Chosen One stories are hardly ever good, or at least they're the weakest link in overall good stories like Naruto and Harry Potter.
Digimon Adventure was refreshingly different by having 8 chosen ones and the most important/powerful ones weren't the Main Character but rather the two youngest of the group.
The Legend Of Korra had the best approach though by having the concept of the chosen be questioned whether they're becoming The Artifact.
Having the 'most important chosen one' be one of the if not the youngest of the group is not uncommon. It's actually rather frequent with shows trying to aim themselves to really young audiences, particularly young girls. That's why you get cosmic level babies in girl shows.
himitsu keisatsu seifu chokuzoku kokka hoanbu na no da himitsu keisatsu yami ni magireru supai katsudou torishimariI prefer it when the main character is the Unchosen One, there not be a chosen one or being the possible Chosen One is actually really awful and not as great as you think.
"You can't change the world without getting your hands dirty."I don't mind the chosen one.
I don't mind it either. It can obviously be done wrong, and I think it was in Naruto, but when it's done right it can be really effective.
It depends on the story really.
x5 - I concur. I don't think I've ever seen a Chosen One angle I really liked, outside of Berserk, in which the character in question was chosen to become the Big Bad.
I agree with those who say the angle severely cheapened, if not ruined, the Naruto plot. Take a plot with several villages squabbling over several individual issues... and reduce it to riding on two brothers' feud based on a single homunculus' manipulations? Bleh.
The Chosen One should be the Chosen One because he is awesome, not be awesome because he is the Chosen One.
That makes all the difference.
If Naruto had not been given power because of the fated family bullshit, I dare say most of us wouldn't mind the prophecy at all. I mean, yeah, it's there, and it predicted the outcome... but we'd be okay with it if Naruto had earned his power. At least, I would be.
himitsu keisatsu seifu chokuzoku kokka hoanbu na no da himitsu keisatsu yami ni magireru supai katsudou torishimariIt's fine if someone hears they're the chosen one and decides to become awesome, but them being awesome as a side effect of being the chosen one is lame yeah.
It all comes down to whether or not the character earned that power.
And no, having a 'tragic' backstory does not mean you 'earned' that power.
I'm even okay with a character receiving significantly better gains from training than others, so long as said character goes through appropriate training.
himitsu keisatsu seifu chokuzoku kokka hoanbu na no da himitsu keisatsu yami ni magireru supai katsudou torishimariConsidering the training he had to take to become badass (like his training for senjutsu) and that had to fight a kaiju to gain more power.
I think he earnt it.
The whole thing with the Sage giving him power seemed more like Time To Unlock More Potential, Hagaromo didn't give him the power of the biju he just flicked the on switch so that Naruto could access them.
yo thread.
I'm so disappointed by a funny turn of events. A theater was doing a special release of Boruto yesterday. So naturally I bought tickets. My friend that told me ended up not being able to afford it, so I bought his ticket and he said he would pick me up for the movie. So sure enough there are 4 accidents on the highway and we get to the theater 7 minutes late and they wouldn't seat us. I do my best to charm and explain but they wouldn't budge. No less than 10 people showed up as I am talking with the floor manager and they wouldn't let any of us in.
I couldn't believe it.
I was looking forward to seeing the movie and coming back here. Has anyone seen Boruto?
(•_•)⌐■-■ ( ಠ_ಠ)>⌐■-■ (⌐■_■)Wait cinemas where you are refuse entry if you're late? I've never heard of that before
That's low
What?
Maybe if you we're 30 minutes late i could understand it but generally even the super swanky ones let you in if you like 10 minutes late
I'm A Pervert not an Asshole!Damn homes, my grievances. Your theater is a fucking dick
"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."Damn those people are shitheads. You already paid money for your tickets, what the hell do they care if you miss a few minutes?!
PSN ID: FateSeraph Congratulations! She/TheyNever happened to me, to be honest. And I did once show up to a movie like forty minutes in. Just walked in and nobody stopped me.
Granted, that's pretty much how I walk into any building these days. You know how people say that if you look like you belong, nobody'll question you?
I've walked into banks by just pretending that I belong there. Being a corporate suit is awesome.
himitsu keisatsu seifu chokuzoku kokka hoanbu na no da himitsu keisatsu yami ni magireru supai katsudou torishimariThat's just garbage customer service.
Alamo Drafthouse theaters refuse seating if you're late. That's a chain of upscale theaters with amazing seats, almost ninja-like in-seat restaurant service, etc. But if it's a normal theater, they were being stupid.
The sad, REAL American dichotomyEven in that case, what the hell do they even care if you're late? If the seat's free, then they have literally no reason not to sell you a ticket. They want to sell you tickets, that's how they earn money, and it's not like they have to restart the movie or anything. There's literally no reason whatsoever to refuse someone service. It cannot be explained. It's not just poor customer service, it's a bad business model.
And if the reason that they don't seat you is that they resold your seat to someone else, well, congratulations, you can now almost certainly demand a free ticket from the manager over it.
Actually, always complain to the manager. They will give you a new ticket, because doing that is less expensive than dealing with the fallout of your temper tantrum.
himitsu keisatsu seifu chokuzoku kokka hoanbu na no da himitsu keisatsu yami ni magireru supai katsudou torishimariIn that case, it's disruptive to the rest of the generally packed theater who is there for the complete experience. However, when there's only 10 people, they could probably deal with it, except they do have standards and don't want to set a bad trend.
The sad, REAL American dichotomyHow is it disruptive? It's really not that different from a guy who went out to relieve his bladder, which people do.
I suppose I'm used to people being generally polite enough to move quickly and keep their heads down so they're not really problematic when moving about.
Which is weird, because I live in Argentina, and this country is populated almost entirely by dicks.
himitsu keisatsu seifu chokuzoku kokka hoanbu na no da himitsu keisatsu yami ni magireru supai katsudou torishimariSaw Boruto tonight, the final battle was soo badass.
That must make procreation a bit more difficult.
The sad, REAL American dichotomyso between IANCE and Goku Martin
We should just KilSat Argentina from orbit
edited 14th Oct '15 9:02:13 PM by FrozenWolf2
I'm A Pervert not an Asshole!
Honestly, I hate that Kishi introduced prophecy into his series especially since he didn't use prophecy in any intereresting way.
And I would say that that started not in Part 2 but in Part 1 when Tsunade gives Naruto her necklace and he didn't die immediately.
edited 13th Oct '15 5:32:15 PM by MadSkillz
"You can't change the world without getting your hands dirty."