\*sees Gault leaving*
NOOOOOOOO! *glomps*
I've got new mythological machinery, and very handsome supernatural scenery. Goodfae: a mafia web serial
Thanks!
\*puts on a stetson*
I've got new mythological machinery, and very handsome supernatural scenery. Goodfae: a mafia web serialOh, thank you so much for that comparison, QQQQQ. I'm not even joking.
And apparently not easy-going enough to not get my silly ass banned for a goddamn week.
And you've reminded me, I've posted Nic Cage acting all manic and stuff, but no Samuel L. Motherfucking Jackson. If I wasn't busy I'd fix that.
edited 6th Oct '11 7:38:22 PM by Gault
yeyAnd 90% of tropers I know are cool, so glomping is guaranteed.
Warm hugs and morally questionable advice given here. Prosey BitchfestA little note to share is that there are some people, whose personas remind us of the numerous larger-than-life characters we see in fiction and blockbuster movie reality, and so they just 'stick' in our heads - it's as if they're close to being archetypal.
What happened earlier on? I heard there was fierce arguing going on.
Samuel L. Motherfucking Jackson? Easygoing? (snort)
"Easygoing ain't no country I ever heard of! They speak English in Easygoing? ... Say 'easygoing' again! Say 'easygoing' again! I dare you - I double dare you, motherfucker, say 'easygoing' one more goddamn time!"
I know that's not what you meant, but the image was funny.
It's like Star Wars, being inspired by the universal hero's plot and you have these many recognizable characters, the naive hero Luke, the lone wolf Han (who's The Man with No Name with a ship), and the Evil Empire whom they must rescue the princess of the rebels. I don't mean this in the cliche and simplistic sense, but that it's very understandable and so 'universal' — that contributed to the original trilogy being a big blockbuster success.
The similar thing happens in real life - you meet some people, who you have the clicking sense that hey, he could be Tony Montana reincarnate or the scheming chessplaying mastermind, or John Travolta. They really remind you of people/characters you're already familiar with - and that's what I mean by archetypal. They make that impression on you. But not stereotyping, of course.
edited 6th Oct '11 7:58:39 PM by QQQQQ
@chi: Oui. People will always have Hidden Depths that are not apparent on first glance, that give them unique, sometimes paradoxical depth. There is a pattern behind that though, which corresponds to Jung's learnings and the Enneagram.
Yes. Like is there such an actual occurence as a "perfect person?" Not likely, like saying a "perfect snowflake" which is a platonic ideal. You know the chemistry questions they give you, with 100% pure H20 and ethyl alcohol, but in real life you will rarely encounter such pure substances. (99% might be the closest you can get, and even then, consider the other conditions like air pressure and temperature.)
It is similar to people, and what I mentioned about some personalities seeming 'archetypal.' I know there's no one who's purely William Shatner (besides Shatner himself), but that they would resemble his dramatic flare - whilst adding their own original ingredients to it. And who did Shatner get inspired by in his acting? How far in history do these recognisable personalities go back, you may ask?
We can discuss this later if you'd like (if it's making some of you dizzy) - I have a quiz tomorrow I need to make a studying for.
edited 6th Oct '11 8:18:47 PM by QQQQQ
On a totally unrelated note to all this (interesting as it may be), now that things have livened up a bit I finally went ahead and introduced my new character to Cantina. I've never tried to write from his POV before - as mentioned previously, both his and Qrlil's original medium is comics, and while I have a written side work with Qrlil as one of the main POV characters, he wasn't even in it. So we'll see how this goes.
Physical description is posted in spoilers because, again, I can't see why a character would describe themselves in limited-third person POV. It's not a problem in works of my own, but here it is.
I think Lilith should stick to the door, as much as it will pain her to separate from her new big-sis figure. If there's one thing a child does not need, it's to see something innocent and cute like them maimed and gutted for someone else to feast upon.
I've got new mythological machinery, and very handsome supernatural scenery. Goodfae: a mafia web serialWell, it is, for the most part, the backbone of storytelling.
I've got new mythological machinery, and very handsome supernatural scenery. Goodfae: a mafia web serialNo, I didn't mean to imply your characters are ripped from Star Wars or the Hero's Journey - or that I implied anything about your characters. I mean the universal appeal there is, like how I mentioned you have a very recognisable presence.
To mistake you or anyone for their Archetype though, is folly; much like this is not a pipe
◊ and confusing a caricature for the real thing.
edited 6th Oct '11 8:40:38 PM by QQQQQ

Double post! Sorry. But I've just got to say I'll be gone for a bit, and KC has permission to puppet Grimm.
yey