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LeoBrZ81 Wrote:
Damn, that's deep.
Yes, people are generally like that, more often than not. But the way I see it, a realistic depiction of that in fiction is a good way of causing society's "mask" to drop. A strong story with morally gray characters (even though there is always some tipping point in morality for the sake of climaxes and resolutions) puts a mirror up to the audience's face, dares to ask how far humans might go to defend or attain, and forces everyone to realize harsh truths and then make a decision about who they want to be based on that, given what they just saw and experienced. Have you ever been ensnared by a really good movie, and at the end, felt compelled to change something about yourself, or wish for something different in your own personal life? Modern storytelling is our biggest weapon in the stimulation of change in mass consciousness.
I do romance a would-be world where, right away, you know what someone is about and what they stand for. You know the big dragon-looking guy is up to no good, the twin with the fangs is likely to be bad company, but the busty blond in army clothing and her spiritualistic Kung-Fu friend will save your day anytime
Shame that we don't live that way; and as such, we have to provoke self-realization and subsequent personal growth, in order to affect the grander world.
I'm derailing... but this is actually a very captivating topic for me; I could and have gone on for hours about this stuff
Don't let the shitty people get you down, man! You always end up reaping what you sow. Always.
TigerStyle Wrote:I've always just really liked a few Earthrealm peeps and a couple of Outworld/Edenian folks helping out vs Kahn/Shinnok/Tsung/Onaga. Maybe it's because I'm surrounded by shitty people and in fiction I was always drawn to moralistic conflicts of that clear cut nature because I felt people I knew too often used that "life is morally grey" mantra as an excuse to do generally shitty/selfish things. Not saying everyone does, just it might explain it.
Damn, that's deep.
Yes, people are generally like that, more often than not. But the way I see it, a realistic depiction of that in fiction is a good way of causing society's "mask" to drop. A strong story with morally gray characters (even though there is always some tipping point in morality for the sake of climaxes and resolutions) puts a mirror up to the audience's face, dares to ask how far humans might go to defend or attain, and forces everyone to realize harsh truths and then make a decision about who they want to be based on that, given what they just saw and experienced. Have you ever been ensnared by a really good movie, and at the end, felt compelled to change something about yourself, or wish for something different in your own personal life? Modern storytelling is our biggest weapon in the stimulation of change in mass consciousness.
I do romance a would-be world where, right away, you know what someone is about and what they stand for. You know the big dragon-looking guy is up to no good, the twin with the fangs is likely to be bad company, but the busty blond in army clothing and her spiritualistic Kung-Fu friend will save your day anytime
Shame that we don't live that way; and as such, we have to provoke self-realization and subsequent personal growth, in order to affect the grander world.
I'm derailing... but this is actually a very captivating topic for me; I could and have gone on for hours about this stuff
I suppose if I really try to boil it down, I never found highly moralistic, idealistic characters like Kang/Superman/Whoever you want for that category to be boring since I always found it compelling to always do the right thing and take the hard road in life when shit keeps coming your way.
If that shit comes in the form of a half naked man with a skull helmet and hammer then you just turn into a dragon and eat him I guess.
Kang's never been my favorite MK character but I like the idea of him coming back in MKX in the final chapter to save the realms "one last time"(nobody stays dead/retired in this series), despite the messed up nature of what happened to him in MK9 before he takes a backseat to mentor the next generation of heroes. I don't think that will 100% for sure be the ending to the game, someone else will probably take down the villain in the last chapter (Raiden probably), but I think it's more likely than Kang as the final villain.
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