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My hot takes ( story telling edition)
4 months ago
This is me just screaming into the void/ venting n some opinions I have. In this case the topoc is writing: storytelling so here we go
1 Ambiguous Endings:
Not gonna lie. I absolutely hate this shit. Not finishing a story and then claiming it’s better to let the reader decide is some class A bullshit.
Lets call this what it is. Lazy . 9/10 times this is the excuse used by writers when they have backed themselves inti a corner and cannot think of a satisfactory ending so rather than actually providing one they pull the ol’ “Let the reader decide” It’s lazy and more unsatisfying than if they pulled some bullshit out of their ass and actually gave an concrete ending.
2 Killing off fan favorites.
Again this is a lazy tactic disguised being clever.
Killing off beloved characters is okay now and then, but honestly it’s used as a shock tactic to make something poorly written seem much more visceral and impactful than it really is. The vast majority of the time it’s completely unnecessary and writers have been overusing this bullshit since GoT started to make it a trend
Other examples of this are killing off characters who are way cooler than the MC so welp! They gotta die! Can’t have anyone outshine the main character! So let’s kill them off so this basic bitch boring ass protagonist can be shoved at the audience.
3 Reoccurring villains:
Oksay so hear me out
So many stories have reoccurring villains that lost any appeal long ago ( Looking at you Joker)
Examples of this are The Joker, Doctor Doom.
Both are over used and quite frankly lame in my opinion. They are so over used that in an attempt to make them seem more relevant they up the ante on their crimes to make them feel like a more legitimate threat. Instead they could give other or even new characters time to shine instead of using the same boring bad guy over and over.
Right now these are what come to mind. I do not claim to be an authority on this subject, and these are just some gripes I have. In short these are opinions, and while I am okay with discussing this stuff please don’t come at me aggressively for these opinions. Thanks.
1 Ambiguous Endings:
Not gonna lie. I absolutely hate this shit. Not finishing a story and then claiming it’s better to let the reader decide is some class A bullshit.
Lets call this what it is. Lazy . 9/10 times this is the excuse used by writers when they have backed themselves inti a corner and cannot think of a satisfactory ending so rather than actually providing one they pull the ol’ “Let the reader decide” It’s lazy and more unsatisfying than if they pulled some bullshit out of their ass and actually gave an concrete ending.
2 Killing off fan favorites.
Again this is a lazy tactic disguised being clever.
Killing off beloved characters is okay now and then, but honestly it’s used as a shock tactic to make something poorly written seem much more visceral and impactful than it really is. The vast majority of the time it’s completely unnecessary and writers have been overusing this bullshit since GoT started to make it a trend
Other examples of this are killing off characters who are way cooler than the MC so welp! They gotta die! Can’t have anyone outshine the main character! So let’s kill them off so this basic bitch boring ass protagonist can be shoved at the audience.
3 Reoccurring villains:
Oksay so hear me out
So many stories have reoccurring villains that lost any appeal long ago ( Looking at you Joker)
Examples of this are The Joker, Doctor Doom.
Both are over used and quite frankly lame in my opinion. They are so over used that in an attempt to make them seem more relevant they up the ante on their crimes to make them feel like a more legitimate threat. Instead they could give other or even new characters time to shine instead of using the same boring bad guy over and over.
Right now these are what come to mind. I do not claim to be an authority on this subject, and these are just some gripes I have. In short these are opinions, and while I am okay with discussing this stuff please don’t come at me aggressively for these opinions. Thanks.
