- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
I just had an idea, and if I do say so myself, I think its quite good. How about (in the event of the movies following the books) all of the Spartans faces are shown EXCEPT the MCs and Lindas...
This works for me for two big reasons...
- It does more than not ruin people expectations about what he looks like, it gives the movie more artistic flair; by seeing all the other spartans faces, you see they all have a human side. But not the MC, he is a leader, and for the good of his team he must - at least for as long as the war rages - not allow himself to show any sort of vulnerability, any falibility.
- The reason for Linda not showing her face is twofold, first, because she is the most withdrawn and distant SPARTAN, possibly even more so than the MC. Secondly, because it would be a metaphorical bond between between Linda and the MC. Yeah, I know that there should be no real love interest in any possible movie, but (and maybe Im the only one) I really got the feeling from the books that there is something going on between those two... NO I am not suggesting they are bumpin'-buddies, but the bond that they share, I feel, is even stronger than the bond they share with the rest of their fellow Spartans. This woul be a good way to show these sort of things WITHOUT having to resort to more standard love interest techniques.
Your thoughts, gentlemen?