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FRANCISTOWN FILM FESTIVAL, DAY TWO
Jonathan: Well, welcome back, ladies and gentlemen, to Day Two of the First Annual Francisto...
Mary: Jonathan, I'm pretty sure that everyone here, not to mention those watching this event, know that it's Day Two of the first annual FFF.
Jonathan: Well, yeah, but it's kind of our duty to say that.
Mary: You're right. Well, sorry for interrupting you. Please continue, Jonathan.
Jonathan: Okay. Well anyways, as I was saying, welcome back everyone! Today, we will continue to review the films which qualified for the finals this year, accompanied by our special guests for today. The fi...
Mary: Wait, did you say "Special guests"? I thought there was going to be only one?
Jonathan: Well Mary, since the volcanic ash from Askivötn cleared up a few days ago, Johanna was able to fly here at last. She arrived last night, in fact. However, because of the delay caused by all flights in Fovazh and West Althena being grounded for a long time, her stay here will unfortunately be substantially shorter than originally planned. However, she will be able to attend the festival for the next few days.
Mary: Oh look, here she comes now!
Johanna: Hello guys!
Mary: Welcome, Johanna! It's great to meet you!
Johanna: Same here.
Mary: So, are you enjoying your stay here in Grand so far?
Johanna: Definitely!
Charles: So, what's the first film on today's list?
Jonathan: That would be the Utrovan film Source Code, Your Majesty.
Johanna: I've never seen it. What's it about?
Mary: The plot centers around a certain man who, after narrowly surviving a train derailment in Chidessa, decides to hunt down the person responsible for the bombing which caused the accident. After doing so, he finds that the bomber has already set his plans in motion for a larger "accident", this time hitting the Utrovan capital, and he decides to try to prevent that from occuring. The film stars Jake Gyllanov as Stanislaw Colldorov, Vika Monohan as Hristina Varon, Vera Farmiha as Captain Gosda, Jeffrey Wright as Dr. Rutleh, and Mikhail Ardon as Drechk Snih. Like the Utrovan film we saw yesterday, this one is also directed by Stanislaw Walzak.
Johanna: Hmmm, interesting. What do you think, Charles?
Charles: I agree with you. Let's begin the film!
Jonathan: Right away, sire!
*1 hour, 33 minutes later*
Charles Better then I expected!
Mary: That film did have a few suprises in store... I didn't expect the end to be like that.
Jonathan: I think that every really good movie should have some suprises in store... it gets boring when all the films are so predictable.
Johanna: I agree with you on that. Anyways, what's next?
Mary: Another Utrovan film, and one of only two animated films to make it in. It's called "The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie". It's quite short actually; the shortest film that made it into the finals, if I'm not mistaken.
Jonathan: Heh, I used to watch those Utrovan cartoons about him a lot when I was little... so, what are we waiting for?
Mary: Here we go!
*29 minutes later*
Mary: Well, that was short.
Jonathan: Indeed. I wouldn't have minded it if it had gone on longer however.
Mary: Really? For my part, I was kind of relieved when it was over. Too much rabbit-ness.
Jonathan: The "too much rabbit-ness" is what I enjoyed best!
Charles: Uh... guys?
Jonathan: Sorry, Your Majesty.
Charles: It's ok. I rather liked the short film as well, but let's not get into that. What's the next film?
Jonathan: I believe it's the Grandian film Agents of Tegno, which was the only film from our country to enter.
Johanna: What's it about? It only came out a few days ago, so I didn't see it yet.
Mary: Directed by the world-famous Grandian director Jim Bailings, who also was the producer of the box-office hit Loggers, which won two Defers Awards and made 173 million Enieo worldwide, and starring Andrew Norman as Kent Antas, Isabella Thompson as Jenny King, Harold Bama as Henry King, and Fred Benner as Jim Andrews, Agents of Tegno is set during a fictional war between the Republic of Nosagua and the Principality of Conortosia. As the Nosaguans rapidly lose ground during the war, they dispatch a small team of secret agents into the heart of Conortosia to kidnap high-ranking Conortosian officials and hold them for ransom. However, the agents have no idea of how hard their mission would be, in more ways than one.
Johanna: This is gonna be great, I can tell.
Jonathan: Switch it on!
*2 hours, 15 minutes later*
Johanna: What did I tell you? It was great, wasn't it?
Mary: It was! And I can't imagine how Jenny felt... it must have been hard for her, with her boyfriend being one of those Conortosian officials.
Charles: Yeah, considering the circumstances, I was not that surprised that she did what she did in the end.
Jonathan: Andy Norman sure was a great actor... he obviously didn't win that Golden Fabhcun for Best Actor for his role in Attack of the Killer Parrots back in July for nothing.
Johanna: I second that.
Mary: What's the next film, Jonathan?
Jonathan: That would be the other animated film that entered, Where in the World is Anokan?, directed by Bob Peterson, and starring the voices of Jamie Bell as Billy, and Jorden Nagai as his best friend, Russel. The story begins when Billy and Russel are rummaging through some of Billy's late grandfather's things, and they find a misplaced letter from 1979. They then decide to attempt to reach the distant (fictional) nation of Anokan on the other side to the world to deliver the letter to earn the last Guide badge they need.
Mary: Sounds pretty decent.
Jonathan: Here we go then!
*1 hour, 36 minutes later*
Mary: That was wonderful! A lot better than that Bugsy movie!
Jonathan: I'll have to hand it to you, it really was a lot better than I expected!
Johanna: Is that the end of Day Two?
Charles: I believe there's one more for tonight.
Mary: Indeed there is. It's the Ruterian disaster film 2011, directed by Ronald Arnolds. It's a fictionalized version of what some people claim could happen on December 23rd 2011, when the Mutir Long Count Calendar ends its cycle.
Charles: I saw this one before, and although a few scenes were a little unrealistic in my opinion, it was a pretty good movie overall.
Jonathan: I haven't seen it.
Mary: Here goes!
*2 hours, 38 minutes later*
Jonathan: Whew! That was exhilarating!
Mary: Even though I've seen it before, it was good to see it again!
Johanna: I enjoyed watching it again as well.
Charles: So did I.
Jonathan: Well, I suppose that's it for tonight. Good night everyone! Khot hap ee ko, and and please come back tomorrow for Day Three of the Festival!
Mary: Goodbye! It certainly was a pleasure to meet you, Johanna! I hope we will have an opportunity to meet again sometime soon.
Johanna: It would be great to have you over anytime, if that's alright with Charles. I'm still just a guest here myself for now.
Charles: Of course it would be fine!
Mary: Thank you both so much! Well, this is Mary Phillips, signing off now, and I wish you all a pleasant evening.
Excellent Job
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