I wonder what they were thinking when they wrote "Tomorrow: When the War Began" (for those out of the loop, it's a movie coming soon to Australia and New Zealand cinemas near you on 2 September 2010).
Anyway, was watching but not really watching telly with my sister the other day when the trailer came on.
Sister: That's grammatically wrong.
Me: What is? (having not paid attention to the telly)
Sister: It said, "Tomorrow: When the War Began". It should be 'When the War Begins'.
Me: Ah! Maybe they intentionally put it like that to make you think there's some time quantum mumbo-jumbo going on. The war has already began but you just don't know it yet because it's tomorrow! You think it's tomorrow but maybe it was yesterday but you're in today and there was no war yesterday because the war really is tomorrow and because you're in today, you don't know the war is tomorrow but really the war has already began but tomorrow. Maybe this is your tomorrow self talking so really you were referring to yesterday. Your tomorrow's yesterday is your today and your today seem so ordinary only because you've no clue really. SO the war has began (for you tomorrow self that is)! Brilliant twist, yes yes?! That's how they lure you in!!!
Sister: Eh, mmmmmm....no.
The fictional writers in my head: Boy, they sure gave a lot of thought into this. We just misspelled it!
Thought the thought was pretty funny.
Now looking through the internet (trying to find that image from the trailer. Finally found the one I was looking for from trusty ol' Wikipedia-what would I do without you), found out that the movie is actually a book adaptation!
Tomorrow, When the War Began is the first book in the Tomorrow series by John Marsden. Smokes! Never even heard of it before this and now I find out there's 7 of them! The last 7-series book I read was Harry Potter. Now, I'm tempted to check out this 'Tomorrow' series. If not for nothing, at least to find out WHY John Marsden used 'Began' when he was referring to an event that'll happen tomorrow. Or is he?!
When I was younger I read all of the books. They are really good! The book begins the day before the war, but it's written to be from the perspective of a girl writing it during the war. So during the initial introduction chapter she is describing her pre-war life omnisciently with the knowledge that the war will begin the following day. Definitely worth a read! Hopefully the movies rival the books in quality.
ReplyDeleteCool! They're officially in my 'books to read during the summer' list. If I start now, I may never stop and that'll be at least a week's worth of studying gone! Yikes!
ReplyDeleteRarely book adaptation movies rival the book itself (Da Vinci Code, Harry Potter, Percy Jackson) but we do get some nice ones (Lord of the Rings, A Walk To Remember). Maybe this one will join the latter:)