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I seem to be constantly telling screenwriters I know not to waste their time writing scripts about "old" people.
"Does your protagnonist have to be 73? Or 57? Can he be 43? Or 34?"
If the answer is "I can't tell this really cool story about this 67-year-old woman unless the character is indeed 67," then I say go ahead and write it. Nothing like passion to help move the creative flow.
Same with the ideas about socially relevant dramas (Think "Beyond Borders" or "Veronica Guerin") Go ahead and write it if you feel strongly about the idea, but remember that only a handful--a very small handfall--of venues are open to you, primarily television. Maybe the indie route, but it seems that most independent films these days are "edgie"--do you hate that word as much as I?
Point is: when you've written a romantic comedy or a comedy or a thriller or action adventure or anything that Hollywood would consider to have mainstream appeal, you have more places to send your script. But for those soft, sweet, warm and fuzzy tales the buyers are few and far between. Which is fine. Just make sure you know that going in.
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