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Hollywood Screenwriter
(Kristi) wrote:

Monday, February 28, 2005

Rented Napoleon Dynamite and watched it last night – we just finished watching the skit online.  GREAT! 
Loved the ‘message’ – Frank wonders how much further it (the teens’ sketch) can be taken with different areas while keeping
the Christian content – ie. Situations teens – and then college students – run into.

It might be worth seeing if the movie website has a blog and posting a link on that. (smile)

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Tuesday, February 28, 2005

Hi Kristi:

 

These high school students processed their video vignette in about 3 days.....'adapting' a generic idea from one of those 'skit' books for teens; brainstorming between the two, writing the script, doing the dress and makeup.

 

It was shot in about 25 minutes and edited by Daniel in a couple hours. The soundtrack was lifted from a CD; there are 'famous lines' on the internet....Daniel made a Dance Mix for our Fellowship Hall supper before our program began. The video was shown before a sermon about ‘contentment’. The deadline (Friday, 6 pm) is why more time wasn't spent on cleaner editing. It was all quite spontaneous. Have you ever heard the adage: “If something’s worth doin,’   it’s worth doin’ bad….?”   Not the most predictable platitude….but sometimes that frame of reference is helpful to creativity (and brainstorming).

Pastor Steve Stoppe was the guest preacher for
our Youth Rally: The Gospel according to Napoleon Dynamite (the impetus for creating this sketch). Pastor Steve (from fbc Patterson, California) had seen Napoleon a couple times.

 

We will probably ‘do’ The Gospel According to Napoleon Dynamite  a couple more times in other towns.

 

Thanks for the feedback.

 

yatukutay

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February 28, 2005

I just watched the Napoleon clip and laughed up a storm. I'm sure everyone in the library thinks I'm crazy. Daniel totally hit the nail on the head on that one ('ughhh, freakin idiot.' hahaha).

I'm makin sure to get the word out about the site to all the hardcore Napoleon fans out here.

Jerry Patterson       Coldwater, Michigan

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An internet review:     submitted by Natalie from Singapore
 

Looking for a place to sharpen your skills? Look no more!

 

     In this Original Vignette by the Epicenter's own Creative Production Team of Napoleon Dynamite, Aimee Sayre as the insistent Summer Wheatley and Daniel Patterson as the renowned Napoleon Dynamite are impressive in acting out their respective characters. The plot presents a conflict between Napoleon’s desire for an uncomplicated life and Summer’s quest for him to jump on the bandwagon of materialism. Her weapon of choice was neither a bowstaff or a freakin’ 12 gauge but rather something a little more common – a credit card.

 

     Having watched the DVD 7 times, I’ve pretty much memorized the mannerisms of Napoleon as well as Summer’s and I have to say that Daniel did such an amazing job at imitating Napoleon that it was uncanny in many ways. The way he chapped his lips, the manner in which he spoke was almost the exact replica of Jon Heder. And Daniel does look like Napoleon in the movie, except for the hair maybe. 

    Aimee portrayed Summer’s condescension accurately as seen in her review of Napoleon’s room. Her dramatization was equally perfect with “Do you want them to starve?” Her sharp retorts and convictions also injected humor, spice and color to her character. Summer’s definition of a happy life is clearly the anti thesis of Napoleon’s who is “pretty contented with “ what he has.

     Napoleon’s indifference towards Summer’s claims that the American dream as well as the extravagant lifestyles of the rich and famous would make him happy, stems from his contentment with the simple life he leads. Like many of us, he desires to have many things but he understands that his wants may not be what he truly needs.  The television set he owns may not be a state-of-the-art 42” plasma TV and his furniture may not match but contradictory to what Ms. Wheatley affirms, these are not important for happiness. And it is through such ingenuous simplicity in thought that truly makes Napoleon larger than life.

 

Kudos to all who made the Napoleon Dynamite—Galt Style.   so awesome…Gosh!


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