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#max isnt being funny in the hallway. ‘why am i here’ is put against Haha Woww So Deel Max Lol to which he can reply no i mean study hall.
isabelguerra
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paranatural would be so good if the characters had intended symbolism and core beliefs and things behind them that drove a specific meaning. rather than being tools for shonen anime pseudomocking
#like all joming aside the comic is funny but thats it. its funny. its made to be funny. it has some wacky lines gets some good reactions
#its funny. but i dont think its a good story anymore.
#like let’s really think about this for a moment. what is paranatural about.
#4 years ago i wouldnt said ‘kids fighting ghosts in their wacky hometown’ but theh havent done that in ages. theres no trace of that story
#and there hasnt been since chapter 5 ended
#digging further- thats just plot. what is it ABOUT? the power of friendship? the perseverance to protect the ones you love?
#i used to love max for his down-to-earth straight man grounded perspective. max wasnt funny. max was reasonable and the contrast of that
#reason against the nonsense of the town is what MADE him funny.
#like the other day when i posted the comparison between ch4’s hallway specshot scene and the one from fridays page
#max isnt being funny in the hallway. ‘why am i here’ is put against Haha Woww So Deel Max Lol to which he can reply no i mean study hall.
#his reaction is rational. the sarcasm adds humor but its rather the world around him which is so newly strange that his normalcy is funny
#and then versus the new page. max makes a Why Am I Here joke again. but this time the question is not asked by max the character who wants
#to know why his father has dragged him to a kids entertainment zone. but rather is asked as the setup for an
#Unexpected Quirky Classic Max One-Liner ‘no i meant on this earth why do i exist’
#it just feels so much flatter. max isnt aloof and uncaring and sarcastic because he doesnt care about anything or anyone and is untouchable.
#max is standoffish but genuinely nice and caring for the people he meets. his first instinct after landing on johnnys face
#is to ask if hes alright. when PJ feels distraught at not being important in his own death maxes first instinct is to find a way to make him
#feel better. to challenge that perspective and doubt the viewpoint his own poor self esteem gives him
#when isabel comes out of her spirit trance and is too shocked to move max immediately rushes to her side to protect her against a spirit hes
#terrified of. and then the next day brings what happened up to her and says hes sorry she went through that and hes got her back
#he BREAKS HIS ARM TO PROTECT JOHNNY AGAINST HIJACK
#hes a good protagonist because even though he has trouble connecting to others and being super friendly hes still NICE!!!! he still CARES!!!
#i might take these tags and just make them a new post this turned into loving max hours
#paranatural
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