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Ok, so I finished reading the book a few nights ago, and jeez... That was a good book but those last few chapters were sooooooooo hard to get through.
*SPOILER WARNING*
I was really upset that OSC decided to put forth an ENTIRELY new set of characters (except for shedemei and the oversoul) and on top of that, I wanted to see what things were like back on Harmony. That's what books are for! Doing the imagining for us. (I'm using sarcasm, but still, don't leave us with THAT much imagination D:)
Anyways, I was listening to music, and my playlist was on Metallica, and suddenly The Unforgiven came on, and I looked up the lyrics and I realized, that if EarthBorn were ever a movie...... that this song would be PERFECT for Akma, especially the part where Didul and his brothers humiliate Akma. As he's walking back a clip of the song could play:
quote: New blood joins this earth and quickly he's subdued through constant pain disgrace a young boy learns their rules
with time the child draws in this whipping boy done wrong deprived of all his thoughts the young man struggles on and on he's known oo a vow onto his own that never from this day his will they'll take away
what I've felt what I've known never shined through in what I've shown never be never see won't see what might have been
what I've felt what I've known never shined through in what I've shown never free never me so I dub thee unforgiven
they dedicate their lives to running all of his he tries to please them all this bitter man he is throughout his life the same he's battled constantly this fight he cannot win a tired man they see no longer cares the old man then prepares to die regretfully that old man it was me
That's only half the song, but that would be good enough to get the point across. Afterall, Metallica doesn't really make short songs, so I figure if you cut out the intro strumming there's a minute and a half or two minute segment, where Udad (forgive me if that's not his name, he wasn't mentioned much in the book) walks Akma to the village and then shoves him down the hill.
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Oh, wait, that would cost too much, because I just remembered, Metallica is really really greedy. (I guess it comes with fame, look at Gene Simmons, he'd sell his kids for a buck!)
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I enjoyed Earthborn, but I too wanted to know what happened to the original characters in more detail than the end of Earthfall told. I'm grateful of the all the Homecoming books, since it is my favorite series, but I still am a little bitter about the way Earthfall ended. Earthfall was one of the best books though. I doubt there will be a movie about Earthborn, or any of the Homecoming books. As a true OSC fan though, I wouldn't mind seeing a movie of ANY of the OSC books, if done properly.
As for your Metallica song choice, something about their music seems inappropriate for film. I love their music greatly though.
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Yeah, I guess your right, a bit too metal for movies. (unless it's Nothing Else Matters, that's fairly soft)
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