#Depth in Storytelling

[ancientroyalblood]

Exploring the Power of Symbolism in Writing

Writing is a craft where every word, every sentence, and every detail serves a purpose. It’s a canvas upon which authors paint their stories, and, sometimes, the paint they use is not just the ink on the page, but symbols that convey deeper meanings. Symbolism in writing adds complexity and depth, transforming a simple narrative into a profound, thought-provoking experience. In this exploration…

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#Character Symbolism #Depth in Storytelling #Emotional Impact in Literature #Enhancing Themes #Interpretation in Fiction #Literary Analysis #Literary Craft #Literary Symbolism #Meaningful Writing #Metaphorical Writing #Symbolic Elements #Symbolism in Writing #Writing Techniques

[bougiebutchbitch]

my toxic trait is that I think it would’ve been better character development if Naruto realised he didn’t actually want to be Hokage (functionally a deskjob except in times of crisis) and left with Sasuke on his redemption roadtrip, after which they both became vigilantes protecting the underdogs of the world from the corrupt power structures enabled by the very existence of militaristic mercenary societies like Konoha who can hire out super-strong child soldiers to protect the rich, in this essay I will

#do I think in-depth criticism of Konoha within the framework of Naruto is kinda pointless as it too often #skips over Doylian explanations for the choices that were made and ignores the fact that #this is still a shonen manga that follows a lot of basic-ass storytelling conventions about restoration of status quo etc #yeah #do I still get pissed off when I think about how much POTENTIAL there was for everything to build towards a mass shake-up #of all the incredibly problematic elements that make up Konoha #and how that concept was teased again and again #and then very little came of it? #YEAHHHH #morning blathering

[saintofdaggers]

sorry for finding it hot when a cold and detached character gets put through the wringer and loses more and more of their emotional shields until they're an unhinged, seething mess ready to tear something down with their bare hands and unable to control their feelings. I'm right though

#tropes #writing #favorite tropes #storytelling #character dynamics #maybe it's the vulnerability #maybe I just enjoy characters revealing hidden depths that are worse or more complex than their everyday selves #either way it's so <3 #to all the people who were following me before I got into darker fiction I am so sorry lmao #my posts

[aeternallis]

Porsche & Chay's Brotherhood in KinnPorsche the Series

Brotherhood and familial relationships are one of the most prominent themes in KP, as we all know.

And personally, I think one of the most fascinating and important deviations that BOC had chosen to take with their adaptation of the novel is having Porsche and Chay drift apart by the end of the story (despite that ending shot of them both hugging their Mama). By having them drift apart, their respective love stories with Kinn and Kim stands on a firmer note. They basically pulled a P&P 2005, which—although a disheartening thing to see—is one that I think was definitely a good choice, as it fits appropriately with KP’s narrative as a whole.

To provide some context, in the novel, Porsche is aware for the most part of Kim and Chay’s growing bond once it's introduced in the story. He doesn’t know the details, and neither Kim nor Chay are really forthcoming about their relationship to their older brothers (which BOC does keep somewhat in the show), but there is some awareness of it in the latter’s part. For Kinn specifically, it’s even a point of contention once or twice, since in being aware of Kim and Chay’s relationship (and knowing his brother’s personality), inevitably he worries about how their relationship would affect his relationship with Porsche. Like in the show, Porsche is understandably protective of Chay, and doesn’t want him getting involved any more than he has to.

Because of Porsche's awareness from the beginning, this allows for them to grow even closer as brothers near the finale of the story, since they both sympathize with each other’s frustrations of what it's like to be romantically involved with a Theerapanyakul, as well as how their respective relationships are perceived by outsiders.

For example, this exchange (Porsche’s POV) between Athee and the brothers when they run into him in their old house:

It’s made a point in the novel that Porsche and Chay’s relationship with their respective Theerapanyakul both follow the same trajectory (with a few differences, ofc), besides the fact that pretty much Kinn and Kim fell for the same personality traits and characteristics that the Kittisawasd brothers share. Lol

But in all seriousness, because they have a better understanding of each other due to how their respective romantic relationships have influenced them, they’re more in sync with how they make decisions together regarding their own family.

There’s a scene in the book (Porsche's POV) where Porsche accidentally cuts himself on his foot when he confronts Kinn in anger, once he finds out about Korn’s involvement in his parents’ deaths. He marches straight into Kim’s room and intends to take Chay away, but not before Chay helps him bandage up the cut and calms him down.

