'Wanted' Dir: Timur Bekmambetov

When I viewed the movie Wanted, starring Morgan Freeman and Angelina Jolie, I never expected to see links between it and the Flanagans' The Line. The main idea in Wanted, that of being able to go back in time to stop someone before they murder someone or commit an atrocity to humanity, is an intriguing one. It was when Jolie discussed the idea in terms of going back in time to murder Hitler that I made a connection as to how I might possibly create and present a piece of writing that would fulfill the criteria for the Creating and Presenting area of study. The Line is set during World War 2 and Martin Flanagan recalls a poem by soldier Billy Lyall that is 'written in the voice of the pub. You can feel the sunshine ... through the ... window, hear ... the wireless on the bar as ... the next race is announced. The pub reminds him why he's fighting Hitler.' Thinking about these different ideas makes me think one could write an interesting imaginative piece whereby a character, in some way, finds they can go back in time to encounter Hitler. There are many levels of complexity upon which one could explore the idea of encountering conflict in such a scenario. There would also be lots of opportunities to incorporate literary devices that would allow the piece to show the writer has used The Line to inform their piece.