#storytellers are vital

[nikayna]

Fandoms are wild places nowadays man. Maybe they always were?

I saw a couple takes about Loki and the Loki TV series, and my first instinct was to roll my eyes. But I kept thinking about it, and I realized, taking a peek at their profiles - they’re young. They’ve probably only been reading comics for what, five, MAYBE ten years? And they’re at the age where they’re trying to create their own identities and certain characters or stories or universes are imprinting on them like baby ducks. And I get it, man. I was in that place at that age too.

So let me, an old, just explain something to you.

Stories are never made of stone. They are as air, or water. Mutable.

The story of Loki in the TV series is not the same as the story in the MCU movies. That story is not the same as the current comics run. That story isn’t the same as Agent of Asgard, which isn’t the same as Young Avengers, which isn’t the same as Siege, which isn’t the same as Journey into Mystery. You wouldn’t recognize the very first appearance of a Loki from 1949 as one of the Olympian gods. And NONE of those stories even comes anywhere near the original Norse myth from the Prose Edda.

When you are a storyteller - even if you are working with a character you did not create - you get to WRITE YOUR OWN STORY. Not only that, you SHOULD write your own story. We NEED you to write your own story. Every single human being in this earth has a unique experience and viewpoint. They need to bring that new perspective to old stories.

Because without that, old stories - and the story of Loki is very old indeed - don’t stay preserved in gold amber for all eternity, just the way you remember and prefer them. They die.

And I get it. I understand having a story imprint on you, and the frustration when retellings get it “wrong”. For me, it was the way the X-Men movies handled the Dark Phoenix storyline; my preferred telling was the ‘92 cartoon. Spoiler alert though: the cartoon didn’t tell the story the same way as the comics run by Chris Claremont, which was itself a rewrite of an earlier comics storyline. (Do you see the pattern yet?)

But at least storytellers keep trying. Because the tragedy isn’t when the story doesn’t speak to you. The tragedy occurs when stories are lost, forever.

#fandom #loki #marvel #stories are important #storytellers are vital #if we can’t tell our own story #who will remember us? #EVERY story speaks to SOMEONE #do NOT take that away just because it doesn’t speak to you #it is not your place #loki tv series #tva loki

[catofoldstones]

Saw a post right now that said that the affc outline talks about Baelish’s plot to marry Alayne to Harry Harding and then reveal that she is Sansa so that the vale army stands behind her taking the north and not what the stansas are saying. Babes, that is still Sansa taking back the north, keep talking to the wall.

#on that note #why do I???? keep seeing all these posts? #does Tumblr hate me personally? #in case anyone is wondering what the dannie and @ry@ stans are thinking #cope harder #asoiaf #sansa stark #anti sansa antis #like atp I’m genuinely like are you really that stupid? #what’s not clicking? #what do you think the news from white harbour is? #this is same person btw who said who said chapter transitions are not how foreshadowing works in asoiaf #and I just know I will not be taking anything seriously after they said that #how could you miss something so vital to storytelling and be so confident about that

[goodoldfashionedengineer]

I love it that you are just immediately able to tell that it is just a dream when Tsubomi is impressed with Mob's powers.

#the fact that she isn't has been such a vital point up until mow #great storytelling #mp100 #mob psycho 100 #tsubomi takane #takane tsubomi

[braisedhoney]

horrific alternate version of my narry variation who looks similar but is that creepy kind of nice. like super calm, serene, calls people "my dear" but not romantically. is suave-ish but something about it feels intrinsically off. not bc it's an ego thing he revels in—that's og narry exclusive—but bc genuinely nothing ever phases that guy. it is not rooted in insecurity or false bravado, he is in control. the version that the narrator wants to be, what he wants other people to think he is, not knowing that the other guy lacks the very part of him that makes him distinct and alive. and y'know. generally likable despite his grumpiness. absent of the complex but still afflicted and afflicting the horrors.

... scary. *hits with narry's new cane* give back my normal old man.

