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Narrative
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Tzintzuntzan: I like this page, but I don't see how it's different from Contemplate Our Navels. Both are about wasting the audience's time with pseudo-mystical BS, and both even single out the narration in Heroes.
Mister Six: Well, psuedo-philosophical narration is definitely a recurring trope. I think it's important enough to warrant an entry.
Travis Wells: The Beast of Yucca Flats description is not right. The movie was filmed from the start without audio, intending to dub it in later (people talk & weapons are fired off screen so that sound sync isn't a problem). It's also not just narration, many characters in the movie (all 5 of them) have lines. Not sure how to phrase that in the entry though
Kilyle: How does this (obviously bad) narration differ from the philosophic narration on Criminal Minds? 'Cuz I enjoy that narration and it usually does add some perspective to the topic at hand or to the criminal's motivation. I think it works well and makes the series better, so I'm trying to figure out how it differs from this trope.
Fast Eddie: The cogency of the narration, most likely. I'll try to find a transcript from each to contrast. Ooh, goodie! A Google Quest!
//later: Step one:
Earnest: Props to Zeta for working in the Endless from The Sandman. Dreamoflife: I don't know if I'd group Suzumiya Haruhi No Yuutsu under this— Kyon's narration is more sarcastic than philosophical. Elihu: The bit about Oz seems pretty exaggerated. The Augustus Hill monologues were designed to be the equivalent of the Greek Chorus, going over the plot themes and discussing the thoughts of the prisoners through the eyes of an omniscient voice. They often mused on the human condition, but definitely not enough to be fauxlosophic. Banshou: some of material listed here seems a bit subjective... |
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