By:
Felicia Fang (Age
12)
(A retelling of Hansel and Gretel)
“Ugh!
How am I supposed to make an all new original movie in a month.
Making a movie is a long and tedious process that can take years to
make. First I need to write a script, get together a group of
spontaneous actors, film it and then edit it all into the movie that
wins at least one Oscar. My supervisor really doesn't know anything
about making a movie,” complained Harold to his wife, Georgia.
“Harold,
I know you’re stressed out about that new movie you need to make,
but I know why you can’t concentrate on making the movie that will
make me- I mean us rich and famous,” exclaimed Georgia, “It’s
the kids, they are too noisy and always asking you for ridiculous
things like that new and expensive art kit Grace wanted for her
birthday and that new apple laptop Harry wanted for Christmas. You
spend all your money and time on them and not enough on the
necessities in everyday life.”
“Well, then what do you suggest we do?” questioned Harold.
“I
think that if we get rid of the kids, you’ll be able to focus on
your career. I say we go on vacation tomorrow to New York City where
we ‘accidentally’ lose them in one of the many crowded streets of
the big city,” replied Georgia with a malicious grin on her face.
Unfortunately
for her, Harry and Grace were in Harry’s room testing out some new
gadget he made that let them hear what people were saying within a
10 m radius, and they were within 10 m of Harold and Georgia. They
heard it all so they planned on how to deceive her plan and make it
back home without getting lost. But despite their efforts, their
parents were still able to lose them and they found themselves in an
alley in the middle of nowhere.
Fortunately, Grace had brought some
of her spray paints from an old school project. Along the way, she
quickly sprayed symbols on the heavily vandalized walls. They were
going to be okay after all. But their life wasn't that good. Gangs
had come back to their marked territories only to find big pink
hearts covering all their menacing graffiti. They weren't happy
about that and they decided they were going to get back at whoever
made them the laughing stock of the neighborhood. They followed the
big pink hearts to where Grace and Harry were just realizing that
they were lost.
When
dawn broke, Harry and Grace woke up, but only to find themselves in
an abandoned warehouse and being towered over by teenagers up to no
good. Thankfully, Grace had her spray paint and Harry had a homemade
taser. They not only managed to escape, they also found hidden
stashes of stolen jewels and other valuables.
Harry
and Grace were good and smart kids, so they decided that they would
use the GPS tracking device in Harry’s phone to locate the nearest
police station. When they got there, they told their story to the
police and they handed in the valuables, which apparently were part
of a long unsolved case. Together with the police, they were able to
track down the members of the gang that stole the valuables and
kidnapped Harry and Grace.
The
police also were able to track down where Harold was. When the kids
were reunited with their father, he finally told them about how he
ended up getting married to a woman he didn't even like. He was
forced to marry Georgia, and thanks to the incident of Georgia
inferring that she wanted the kids gone, Harold was finally able to
see that he wasn't okay with being married to Georgia. As a result,
as soon as the kids were gone, Harold went and got divorced with
Georgia. Then the kids told Harold about what he had missed. That is
when he knew he had the best movie idea ever. He was going to film
what had just happened to them all.
Later in life, Harry always said to his kids, “That’s
the story of how your Aunt Grace and I learned that you can only
fully rely on yourself.”
