This guide was inspired 의해 a 질문 recently 게시됨 의해 link on this spot. The user was looking for ways to put a twist on fairytales. I began to write an answer, but my answer soon developed into an article. So here it is.
Note that these aren't specifically for fairytales; they can be used on any old, well-known stories. After listing some ideas on how 당신 can put a twist on such stories, I'll give a few examples of 영화 that have done used one 또는 더 많이 of these ideas.
1. Swap the genders of the traditional characters.
Do any of the characters behave especially "typical" for their gender? Do they follow any stereotypes that would be made 더 많이 interesting and surprising if they were the opposite sex? This option allows 당신 to put all those cliché gender roles to a 더 많이 original use.
2. Set it in a different time period.
A 인기 way to parody stories that are hundreds of years old is to set the new version in the modern day. This is sometimes done so that the audience can relate to the characters easily, but it also pushes the writer to think carefully about their new setting. What would and wouldn't work in the modern day, compared to the original story's setting? Another option is to set the story merely in another past time period, or, if you're feeling extra imaginative, set your story in the distant future!
3. Set it in a different location.
This one is very similar to the above suggestion; once again, a change of setting might cause 당신 to change certain parts of the story. Note that this is a risky one. 당신 might not want to do this if the story's nationality is especially important to the plot 또는 message, otherwise this could come across as racist. However, on the flip side, if a story's location does not matter, 당신 could change its setting to wherever 당신 live and throw in some accurate cultural representation!
4. Focus on someone other than the original protagonist.
In other words, make a different character the new protagonist! Tell the story from a support character's perspective, 또는 put the villain in the spotlight. This is a very simple yet very 인기 idea. If 당신 are fond of a minor character in a fairytale, why not try 글쓰기 in first person from their perspective? It can be very interesting and very fun!
5. Change an event 또는 two from the original story, just because 당신 can.
Some fairytales are actually pretty gruesome, and so a lot of adaptations decide to go with a 더 많이 child-friendly ending. Other stories, however, hardly stay true to the original tale at all and the writer only uses the original as a basis. Think about how true 당신 want to stay to the traditional version; do 당신 want to just put your own spin on things here and there, 또는 do 당신 want to base just a portion of your own version on the original, and otherwise write something new?
Examples of 영화 that have used one 또는 더 많이 of these techniques:
Nickelodeon's Rags (2012 movie): A parody of 신데렐라 that combines #1 and #2 (and somewhat #3 in that it is set in America).
Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet (1996): Uses #2 and still manages to stick to the original script (for the most part).
Disney's Maleficent (2014 movie): A re-imagining of Sleeping Beauty that uses #4 and turns the villain into the main character.
Disney's The Lion King 1 & 2 (1994 & 1998): Shakespeare plays with African wild animals; the first being based on Hamlet and the 초 on Romeo & Juliet. Both 영화 make use of #3 and #5.
In fact, a lot of 디즈니 classics put a twist on fairytales. Walt 디즈니 had a rule that the company still follows; good must always triumph over evil. Some of the original stories that their 영화 are based on have surprisingly tragic endings, and so many 디즈니 영화 use technique #5 to ensure that they do what Walt 디즈니 told them to a long time ago! A few of their classics also use #3 (e.g. Aladdin being set in Arabia instead of China).
(Of course, there are other 영화 that have done this, and you're welcome to list 더 많이 in the comments, but I'd better not get carried away!)
Also, if you're interested in this sort of thing, I recommend Gregory Maguire as an author that 당신 need to check out if 당신 haven't already! He writes novels for adults that make great use of #4. He wrote the Wicked books, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, Mirror Mirror, and his most recent book, After Alice.
Gail Carson Levine's Ella Enchanted and Fairest are a couple of other book examples that reimagine famous fairytales.
Note that these aren't specifically for fairytales; they can be used on any old, well-known stories. After listing some ideas on how 당신 can put a twist on such stories, I'll give a few examples of 영화 that have done used one 또는 더 많이 of these ideas.
1. Swap the genders of the traditional characters.
Do any of the characters behave especially "typical" for their gender? Do they follow any stereotypes that would be made 더 많이 interesting and surprising if they were the opposite sex? This option allows 당신 to put all those cliché gender roles to a 더 많이 original use.
2. Set it in a different time period.
A 인기 way to parody stories that are hundreds of years old is to set the new version in the modern day. This is sometimes done so that the audience can relate to the characters easily, but it also pushes the writer to think carefully about their new setting. What would and wouldn't work in the modern day, compared to the original story's setting? Another option is to set the story merely in another past time period, or, if you're feeling extra imaginative, set your story in the distant future!
3. Set it in a different location.
This one is very similar to the above suggestion; once again, a change of setting might cause 당신 to change certain parts of the story. Note that this is a risky one. 당신 might not want to do this if the story's nationality is especially important to the plot 또는 message, otherwise this could come across as racist. However, on the flip side, if a story's location does not matter, 당신 could change its setting to wherever 당신 live and throw in some accurate cultural representation!
