Fandom Promos

[galerian_ash]

Have you already decided what fandom(s) to write for? If so, how about doing a little promoting? :D

We've all chosen tiny obscure canons, needless to say. But by posting here you might be able to entice someone else to give it a try — or perhaps you'll even run into a fellow fan, who can't wait to read your coming fic.

Your promo can be long or short, and contain whatever you feel like. Want to post a couple of intriguing screencaps from a movie? Quote a few paragraphs from a book? Rec the best episode of an anime or a TV series? Talk about why you love your favorite character and/or pairing from your fandom? It's all good; anything goes!

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The Way to the Stars (1945)

[sweetsorcery]

The Way to the Stars (1945) is, objectively, one of the most stunning war movies ever made. It's basically about the later period of WWII and set at an airbase for RAF's Bomber Command; later on in the film, the USAAF's bombers turn up and it covers those joint day/night bombing operations. I could wax poetic about the wonderful actors in it (John Mills and Michael Redgrave are two of my three all time favourites), the sensitive directing by Anthony Asquith, the perfect mix of drama, angst and light humour, but I'll just give you this link where you can watch the entire film online.

For once with a John Mills film, it's not his character (Peter Penrose) I mean to write about, although from his arrival as a fairly hopeless pilot officer through his growth to a first class pilot, not to mention his relationships with other characters, he is, as always, a delight.

However, I've been forever meaning to write about David Archdale (Peter's friend and flight commander to begin with, played by Michael Redgrave) and Johnny Hollis (one of the American pilots arriving later in the film, played by Douglass Montgomery).

Under here are screencaps you can peek at safely. However, if you don't want major spoilers, don't scroll down past the blank area to where I go on about why I feel the need to write about David and Johnny.

This pairing requires a magic wand to manipulate time and/or place to bring them together while both are actually alive, though I may well go for writing a ghost romance here. They share no scenes, directly. Flying bombers during WWII was a very dangerous job. :(

These two characters really get to me on account of how their canon-separate existences are tied together, through David's poem (which is blatantly about Johnny without him ever having met him, at least in that life - soulmate AU with reincarnation very much on the cards), and Johnny stepping respectfully and reverently into every void left by David by taking over his room and bed at the airbase, his best friend (Peter), his silly sign on the wall, his child, and his "lucky" cigarette lighter. And even the platonic relationship with Toddy, who's more of a link and catalyst between David and Johnny than a hindrance; I love the way gay directors make films! :)

There's no happy ending for the main characters, except for Peter, but both David (who's too sensitive and tense for his own good, and rather out of his depth as a husband and father) and Johnny (who, despite his cheer, can't make everyone happy but at least saves as many lives as he can) have somehow inevitable storylines. It's very poignant and touching, and the characters really stay with you. And hey, this is where fanfic comes in. :)

Re: The Way to the Stars (1945)

[ride_4ever]

Okay, you've piqued my interest. I'm going to watch this before your fic gets posted.

Re: The Way to the Stars (1945)

[sweetsorcery]

Oh good. I hope you'll like it. :D