Tried watching a bit of Dark Crystal (didn’t know it was based on a Jim Henson thing) but I don’t think I can do this anymore. I can tell a lot of TLC has gone into this, but this LOTRish formula about vaguely elvish and vaguely orcish things warring over McGuffins needs to die.
-
-
Disagree. Nearly all storytelling invokes the there's covered by Joseph Campbell and others. I think your issue might be a related to a desire for novelty.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
With fantasy/sf It often feels like McLuhan style regress. The narrative substance fades while the surface aesthetics remain. Maybe loss of narrative substance increases in correlation to the expressiveness of gerne aesthetics which leads to abundance of mediocre fantasy/sf.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
Have you read Lois McMaster Bujold's fantasy? Like you, most fantasy irritates the heck out of me, but she manages to imbue her worlds with some actual innovation that isn't just either recycled Tolkien or <hot political issue of the day>.
-
I second the Lois McMaster Bujold recommendation. She has two fantasy series: one, starting with Curse of Chalion, where the 5 gods interfere with people, and one where the gods are absent, starting with Sharing Knife: Beguilement. Both different takes than Pratchett's Small Gods
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
What really puts into perspective of what Wizards is about is the Documentary and directors commentary on the 2005 dvd release. I would suggest watching the.documentary then watch the movie, then watch the directors commentary.
End of conversation
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.