4. Focus on someone other than the original protagonist.
In other words, make a different character the new protagonist! Tell the story from a support character's perspective, 또는 put the villain in the spotlight. This is a very simple yet very 인기 idea. If 당신 are fond of a minor character in a fairytale, why not try 글쓰기 in first person from their perspective? It can be very interesting and very fun!
5. Change an event 또는 two from the original story, just because 당신 can.
Some fairytales are actually pretty gruesome, and so a lot of adaptations decide to go with a 더 많이 child-friendly ending. Other stories, however, hardly stay true to the original tale at all and the writer only uses the original as a basis. Think about how true 당신 want to stay to the traditional version; do 당신 want to just put your own spin on things here and there, 또는 do 당신 want to base just a portion of your own version on the original, and otherwise write something new?
Examples of 영화 that have used one 또는 더 많이 of these techniques:
Nickelodeon's Rags (2012 movie): A parody of 신데렐라 that combines #1 and #2 (and somewhat #3 in that it is set in America).
Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet (1996): Uses #2 and still manages to stick to the original script (for the most part).
Disney's Maleficent (2014 movie): A re-imagining of Sleeping Beauty that uses #4 and turns the villain into the main character.
Disney's The Lion King 1 & 2 (1994 & 1998): Shakespeare plays with African wild animals; the first being based on Hamlet and the 초 on Romeo & Juliet. Both 영화 make use of #3 and #5.
In fact, a lot of 디즈니 classics put a twist on fairytales. Walt 디즈니 had a rule that the company still follows; good must always triumph over evil. Some of the original stories that their 영화 are based on have surprisingly tragic endings, and so many 디즈니 영화 use technique #5 to ensure that they do what Walt 디즈니 told them to a long time ago! A few of their classics also use #3 (e.g. Aladdin being set in Arabia instead of China).
(Of course, there are other 영화 that have done this, and you're welcome to list 더 많이 in the comments, but I'd better not get carried away!)
Also, if you're interested in this sort of thing, I recommend Gregory Maguire as an author that 당신 need to check out if 당신 haven't already! He writes novels for adults that make great use of #4. He wrote the Wicked books, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, Mirror Mirror, and his most recent book, After Alice.
Gail Carson Levine's Ella Enchanted and Fairest are a couple of other book examples that reimagine famous fairytales.
January 16, 1815
Journal,
We have gotten fortunate, Journal! Nastea has found coats in the broken down train. She sits 의해 Sasha now, covering her in them. And she took one for herself as well. I can see color returning to Sasha’s cheeks. Nastea coughs harshly, shivering nervously. Her toes are turning blue, and one has already fallen off. We slept in the train last night, getting as much warmth as we could. We have to start to 옮기기 tomorrow, find shelter. The berries Nastea fed Sasha seem to have made Sasha a lot sicker than she was before. She’s coughing up blood now. The snow around her is stained with red and pink. I attempted to make a 불, 화재 earlier, and let me tell 당신 journal, it didn’t work out. It’s much to cold to start flames. For every time the 불, 화재 ignites, it extinguishes, the harsh winds blowing it out. I’m losing my teeth, journal. Nastea can’t talk anymore, and her and Sasha’s hair is mostly gone. Journal, what’s happening to us?
Bye Journal,
Nadia
Journal,
We have gotten fortunate, Journal! Nastea has found coats in the broken down train. She sits 의해 Sasha now, covering her in them. And she took one for herself as well. I can see color returning to Sasha’s cheeks. Nastea coughs harshly, shivering nervously. Her toes are turning blue, and one has already fallen off. We slept in the train last night, getting as much warmth as we could. We have to start to 옮기기 tomorrow, find shelter. The berries Nastea fed Sasha seem to have made Sasha a lot sicker than she was before. She’s coughing up blood now. The snow around her is stained with red and pink. I attempted to make a 불, 화재 earlier, and let me tell 당신 journal, it didn’t work out. It’s much to cold to start flames. For every time the 불, 화재 ignites, it extinguishes, the harsh winds blowing it out. I’m losing my teeth, journal. Nastea can’t talk anymore, and her and Sasha’s hair is mostly gone. Journal, what’s happening to us?
Bye Journal,
Nadia
The pookie fell from a 나무, 트리
upon hitting the ground he farted
scared at his own flatulence he tried climbing up the tree. But for every branch he grabbed he tooted. and for every twig he broke, he farted.
farting all the way up, pookie climed that tree. He had to make it to the 상단, 맨 위로 당신 see, cause that where pookie's make pee. Relief was almost in reach for pookie. till a stiring occurred within.. a rumbling sensation, and pookie knew.. with a tear, that he couldn't hold it in.
Till this 일 those who were near said it sounded like a cow mooing. The momentum of his farts became like a rocket and shot pookie up and out that tree! Up in to the sky..till pookie could not be seen.
moral of story? dont eat beans. O_o
다음 chapter "The pookie Returns"
left front clockwise: Charlie,Alice,Hollie,Connor and Jon
