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Has This Been Done Too Much?
I'm a writer and I've been deeply fascinated with studying the Titanic for many years. I want to write a story about the Titanic, but I'm almost afraid to after the 1997 mega blockbuster movie.
I haven't decided indefinitely what the story will be made into. Hopefully a movie as that's what I usually write for, but I'm somewhat open to a tv mini series or book as well.
There have been other movies and tv shows about the Titanic, but they kind of pale in comparison to the Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet one. One movie I saw was incredibly cheesy and historically inaccurate while a tv mini series was so d@#% boring it'd put you to sleep faster than anesthesia. The only reason I kept watching it was because it had a hot guy in it.
The thing is, I don't expect to write anything as good as the 1997 movie,I just want to write something good. Something interesting that people will want to see/read and will talk about positively. I was thinking that the story would focus on a number of characters and their personal stories kind of like the movies New Years Eve or Love Actually did.
What do you think? Should I go for it or not?
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Maybe give some free advice about: Theater?
Many writers will cover the same event. For example, there are over 100 movies about the civil war. Each approaches it from a different perspective, which is why we're not bored to tears after the first few.
It's completely possible to come up with something original while using an event that has been covered before. My suggestion would be to research as much as you can and see if you are inspired by anything you come across. The best stories are often based in truth.
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The Titanic sinking is probably the most interesting ships to have ever been lost at sea followed by the Andréa Doria another ship that was not suppose to sink.
There are any number of stories you can write using the sinking as the background for your story. Though if you want to write a story about the ship itself it would be a documentary type story as the ship sank on its maiden voyage.
I'm sure there are any number of love stories or even mysteries or intrigue that can be written. One version of the sinking that has never been written is on that involves sabotage. We all know that initially the hitting of the iceberg caused the hull to be breached. What we don't know and has never been explained is why the bulkheads were never completed, meaning run all the way to the ceiling in the lower part of the ship which would have contained the water from the breached hull. Instead they were three quarter walls.
I can see several story lines around why including one that the Captain intentionally rammed the iceberg. This type of story has never been done.
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You shouldn't let overthinking stifle creativity. Go for it.
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