THE PERPETUATION OF LITERATURE THROUGH MEDIA

I watched the movie "Igby Goes Down" this afternoon, because a friend told me it was good. All I can say is, the storyline was brilliant. In fact, I thought it was brilliant the first time I read Catcher in the Rye. "Igby Goes Down" is a coming of age tale about a highschool age kid with problems at home. He shirks the responsibility of his academic career, to take off, fend for himself, and drink his way through life. Sound familiar? I guess since Salinger strongly opposed producing Catcher in the rye for the screen, this one is as close as we get. I also guess that if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself. Just so happens i have an idea for a movie. It starts out with this farmboy all american kid, that is thrust into intergalactic warfare by unseen mystical forces, only to find out that the leader of the evil regime is his father. Epic battles ensue. End scene with a muppet luau in the forest. This thing will write itself i swear.