They share this poignant conversation, specifically about Chay’s relationship to Kim:

It's a very heartfelt exchange, because Porsche understands he has to take into account his own brother's relationship with Kim, that his actions and decisions also affects his little brother, besides the fact that Chay genuinely looks up to Porsche and sees him as his hero. In doing so, he also acknowledges Chay's maturity, and respects him in that regard, thus allowing for them to become a stronger unit together as brothers, one that's infinitely stronger than what the Theerapanyakul brothers have.

But the show—while keeping loyal to the same character dynamics for both relationships—turns this on its head entirely, and makes it so that Porsche is completely unaware of Chay's relationship to Kim. In making it so that Porsche is unaware, not only is he blindsided by how he protects and parents Chay (case in point: episode 14, bar fight scene), Porchay himself deliberately keeps him in the dark.

In turn, you get a somewhat heartbreaking exchange between the two of them, like this scene in episode 12 when Porsche tells Chay that he no longer has to go back to the compound (yknow, like a liar XD):

At first, Chay's line is supposed to come off as comforting for his older brother, but what goes unsaid rings just as loudly if not more than what he actually says to Porsche: "I don't need to know everything, right?" Just as you don't have to know everything and what I've been through recently.

Which brings me back to my original thesis: Porsche and Chay drift apart by the end of the show; BOC sacrifices their strong brotherly bond from the beginning, but in turn elevates both brothers’ romantic relationships to stand stronger within the narrative. We won’t ever get to know how well KimChay’s love story could have stood out against the other two had it followed a similar trajectory to KinnPorsche, but I will say that I’m of the firm opinion that KimChay’s original storyline in the show heavily contributed to Jeff and Barcode’s chemistry with each other.

In the show, Chay’s maturity is highlighted in the fact that perhaps for the first time in his life, he deliberately chooses not to involve Porsche in an aspect of his life, a big part of which no doubt, he probably wouldn’t want or know how to explain to his older brother in the first place. This is further compounded by the fact that it was partly due to Porsche’s absence that Chay had latched onto Kim as he did. Chay is a character who has a deep sense of self, and choosing not to involve Porsche in trying to figure out what to do with Kim superbly demonstrates the emotional complexity of his character, despite his young age.

It’s why it makes perfect sense that in the final episode, these two scenes are back-to-back, highlighting the rift between both brothers: we're shown how Chay is conflicted and sobbing about his feelings in light of Kim sending him the song, yet right after, the audience sees how Porsche has no hesitation in pledging his life to Kinn ("My entire life is all yours"), thereby effectively leaving Chay wide open and ready for the taking to the wolf (Kim).

It's almost sinister, to be quite frank, how BOC really did take that step in breaking the Kittisawasd brothers apart. Welp~

Chay is all too aware of the inevitability of change that will come in his life, including his relationship with his brother, as a result of Porsche's choices to join the mafia. Porsche too is very much aware deep down, hence his subsequent actions of downplaying his reasons and trying to maintain the status quo, aka falling back into the genuine affection he has for Chay, like he does in these two scenes, rather than properly explaining himself:

In both of these scenes, Porsche struggles to maintain eye contact with Chay, because he knows somewhere inside of himself that falling back and reiterating his love for Chay won't change the fact that his choice to stay in the mafia was as entirely selfish as it was selfless. Chay calls him out on the hypocrisy of his behavior, and he questions Porsche directly: "Was it really all for me? If it was really all for me, then why didn't you consider how I feel?"

After the kidnapping incident, both Porsche and Kim have a desire to maintain the status quo with Chay. This is shown by how Porsche falls back to voicing his love out loud to Chay as a way to avoid having to explain himself, and Kim by not sticking around outside the warehouse after he got Chay out, so he also wouldn't have to explain himself.

But whereas Porsche gets to successfully keep that illusion because his younger brother allowed it and gives it to him, Kim doesn't get to have the same. Chay doesn't give Kim the same consideration as he does with his brother, understandably so. Thus, the uncomplicated, free-of-misgivings sort of perception Chay had towards Kim quickly crumbles.

As a direct consequence, in the show, the one whom witnesses Chay's struggles of coming into his own as a result of being dragged into the world of the mafia is not Porsche, but Kim; it's Kim who finds out that Chay bailed on his interview at university, it's Kim who sees Chay rebel and partying and drinking, it's Kim who realizes how much danger Chay is still in, despite being away from the compound and the coup by the minor family.

