We love writing and reading YA more than most things in life, but one of the things that comes close to our love for all things YA is watching movies and TV. Sooo, we've decided to combine those loves on this blog. Every Monday we are going to share a recent movie that we've viewed and what we learned about writing from said film.**
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End of Watch
Logistics: Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Pena, Anna Kendrick, and America Ferrera
IMDB Says: Two young officers are marked for death after confiscating a small cache of money and firearms from the members of a notorious cartel, during a routine traffic stop.
We Say: End of Watch is about two young officers and their friendship. The viewer gets to see their relationship play out as they deal with life, the trials of being a cop, and the joys of having someone you can rely on.
Writing Connection
The Buddy Story = Giving your novel heart. This is especially true for middle grade novels (which we are getting more and more into lately). In MG novels, the buddy connection is like the romance/love connection in a YA novel. Think back to when you were in 6th grade. Friends were EVERYTHING! And as much as we like to think we grow up and stop caring about what others think about us, we all still want to feel that buddy/friendship connection with someone. That's the heart of End of Watch. Yes, there's action, romance, a kickass plot--but underneath it all, it's about the friendship between two guys. Adding this connection in your novel will kick up the emotional factor that much more and keep your readers hooked.
Links:
End of Watch-IMDB
End of Watch- Facebook
Now Watch This:
Have you seen End of Watch? How often do you place close attention to the friendships and how they grow/falter in your MG or YA novels?
**This blog is not limited to ONLY discussing the relationships of movies and writing, however this will be the weekly feature that you can ALWAYS expect.
3 comments:
I haven't seen this film but this post makes me want to see it!
This show doesn't look like my thing, but I love a good friendship. I think it gets tricky in YA, especially with girl friendships. IRL friendships are never as catty and awful as authors seem to write them. I'd love to see more awesome friendships between girls in YA books.
Love this post, Highly recommend it.
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