What Happens In The Video? Look, I know it's Nickelback, and it's incredibly easy to bag on them - justified, even. But put aside your distaste for the band (or if you're a fan, embrace it! Who cares) for a moment and just appreciate the aesthetic and storyline of the music video - if you must, watch the video on mute and it'll put across the point of the video just as well. In it, an oblivious yuppie-type is saved from being hit by a car by a mysterious vagrant-looking dude. As he is saved, the hero disappears into the crowd, and the guy begins looking strangely at all the people around him on the busy city streets. We soon see what he sees; everybody has a timer floating above their heads, counting down. This man soon figures out what that means, and how to rid himself of the gift/curse. What Would The Film Be About? Basically just a feature-length version of the story you see in the music video; the ability to see when the ethereal clock counting down to each individual person's death is a fantastic premise, and could make for a cool Final Destination-meets-X-Men vibe. The music video has a bunch of little flourishes which would make for cool moments or subplots in a film, such as when the businessman comes across a pregnant lady and sees two clocks, one above her head, and one above her stomach. Who Should Direct? Francis Lawrence, the director of the last three Hunger Games movies, could do a good job. But not because of those YA behemoths - more because of his work on the underrated Keanu Reeves Constantine flick; that film had the right level of dark and moody that could be put to good use here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPc-o-4Nsbk Are there any glaring omissions from the list that you think could make great movies? Are you really pissed that #1 was a Nickelback video? Be sure to sound off in the comments section below!
Cinephile since 1993, aged 4, when he saw his very first film in the cinema - Jurassic Park - which is also evidence of damn fine parenting. World champion at Six Degrees of Separation. Lender of DVDs to cheap mates. Connoisseur of Marvel Comics and its Cinematic Universe.
