>Sun was setting, in deep reds and subtler yellow, the sky slowly fading to inky blue. The water below it was already dark, except where the surf hit the rocky shore. From this side the island looked desolate, covered mostly by grass, with the rocks breaking through it like the bones of some (fake) prehistoric animal....The moai monoliths loomed picturesquely against the sunset. For a more fanciful mind, they might have resembled an army waiting for orders. One that had been waiting for so long most of the men had grown tired and settled down on the ground, tilting every which way or entirely horizontal. Only a few stood in a neat, military row, brows stoically lowered.<
For a story that is essentially a fun romp, this is an impressively evocative and visual opening description of Easter island!
And... > As it happens, the only person seeing this particular view was not concerned with the statues. No, he was looking for the figure perched on one of the vertical monoliths like an oversized seagull. There was a quiet sound made by very large wings as Aziraphale settled next to him. His landing was relatively elegant, at least considering the size of the landing area.
"Good evening, Crowley," he said in a disapproving tone, earning a dark look from said person.<
That scene together with this action is a striking opening for a movie! It's visual scale deserving of movement rather than a static illustration.
And then there is the banter, Aziraphale's squirming conscience warring with his need to PROTECT those "defenseless" books, the behavior of the risen Jesus, Crowley hiding behind Az's wings (clutching the pinions) and Az spreading his wings a little wider in futile instinct to shelter his opposite number, Az's warning to the pair of illicit would-be lovers and simply glimpsing real love between the older and younger "men" helping the waitress regain her perspective...
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Date: 2010-01-22 07:47 am (UTC)For a story that is essentially a fun romp, this is an impressively evocative and visual opening description of Easter island!
And...
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As it happens, the only person seeing this particular view was not concerned with the statues. No, he was looking for the figure perched on one of the vertical monoliths like an oversized seagull. There was a quiet sound made by very large wings as Aziraphale settled next to him. His landing was relatively elegant, at least considering the size of the landing area.
"Good evening, Crowley," he said in a disapproving tone, earning a dark look from said person.<
That scene together with this action is a striking opening for a movie! It's visual scale deserving of movement rather than a static illustration.
And then there is the banter, Aziraphale's squirming conscience warring with his need to PROTECT those "defenseless" books, the behavior of the risen Jesus, Crowley hiding behind Az's wings (clutching the pinions) and Az spreading his wings a little wider in futile instinct to shelter his opposite number, Az's warning to the pair of illicit would-be lovers and simply glimpsing real love between the older and younger "men" helping the waitress regain her perspective...
YUM!