the-Box Method of Brainstorming Ideas for Blog Posts
Here’s a creative writing exercise that may spark ideas for future blog posts. Combine two movies you’d never associate with one another into one new blockbuster.
Examples:
Iron Music Man
A combo of The Music Man (1962) and Iron Man (2008)
A billionaire genius, Professor Harold Stark, invents an indestructible suit of armor made from the brass of 76 trombones. Professor Stark dons the suit, transforms into a superhero, and saves the world by breaking into song at unexpected moments.
It’s a Wonderful Matrix
A combo of It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) and The Matrix (1999)
George Bailey and Neo switch places to see what life would be like in each other’s worlds. Neo fights Mr. Potter in a Kung Fu duel to the death, and George sets everyone in the matrix free-and gets Clarence his wings-by becoming friends with all the machines.
Your turn! Please share the title of your movie, the movies it originated from, and a 1-2 sentence plot summary.
The King’s Sound of Music (A combo of The King’s Speech and The Sound of Music) – Mr. Logue teaches His Majesty the King to sing all his speeches. Songs include “My Least Favorite Things (about Hitler)” and “What do you do with a Problem like Wallis Simpson?” (Hey, Mel Tillis never stuttered when he sang!)
The Grapes of Ratatouille (A combo of The Grapes of Wrath and Ratatouille) – Poor Remy is forced off his land and travels to California in hopes of studying at the Culinary Institute of America only to find that his cooking idol is dead. He and his family suffer the misfortunes of being homeless in this economy but finds an unlikely friend in a restaurant garbage boy.
The King’s Sound of Music (A combo of The King’s Speech and The Sound of Music) – Mr. Logue teaches His Majesty the King to sing all his speeches. Songs include “My Least Favorite Things (about Hitler)” and “What do you do with a Problem like Wallis Simpson?” (Hey, Mel Tillis never stuttered when he sang!)
The Grapes of Ratatouille (A combo of The Grapes of Wrath and Ratatouille) – Poor Remy is forced off his land and travels to California in hopes of studying at the Culinary Institute of America only to find that his cooking idol is dead. He and his family suffer the misfortunes of being homeless in this economy but finds an unlikely friend in a restaurant garbage boy.
Love your creativity, Jill. Thanks for participating!
Love your creativity, Jill. Thanks for participating!