Mabel the Mime
Here’s how Brandon first meets Holly/ Mabel the Mime:
“Holly, Holly Fitzgerald, the girl of my dreams. I noticed her quickly out of the thick crowd while I was out with Marlon in a club one night. The place was hazy, the beams of light amplified the twirling smoke. There she was, in her bubble, she moved like a snake and her venom was flowing through my veins. She was making love to Iggy, her body caressing every howl from “Sweet Sixteen”. The thought might’ve occurred to me to go have a talk with her but she was such a sight to behold that I couldn’t will myself to move. Marlon had long left with his nightly conquest, but I found myself helpless before Holly now sliding along on some other song that was a blur to me. This girl knew how to move her body. Half the customers had left the place, it was near closing time, but Holly was too passionate to stop when the music was still going and I was far too mesmerised to look away. And then, as if all went dead, the music stops. Holly stops dancing, I snap out of it but I still have eyes only for her. Her eyes open for the first time to me, and they fall upon me as if her radar had detected an intruder. But she smiles as if amused by my stupid looking face. She leaves the dance floor and heads out of the club. Before I even start to move I realise she’s gone and I blew my chance.”
February 13, 2008 at 9:29 pm
I don’t know why, but often I look at this Bugsy thing and I just can’t help but to think of the influence it gets from several popular movie sources. I think it has strong roots in the old-school detective movie genre, but with a more contemporary taste, pretty much like Sin City, Max Payne and some Tarantino movie everybody liked.
I don’t know if you played the Max Payne games, but if you didn’t, it’s definitely worth getting your hands out… the way the story is told and narrated, the characters, the environment and mood are quite resembling, from what I understand, to what you’re trying to accomplish.
February 13, 2008 at 11:14 pm
Yeah I remember Max Payne. I didn’t set out in writing this story with that game in mind but now that you mention it, it’s probably inspiring me through my subconscious because the feel and vibe are similar indeed.
The reference to Sin City probably comes through that poster we saw everywhere with Jessica Alba. Truth be told, we’re looking at a stripper here too … oops! Spoiler!
I don’t want to do something to similar though. I want this to be its own thing. I’m afraid that if I look too much into these sources that I’ll probably take too much from them. However it’s good to have them in the back of my mind, to get inspired and stay on a different course.
Thanks for the advice!