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Do you think the Comic is too predictable
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Re: Do you think the Comic is too predictable
TL;DR: Twists for the sake of twists are not needed and will only upset the audience while making the plot convoluted and overly complex. From a basic writing or filming standpoint, theres no reason to unless... well... you have a reason! Sure, one of the cast members could suddenly catch a flu and die with lack of medicine: but why? For the sake of it being realistic? Heroic stories aren't meant to be realistic, they're meant to be the exception! How fun would it be to play a game as the hero of the world, and at the very end, get one hit and killed, and you lose as the end of the game. That game would suck, it would feel like you played through the whole story for nothing. Sure, it could be realistic, but no one would like it. No one would buy your games, or read your books, or watch your films.
I know its painfully long, but its true. There are dramatic principles in storytelling, things you should and should not do. Confusing your audience in a contemporary epic while also turning them away from the plot for the sake of it isn't a good idea. Imagine if during The Return of the Jedi Princess Leia took over the Emperor's throne and continued the Empire under her and Luke's rule. That'd be a shot out of nowhere and would completely ruin the rest of the story. A shock that could be felt on the Richter scale for sure, but pointless. All it does is confuse you. If theres a twist, you should be able to ask, "Why should this exist and can it make the plot-line make sense or become better" and give an immediate response.
Re: Do you think the Comic is too predictable
By definition - those who don't love it are not part of the fan base.George R. R. Martin does the polar opposite - he kills characters and changes the plot dramatically at a hats drop. Yet the fan base loves it.
I read the first book in the series and found no reason to pick up the second or watch the TV show.
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Re: Do you think the Comic is too predictable
I wouls say this is one of the reasons why we are going "Not again!" when we hear "plot twist" today. Everyone thinks they have to have a twist in the story, even if it doenst make sense and there is no reason (sometimes it also looks like they were a last minute idea just cramed in) - We are oversaturated with this.GaySailors wrote: ↑Mon Jun 19, 2017 9:16 pmFrom a basic writing or filming standpoint, theres no reason to unless... well... you have a reason!
Thats what i menat when i said earlier authors should think twice before putting something like this in.
I know that mostly that was done (a) because there was a trend rising but also (b) people thought it was getting boring to know how a story will go on - and thats what i find sad. Just because you know how story works and maybe also could tell where it will go doesnt mean its bad (i mean lets face it, over 90 % of all of the movies we see today, we know that good guys win), i think its more importont to focus on the way to the end, and not to have soemthing just shoehorned in at the last second, to think its cever. Or lets say it this way: Even a good twist cant make a good movie bad, it can make it memorable but not more.
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