And finally, per my thesis with my deep dive of the bar fight scene in episode 14, in the end it's Kim who's further drawing Chay in towards the world of the mafia and the underbelly of Bangkok.

Because Kim is the witness to all of these things in regards to Chay's character and his actions post!kidnapping, not only does he learn more about the boy he's fallen in love with, he has a deeper understanding of who Chay is that Porsche doesn't have. That in turn makes their love story much stronger in the show, as opposed to the book, despite their bittersweet ending.

Although deviating away from that crucial point of Porsche and Chay's relationship in the book, it nonetheless fulfills the same aspect in the book that by the end of the first KP story, Chay has somewhat matured due to his relationship with Kim, as well as the trust placed on him by his older brother (careless the trust though may be in the show).

Having Porsche and Chay drift apart by the end of the show illustrates one of KP's strongest, most important themes: Falling in love is a very humbling experience. Having said that, love itself is also a very selfish, self-serving emotion.

#kinnporsche #kimchay #meta #I love these two so much #the depth of BOC's storytelling with KP astounds me yet again #kpts meta #kpts novel

[insomniac-ships]

Enjoying something in fiction does not equate to supporting or condoning it in real life. This is not a hard concept to grasp.

#t.k. talks #proship #pro ship #proshipper #pro shipper #profiction #profic #comship #dead dove do not eat #dddne #Ramblings Ahead! #y'know there's a reason people don't go to jail for playing violent video games or watching fanservice-heavy anime featuring high schoolers #and that's because the characters being slaughtered or sexualized are just that. characters. they're not real people. #they're storytelling devices #they have no consciousness. they feel no pain. they're just dolls that people play with and make up stories for #yes it can be fun giving characters more emotional depth and thinking about how they'd react in different situations #but at the end of the day they're still just Fiction #no fictional character is more important than an Actual Living Human's live and wellbeing #hard stop. #ive read some fucked up shit during my 16 or so years in fandom spaces #and not ONCE did i ever think ''oh hey i should go do this Bad Thing i read about! that sounds like fun!'' #and that was long before i even knew what ao3 was or how tag filtering worked #ffs ive sunk 600+ hours into fallout 4 alone and i Still dont want to sneak a live grenade into some unsuspecting bastard's pocket #if your moral compass is so shit that you need Good Things spoon-fed to you so you don't do Bad Things... that's a You Problem hon #genuinely sick of this even being fandom discourse/wank #i don't care what kinds of weird shit you like in fiction so long as you aren't intentionally and directly hurting yourself or others

[willowcrowned]

“Making anyone over the age of 8 watch tcw should be forbidden” okay, but why?

because it’s bad in the way only bad kids shows can be. and then it’s also bad in fifteen other ways

#I don’t think it’s uniquely terrible but I do think it sets out with some very lofty goals and faceplants in an attempt to achieve them #also it gets anakin’s character really wrong in a way that I think undermines a lot of what’s compelling about him #I will say something I do like about it is that it fleshes out the clone wars in greater detail #like the bits with syndulla on ryloth #but it fails to do anything compelling with those bits in a cohesive way #it’s so wrapped up in conveying an obvious moral lesson that it loses nuance #which! of course that was going to happen! #you can’t pick a tangled political morally ambiguous war as a topic #and then use a kids show to try and depict it without losing nuance and cohesion and a host of other things that make good storytelling #even kids shows that are about war and do it well (like atla) aren’t dealing with wars as tangled and difficult as the clone wars are #like. tcw was just never going to be able to say anything about politics or war #with the depth and coherence the clone wars necessitate #in my unprofessional opinion tcw was. much like the prequels. and anakin too I guess. doomed from the beginning #asks #anon #star wars #this is my highly developed opinion

[sprucewoodmpreg]

watcher lore dislikers are reported to be mildly scared and afraid during this season of life series

#discourse #SPOOKY SOUND EFFECT......TAG RANT AHEAD..... BEWARE !!! #you have no idea how worried i am that they're gonna pull some ''lore'' stuff #storytelling does not always need supernatural Mega Powerful Beings for the stakes to be high or for the story to be interesting #sometimes the interesting parts come from the clear Lack of those elements #sorry to martyn but i do not exactly fuck with his lore. and i'll be a bit disappointed if it becomes ''canon'' #i say that like i wont just ignore it and then get on with my life LOL #i guess it's like. i enjoy the life series for the narratives it tells in regards to people and their choices #brushing that all aside to be like ''there's big evil space guys in control of the whole thing who are EVIL!!! or NEUTRAL MAYBE!!!'' - #- just feels really disinteresting to me. you don't need to invent a Big Bad. let the players tell the story on their own #this is a lite version of my actual frustrations with it but i'm not going in depth about it because like. #i've got more important things to worry about LOL

