I'm sorry, I guess I missed something

[essbeejay]

But since when did "original pairings" come to mean "better stories?"

I make an effort to avoid being overly negative on this lj (God knows there's enough of that already), so I'm probably going to regret saying all this shit later, but is that seriously a prerequisite for a good story these days? An "original pairing?" That's interesting, because I thought there might be other qualifying factors, like a strong narrative, or a nicely paced plot, or, hm, maybe well-developed characters, perhaps?

This isn't just an issue I have with fandom. This is an issue I have with any film, any book, any TV show that goes out and says, "I'm gong to do something different and original!" and then winds up sucking because you dumbass writer/director/producer-type decided that so long as you had an "original" concept, you didn't need to focus on any other aspect of the film/book/show that might actually make it palatable and worth my time.

Originality is an excellent thing, don't get me wrong, but it is not the sole basis on which you can (or should) judge the value of a creative work, especially when it comes to anything involving writing.

Of course, what makes something "better" is subjective. But to be that dismissive and arrogant about it? Frankly, I find it pretty fucking aggravating. And pretentious. Get off your high horse and just do as you do. I don't have a problem with which characters you want sucking each other's faces, so maybe you should quit copping an attitude about the rest of us.

W/E, just W/E, you guys. I'm having the painters in soon, so I'm allowed to be moody >8C

Comments

[xjabooo.livejournal.com]

I agree with your PpG/Rrb-wise rant. I'd like it better if authors, when given critique, just reply with a "Oh, is that so? I'll take that into consideration. Thank you!" or just explain themselves. But some go all, "It's my story, I'll do what I want with it," or something along those lines. (Yeah, I got something like that as a reply. What a bitch. D:<)

And for your real-life relations, I also agree. Some people said Avatar was a horrible movie, but I liked it. I got a bit dizzy though, I watched it in 3D. @.@ And for the Pixar movies thing? I COMPLETELY AGREE. No one makes a movie about talking toys! Or talking fish! Or a fucking rat that can cook! Or cars that can talk! Although honestly I think DreamWorks Animation is dwarfing Pixar as of the moment - I mean, A PANDA THAT DOES KUNG FU! THAT'S JUST INCREDIBLE!

So yeah, I have this thing for both Pixar and DreamWorks that they have really good films that are also original (and are all of them original? I'm not sure - I think some of them are) and also captivating.

See that? Captivating. There isn't much of that anymore, fanfiction-wise and real-life wise.

[alement.livejournal.com]

Well, that's actually I really common reply. I was talking about the writers who get that response, yet continue to give critique or yell at that person. Obviously they don't want it, so leave them a lone.

Dreamworks certainly is getting better and better. Pixar will always be my baby though, I don't care how many more hits they make, I will always love them!

Captivating is the perfect words. Animated movies are getting better and better, I'd rather watch UP than Avatar anyday.

[xjabooo.livejournal.com]

"Avatar" made me dizzy. There was so much spinning going on. @.@

And UP was awesome. Russell was so cute. <3