Or even a grav gun separating me from that 10-foot pole.

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    Uhh, maybe.

    I do think that the over-emphasis of lore in media as important detracts somewhat from the thematic and narrative content. In some cases, I think it borders on illiteracy.

    I guess whether hiring one is a solution or not just depends on how insufferable he finds listening to these people.

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      1 month ago

      At the end of the day, art is art and art is usually made with some kind of message in mind. “Lore” doesn’t always include that message, so I agree. “Needing” to stick to lore 100% does detract from the overall message or theme of the work.

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        1 month ago

        Yeah.

        I don’t mean to attack lore as a concept, by the way. Lore is art all the same.

        I just don’t like the way that some people hyperfixate on it so much that an artist trying to do something new, risky, or interesting becomes basically impossible.

        People will get stuck on details so much that they end up choking their favorite works to death without even realizing it. As a broad example, I would point to Star Wars.

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            1 month ago

            Hahaha, of course.

            You know, I was dragged into seeing episode 9 against my will (I was fine with it), and that movie, like… actually pissed me off. I was legit getting whiplash from all the location changes.

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              It was when they asked Rose to go with them that I realized JJ did this specifically to spite Rian Johnson