[dumplingcatho]

thinking abt link click this fine day GOD first and probably will be the best donghua i'll watch ever aueghhhhh it's lowkey utena 2.0 for me (i still prefer utena but linkclick is basically on that level) it's just so solid and well crafted and compelling RAHHH

the opening song too???? it didn't take too long to realise!! something had changed in the back of my miiind!! your eyes!!!!! there ain't nowhere left to hide behind!! time no longer flew like it was... when the flash froze everything before... without you.. i don't know if i could take this road.... okay i'll stop there or i WILL type out the whole op

#i haven't even watched s2 yet also when i tell you i saw official merch in a mall and i JUMPED at it #i could ramble abt link click all day #the animation ofc is gorg even if it can look a bit goofy and off model sometimes #THE STORYTELLING.... insanity (affectionate) #the first episode is extremely compelling from the get go with no bulky exposition it's conveyed naturally and immediately introduces us to #-the main 'gimmick' for lack of a better word and still hits so many emotional beats in the FIRST EPISODE #characterises our main trio (less so qiao ling but we see her more later) AND fleshes out a stranger's life in 20 minutes???? #(the whole thing is that they dive back in time thru photos to solve clients problems so each episode introduces us to new strangers with- #-different backstories and problems and characterisation and the DEPTH with which they're portrayed is lovely) #all while also furthering our understanding of the main duo of cheng xiaoshi and lu guang AND with broader story things happening in the bg #not to mention ofc the chinese title of the donghua is 时光代理人 quite literally time agents and the way i was like waitttt #程小时 as in xiaoshi like hours and 陆光 put it tgt and u got the shiguang in the title as in time so they complement each other.... oughhh #but yeah the way they handle levity and humour and balance it with drama and tragedy is perfect godd it's wonderful #link click #personal

[babybluebanshee]

“Omg is Bluey actually for adults?” “MLP is REALLY for the adult fans!” “Holy shit this is so scary no WAY this is actually for kids!” No no no no no NO. Listen very carefully to the words I am about to say - children’s media can be good. It can be great. It can have an appeal across a wide demographic and emotionally resonate with people. It can even be made with the enjoyability of parents in mind because that’s who’s going to be watching it with the kids. No one is telling you that you can’t enjoy them, or trying to shame you for enjoying a children’s entertainment. But, at the end of the day, it is FOR CHILDREN. That’s who should be at the forefront when these shows are created, and trying to change that makes everything worse. This is how we get people calling Steven Universe Nazi apologia because Steven doesn’t summarily execute the Diamonds. This is how we get MLP toys that no longer have stylable hair because bronies don’t like that they’re not “show accurate”. This is how we get a complete lack of horror media for children that isn’t just trying to sell them plushies. The MINUTE older fans start saying a children’s shows is “really for grown ups”, I cringe because I’ve seen what that leads to. If you wanna enjoy that stuff, fine, no one is stopping you. If people make fun of you to the point you feel you have to justify your enjoyment of something, that’s their problem, not yours. But please don’t forget who these things were made for. Kids have it hard enough as it is, just let them have nuanced, entertaining media that’s made for them first JESUS.

(and no this isn’t some asinine attempt to preach purity politics, to “protect the children” or what the fuck ever, and if you try to accuse me of that, I’ll know you weren’t actually reading what I wrote and also probably block you. I don’t care how people enjoy things, what I care about is them taking over a thing that was not meant for them and proclaiming it was actually theirs all along.)

