Synopsis:

Boldly go where no BionicBob edit has gone before; outside the Star Trek universe!. BionicBob has taken the critically maligned epic from Kevin Costner and stripped it down to its core, revealing optimistic tale of human triumph which is the core of this post-apocalyptic box-office mis-fire. Finally, The Postman delivers!

Intentions:

My intention is to try and bring some LOVE to this wrongly maligned movie. The original POSTMAN is a sentimental, lyrical, optimistic post-apocolyptic epic adventure about the power of love, hope and patriotism. What’s not to love? But in 1997 no one was interested in an OPTIMISTIC post-apocaliptic adventure movie. Audiences and critics widely panned the movie. One critic called it “Mad Max if directed by Frank Capra”. I am pretty certain the critic meant the comparision as an insult, but I take it as wonderful compliment. Capra movies are inspiring patriotic tales of the common man rising up and triumphing over corruption and the more powerful. And at it’s core, so is the The Postman. It is a movie about HOPE. It is NOT a movie for cynics or pessimists. So with this edit, I have embraced the Capra-corn elements of unashamed patriotism, while adding an element of mystery by removing all scenes and/or dialogue that reveal the Postman’s true identity or history. Hopefully, by using this approach, you the viewer, will find the movie more engaging and entertaining. So leave your jaded world-weary attitudes at the door, sit down with your popcorn and let your inner patriot out, because HOPE RIDES AGAIN! Remember, Not even an Apocalypse can stop the Mail!

Change List:

-The first 44 minutes is completely cut -Crafted a new prologue/opening credits. -Recut the Shelter in the Storm scene, so he no longer discovers the mail bag or uniform. Now it appears he is just taking shelter and drying out his uniform and mail. -Lots of little cuts/trims while in Pine View in attempts to make it less clear his true identity or motivies. -Cut the Sheriff scene of accusing him of being drifter who just found a bag of mail -recut the after dance scene so it no longer looks like he trying to run away, but instead purposely looking for the local Post Office, thus seeding the idea he may actually be what he says he is… -a few trims during the Benning, Oregon scenes…. -regarding the price of a stamp – Bethleham kicking over a barrel while under attack –Abby blugeoning a Holnist to death -a few trims during the Mountain Cabin scenes -Abby discovery of the Postman’s identity and confrontation have been reworked to keep it more of a mystery for the audience, clearly Abby knows something and it is making her hostile towards the Postman but she never openly says anything -cut the whole Scott Baristow spy subplot, now he is just another young person inspired by the Postman -cut the Postman confessing who he really is to Abby -cut Ford and Bethleham scenes, so now it is more of surprise when Ford appears at the end and leaves what tortures Bethleham may have inflicted on Ford to the audience’s imagination -cut the whole cliche Hollywood ending of the defeated Badguy suddenly rising up and then getting shot by another character. Seen it a million times and it defeats the whole final message of starting over and “live and let live”.

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