Category Archives: Writing

Into Darkness (a review)

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: May 19, 2013

Hey, everybody. Just got back from seeing the new Star Trek film, and my mind swirls with thoughts about it. I find myself conflicted because I didn’t enjoy the film, but I wonder if it’s a wise thing to share my opinion on it. I try to maintain a policy of not stepping on anyone’s [...]

Also posted in Blog, Movies | Tagged Audience, Cold Hard Truth, Conflict, Controversy, Darkness, Enemies, Favorite Films, Hey, Moot Point, New Star, Personality, Prime Example, Star Trek, Star Trek Film, Swirls, Toes | 4 Comments

Q&A Friday

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: May 10, 2013

Hello, Action Force. Been a while since I’ve posted a Q&A Friday but received some intriguing questions so here we go. Here’s a question i’ve had bugging me forever. What the f$%&^ is Steve Rogers’s (aka Captain America) motivation? Liberty. Seriously, that’s basically it. The guy believes in life, liberty, and the pursuit of [...]

Also posted in Blog, Comic Books | Tagged Bad Guys, Brave Souls, Captain America, Clark Kent, Cliche, Good Guys, Good Person, Heroic Characters, Heroism, Intriguing Questions, John Carter, John Carter Of Mars, Liberty And The Pursuit Of Happiness, Life Liberty And The Pursuit Of Happiness, Macgyver, Man Of Steel, Nuanced, Pursuit Of Happiness, Steve Rogers, Superman Story | 5 Comments

Cage Matched

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: April 30, 2013

The world is one giant complicated mess, and as humans, we aren’t wired to deal with that. Given a chance, we will always simplify, reduce, and otherwise ignore rather than deal with possibilities. This is a gross generalization, and not everyone does this all the time. But we all do it sometime. And some of [...]

Also posted in Blog | Tagged Action Hero, Aesthetic Choices, Aesthetically, Bad Guys, Beasts, Cop, Copycats, Gross Generalization, Heck, Lethal Weapon, Men In Black, Notion, Pacific Rim, Religious Connotations, Ripoff, Robots, Set Pieces, Tango And Cash, Transformers, Waves | Leave a comment

The Goth Phase

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: April 23, 2013

Whenever I hear “It’s realistic” as defense for some element of a story, it’s never used to justify a happy ending. If a character is raped or murdered or simply dies tragically and pointlessly, the “That’s life” argument is often used. And certainly, that is life. But sometimes people don’t die tragically. Sometimes, people grow [...]