unforum

SER-IH · Account Disabled Joined: 09 Oct 2007 Posts: 21

I'll just take it to another thread

**Posted:** Wed Oct 10, 2007 12:09 pm

Melampus · Unfettered Joined: 25 Jul 2007 Posts: 653

SER-IH, what you're suggesting isn't confusing, it's just not plausible. You're suggesting that this game & movie will be interactive - that we will get to affect the outcome of the movie, depending on how we 'play the game' right now. But, the movie's been filmed - we cannot affect the outcome....

"Because it's written, that's why!"
- Brian's Mum, Life of Brian

But, yes, I agree 100% that we won't get to discover the monster until the movie comes out. However, this movie looks to be very realistic, so we won't get any backstory (about where the monster came from, why it 'decided' to attack NYC, etc.) in the actual movie. Hence, the GOAL of this 'game' is to discover and piece together all that backstory, based on the ARE/ARG elements they are feeding us here online. According to this view, the movie will be action-packed and will seem like something that could really happen; while, the online stuff can be as detailed and convoluted (and relatively fantastic) as they want to make it.

**Posted:** Wed Oct 10, 2007 12:23 pm

Ecks51

Re: Too early for brainpower huh?

**Posted:** Wed Oct 10, 2007 12:31 pm

_________________
Look out for

when you go fishing for clues.

Drone41279 · Boot Joined: 13 Jul 2007 Posts: 47

Typically movies are a safe haven, you watch but you dont get hurt, your mind may explore the outcome but physically you exit the auditorium and transport yourself home to a safehaven where you curl up and reflect knowing that in the morning your hopefully not going to open the curtains to a scorched earth outlook.

So monster, yay, open the curtains and the first thing you see is a big eye looking in (aka tyro rex and kids in jeep with torch in Jurassic park) all girly scream together now.

Nope maybe not, perhaps this will be an exercise in psycology...

You wallk down the street and the house your passing has the door wide open the lights are on but no sound comes from the house...

Do you ( in good old infocom format - see tee shirt at gen con yakky dar!)

a. approach the door with caution!
b. grab a nearby stick and run in screaming come out mofo!
c. wait and watch?
d. call the police?
e. ask if anyone needs help?
f. walk on by!

you choose a.

Next you approach the door a squeak similar to the sound of a foot fall on a loose floorboard raises the hairs on the back of your neck..

do you etc etc.

only 3 outcomes to consider

1. You die the film ends with the world changing in favour of the beast/monster
2. The monster dies we all cheer and pat each other on the back for a job well done
3. The monster retreats and we all wonder where its gone and when will it come back, leaving us with questions to answer and speculate on.

My vote will be for 3, Abrams has had people hanging on for most of his directing career, its a time honored tradition to keep the money flowing, leave em wanting, so I suspect the monster whatever it is will shiver our nerve endings while submerging into the abyss to someday return and rekindle our fears.

For he ARGers! and perhaps for the viewers think of all the things that have no proofs, mysteries of history and there is JJ's playing field, could it be? might it happen? Is it so? perhaps its can! we may all leave the cinema feeling slightly in dread of the future.

BBBBLLLLaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrgggggghhhhh! - cue ball of flame

Dammit all I love a good mystery.

**Posted:** Wed Oct 10, 2007 1:03 pm

Melampus · Unfettered Joined: 25 Jul 2007 Posts: 653

^^^^^^^^^^^
I'm with ya'! And, I think your general option #2 would have the same effect as #3.

"2. The monster dies we all cheer and pat each other on the back for a job well done"

After we're done catching our breath and patting ourselves on the back, we'd look at the swath of destruction running through NYC that ends at the massive corpse of an animal we never even dreamed could exist, much less attack us. We'd have to start wondering... if it happened once, it can happen again; if one of these things can exist, there must also be others like it out there... "be afriad, be very afraid."

If it's outcome #2, then here's an idea for the sequel: it's another hand-held video of NYC being destroyed, but this time, it's because some genius decided to get rid of the corpse but stuffing it with dynamite and blowin' it up. Laughing

It could be called "Reign of Blubber!"

**Posted:** Wed Oct 10, 2007 1:28 pm

McPhearson · Decorated Joined: 01 Oct 2007 Posts: 288

Re: The goal of the game?

**Posted:** Wed Oct 10, 2007 2:00 pm

tinytim · Veteran Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Posts: 95

Reading this thread led me to wonder......
Waht happens after the movie with the ARG(E).....since this is my first not sure, but I assume TLE is over but what happens when the sequel we assume is going to be made to "keep the money flowing" as it was put gets ready to come out.

Will they make a new ARG with some of the same elements or a completely new one or none at all?

Just curious Dunno

**Posted:** Wed Oct 10, 2007 2:03 pm

dalphx

Is the Thanksgiving weekend a big draw from Theatres? Thought that was a big weekend (4 day weekend)? Beowulf is out November maybe trailer will be put in there.. that will be 2 months b-4 opening.

**Posted:** Wed Oct 10, 2007 2:07 pm

Melampus · Unfettered Joined: 25 Jul 2007 Posts: 653

If they really wanted to milk this for all it's worth, they'd keep the ARG going (there's always more stuff to unravel when it comes to JJ abrams projects), and they'd also rush the DVD release, so that ARG players would run out and buy the DVD and analyze every frame, looking for hidden clues, etc.

Whether they'll do that or not... we'll just have to wait and see.

**Posted:** Wed Oct 10, 2007 2:14 pm

Arkaham · Unfettered Joined: 13 Sep 2006 Posts: 353

**Posted:** Wed Oct 10, 2007 3:28 pm

_________________
Drowning my worries in Slusho.

bconmy · Greenhorn Joined: 10 Oct 2007 Posts: 7

I have proof!

**Posted:** Wed Oct 10, 2007 4:05 pm

tinytim · Veteran Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Posts: 95

I have proof too its a poster with claw marks on the statue of liberty and a wake in the water leading into manhattan, of course I will never show you all this poster because it is mine and mine alone from the work I did as an extra on this film Embarassed

sorry that was uncalled for please show us your proof. Very Happy

**Posted:** Wed Oct 10, 2007 4:07 pm

Drone41279 · Boot Joined: 13 Jul 2007 Posts: 47

Noooo! and ruin all this wonderful conjecture and speculation Smile

I think generally everyone knows theres a monster, this is more then that, this is the cerebral challenge to beat the clock and unveil the true machinations of the dasterly sluthe other wise known as abrams and his cohorts.

How dare they spring a new monster on us, what evil designs do they have for the world, can we stop him before it gets out of control. Save the cheerleader save the eh! um! sorry wrong tack...

The funs in the finding out not the result, tease me I like it hehe.

**Posted:** Wed Oct 10, 2007 4:14 pm

bconmy · Greenhorn Joined: 10 Oct 2007 Posts: 7

Proof

**Posted:** Wed Oct 10, 2007 4:17 pm

Arkaham · Unfettered Joined: 13 Sep 2006 Posts: 353

Or... the poster picture is from the morning after the incident.

**Posted:** Wed Oct 10, 2007 4:23 pm

_________________
Drowning my worries in Slusho.