#blue speaks #bluey #my little pony #children’s horror #Those certainly aren’t the only examples #but they’re generally what I think of when I think of this phenomenon #And it makes me want to commit crimes #kids are smart and deserve nuance depth and intelligence in their storytelling #and it enrages me that some adults think kids are so stupid #that they “won’t get” a more sophisticated story like an adult would #and decide it can’t actually be for children

[inverse-problem]

ultrakill update disrupting my sleep schedule because I can’t stop thinking about this fucking game lmao. kudos to the devs, holy shit

#inverse problem.txt #to have a game with such rich gameplay to also have so much plot depth is really something #the storytelling has to sort of happen on the side but what is happening is fascinating

[wavebiders]

TOTK did not do a great job at non-linear storytelling in general, but it is very funny how much you can break the story even more just by being a completionist

#just to be clear I went in minimal spoilers and did not mean to do anything in a weird order #but when a stable person tells me about a big stormcloud I will check it out #and oops found mineru before completing the regional quests #and like. funny as hell but it makes the other stuff pointless cause I already know where Zelda is #that whole section of chasing fake Zelda made no sense! #and then after the encounter with ganondorf theres supposed to be build up content before you face him again #except ive already found mineru and explored all of the depths #so literally nothing happens #very funny #especially since these things never happen to me #but I am begging nintendo to give up on this kind of storytelling for the next game It Does Not Work #loz #totk #totk spoilers

[falinscloaca]

sega should let me make a Shadow game i’d handle him right

#whoever that little shit is who helmed The Last Of Us eat your damn heart out this is TRUE tragic storytelling with emotional depth #also let me redo sonic 06 i’d handle the elise/sonic relationship so much better it’ll make grown men cry

[mmmatchasims]

#ts4 legacy #ts4 storytelling #ts4 #berry sweet sims #pastel rainbowcy #dream bpr #dream gen 3 #topaz shine #this blog is sponsored by photoshop's depth blur effect lmao #crazy how good it's been getting #this shot looks awesome can you believe it's not reshade

[yavin42]

some people love to pit black sails and ofmd against each other for a weird and unfounded battle over pirate show supremacy. but apart from the tonal differences and totally different perspectives of their main themes, and the fact that it doesn’t diminish either shows to recognise the other, it seems to me that in ofmd there are numerous quotes and appreciative nods to black sails in both dramaturgy and minor details (despite their differing genres) that make clear that it’s not the intention to be the “better queer pirate show” that some fans seem to read from it as an act of insolence but a recognition of the great work that at least in some way paved the road for their show. ofmd is in itself a transformative work both in it being in a way like fan fiction and its consistent commitment to giving tropes of incredibly popular genres of fiction (both the adventure/pirate story and the rom com - genres that come with a whole force of normative power) a different spin and a new reading.

#this is my complicated way of expressing irritation over some black sails fans being rude about the ofmd cancellation #is it so hard to let two things with a similar setting stand as independent peices of art? #is it so hard to just let people express their feelings over something you don’t like without being a dick about it? #ofmd #black sails #i’m new to black sails and i really love it its a great show with incredible depth and a dedication to slow and deliberate storytelling #it’s an intimate and unflinching portrait of power loss and how circumstances and effort can make a monster out of good intentions #it’s about the emptyness but necessity of revenge and about what opposing power rightfully can force you to become #it’s about the destructive force of love about ruthless adherence to principles when you’ve nothingelse left #and about the shifting values of morality #and i also love ofmd and its message about however unredeemable you think you are there might be someone who sees you for who you are #that deeply flawed people can be deserving of family and love and kindness #that community may be found outside the boundaries of the norm and how that community can be stronger than any blood ties #it’s about the restorative power of love and a hopeful view on redemption and growth

[ladsofsorrow24]

why is it that... sns fans talk about naruto shippuden ending 6 as the gayest shit studio pierrot ever pulled on TV, when NARUTO SHIPPUDEN ENDING 20; BY MY SIDE PERFORMED BY HEMENWAY IS RIGHT THERE?

#like yeah i get it #why is nico touches the wall singing about kiss me all night long when it's just naruto and sasuka you know #but DUDE #THAT 1 MINUTE 30 SECOND ANIMATION FOR THE 20TH ENDING SONG #TRULY CHANGED MY BRAIN CHEMISTRY IN 2018 #ONE MINUTE AND 30 SECOND OF PERFECT VISUAL STORYTELLING RIGHT THERE #you guys need to focus on that one more because #truly only shippers or someone who acknowledge the depth of this ship are able to made that whole thing #i'm convinced the specific animators for that ending actually understand sns to the core #tmi tag #naruto shippuden

[miavkin]

Would look like a real cute trailer had his wife not gone missing a few months back…

#background design #background art #backgrounds #environmental storytelling #hire me challenge #the chromatic aberration depth of field was inspired by dead end paranormal park btw :)