@wirehead2501 somehow i feel like the writer's own empathy for the story they're telling makes a difference to me.
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Replying to @chrisamaphone
@wirehead2501 like... i can't stand horror because i feel like the writer has no empathy for the trauma experienced by their characters1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @chrisamaphone
@wirehead2501 otoh i can deal with dramas where characters experience trauma because the story takes their trauma seriously.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @chrisamaphone
@chrisamaphone@wirehead2501 i think there's a continuum of empathy and respect for the audience there rather than very distinct categories1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @chaosprime
@chrisamaphone@wirehead2501 like, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close's trailers felt like they were trying to trick me, not communicate1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @chaosprime
@chrisamaphone@wirehead2501 and it wasn't that they did anything very different, just much more ham-fistedly manipulatively1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @chaosprime
@chaosprime@wirehead2501 right, like... i don't know quite how to characterize that distinction but i feel it is real2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @chrisamaphone
@chrisamaphone@chaosprime almost like the feeling of manipulation is when it doesn't succeed at its goals1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @wirehead2501
@wirehead2501@chaosprime yeah! that was something i tried to articulate but couldn't; only "bad" writing feels manipulative1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @chrisamaphone
@chrisamaphone@wirehead2501 it's depressing to think but it failure of craft and lack of subtlety might be more or less the whole thing1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@chrisamaphone @wirehead2501 EL&IC failed b/c it was *lazy* IMO; it leaned on Things You're Socially Required To Feel instead of working
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