Sunday, September 13, 2015

Warriors Through Culture - Brainstorm Styles Sesh

Topic - The honor of the sword and shield is the truest thing among a certain class of people - the warrior. History is shaped by the blood of warriors. The antagonists. The protagonists. The heroes. The villains. The in between. The legendary ones, and the ones history forgot. Honor. Life. War. Humanity. Bravery. Conflict. Competition. Glory. The code. It can be comprised of anything, depending on the culture. Honor and Glory are defined differently by different cultures. 'Savagery' or a 'warriors way?' Heroic or idiotic? Scalping is glory. Beheading is glory. Taking ones life in defeat is glory. From fight club to the Spartan to the gang Coney Island gang the Warriors. Actual or fictional. That is not the matter, but rather the exploration of the warrior.

Bibliography - Rama in the epic Ramayana:
the hero Yamato from Japan:
Makoma the warrior from east Africa:
Kut-O-Yis the Blackfoot warrior:
Manobozho the Ojibwa warrior:
Beowulf:
King Arthur:

Styles - (Haiku) This style could cater nicely to the many stories I want to do and the many type of warriors I want to describe. I could do an upwards of about 15 of these and all be just as beautiful and dynamic as a set. I could cover a large area of content and have some describe the warriors physically, probably multiple actually, and then some describe war generally in a beautiful dramatic manner, and some in a harsh manner. This option is versatile in content but fixed in organization. 

(First person) I almost imagine a warrior waiting at the edge of a field or behind the gate, only his heartbeat heard in his head, and visions of swords clashing right before he rushes the enemy. I could write from each warriors point of view. Composing a very sensory driven, emotionally charged style would be the goal.

(Converging) A style or direction rather in which multiple stories and multiple warriors converge that could climax in many different ways. Maybe a story where multiple endings are written? Just brainstorming. The way swords clash with other swords so to could the re written fate of famous or fictional warriors clash.

(Weapon POV) Imagine a go pro on a darting arrow or slashing katana? Dope idea right? I could write stories in the perspective of the warriors weapon. "And as my warrior planted his foot firmly into the hard ground and torqued his body on a horizontal axis, providing optimal power, I cut through the air and slid my way through our enemies belly, watching his intestines spill, quickly afterwards, being lifted in victory." Wow haha.


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