#ney's idle chatter (random textposts) #i like my grouchy boy just the way he is #mostly canon-accurate (i try) and basically a whiny old man who's also a dork and has too much physical power #but this version. would be way more like a villain actually. #he sounds less fun to mess with bc he'd roll with it #drawing it feels like summoning something lmaoo #the narrator's insecurities as a storyteller are actually the most human aspects of his character and they are vital to the experience #bc it is only through that and his resulting stubborness that we get his pettiness or his anxiety or even his spiteful endings

[batemanofficial]

attempting to revisit skinamarink via heck (the proof of concept short that inspired it) and i must say heck is the superior story

#speak friend and enter #imo skinamarink felt very much like a 45 minute short stretched out into 100mins which i think was a disservice to the story #and i won't spoil it but heck has a MUCH more impactful conceit/twist that really made me feel much more favorable abt it #it's tighter it's stronger narratively its more cohesive in its editing it's all around much better than the film. at least to me #the only thing the film has on heck in my opinion is the cinematography. the story in heck comes across much more via dialogue #which is fine but the visuals in skinamarink were a much more vital component of the storytelling than those in heck #and given the subject matter i think that's really important. anyway those r my thots

[bahoreal]

possibly my least popular storytelling onion but bringing people back from the dead undermines the very real and powerful grief that drives a character journey and i hate it when that happens

#unless the plot is About a character returning from the dead. like in the flesh. or any vampire media. u know #but when a character dies and it's treated seriously but the fans go into uproar and they bring em back its like ok? copout wtf #deal with the grief you coward! #worst writer for this is steven moffat. that guy just cannot kill anyone #everyone dies and death is a vitally important part of storytelling! death is a part of life! and dealing with it and all its weight! i #is the sign of a great storyteller!! #i hope Izzy does not come back from the dead. i miss him i enjoyed his s2 character arc but i want s3 to be about there being an izzy LOSS

[lantern-lost]

💭 + the arts? (Music, visual arts, dance, whichever.)

send 💭 + a topic to receive a headcanon about said topic. Gods are often glorified through the works of their followers; they are made icons, through art, poetry and music. It is a shame, then, that Adaru does not engage in the arts as thoroughly as his heralds.

Over the millennia, there have been examples of his heralds work; especially those of Sacrifice and Legend. Fear, as a character, has endured through songs of fitful terror and gruesome murals; he has been the villain of countless folktales. But Adaru himself, as an artist, is... more understated. He sees no need in telling his own story, so long as his reputation arrives before him. And it usually does.

... Even so, it is invested in preserving those stories as much as he can. You'd be surprised at just how well a low, growling voice like that can sing. At how it conducts itself with such awful grace. At the fact a little part of him, even now, holds the stories of his past so close to his chest, and is eager to retell them.

Blood and teeth and terror can only convey so much for so long. People remember stories. And Fear has been the crux of many of them.

#rites and rituals [prompts] #v: a new era of gods and monsters #answered prayers [asks] #scribe and scholar [ooc] #((in like. less esoteric terms: adarus not exactly like. a very well venerated god. but he's still important #((just more the sort of god who perserveres through like. folk tales than grand myths #((and he does genuinely value the arts. not just as a vanity thing. he's like... deeply interested in Preservation #((if anything i'd argue it is one of his driving motivators. #((also a good singer. dancer. storyteller. there's a reason sacrifice is so vital to him

[katya-goncharov]

my absolute most hated thing in tv shows is when they just change the background music on different platforms or streaming sites, as if the music is something meaningless that can just be changed for copyright reasons or whatever bullshit, and not an absolutely integral part of the storytelling and the artistic experience

#my personal most behated example is in the series 1 finale of derry girls where they just!! changed the background music from orla's #dance sequence! as if it doesn't make her dancing completely out of sync as well as completely tarnish the effect of the final scene #aka one of the most powerful scenes in the entire show where the music is the MOST important #but there are a billion other examples i can think of #i just think music should be as permanent and non-negotiable as wardrobe choices or line delivery and everything else. because it's #such a vital part of storytelling in movies and shows and it really does effect how a scene comes across. it's not just something that can #be changed without impacting anything!! #at this point i will literally sit through adverts just to watch shows on their original streaming sites rather than watch them with the #wrong music on netflix

[nazumichi]

immortality haters are forced to chuckle

#raii talks a lot #posting like a vampire slayer #its vital to have a stupid hatred over something stupid. it’s so important to be a hater (but a lover too that’s also good and important) #they don’t know. they don’t know that the concept of immortality makes me so mad. from a storytelling view from a personal view whatever #anytime anyone in any show or perhaps book and film is immortal i have to stop and stare at the wall #“looking for eternal life” “wanted to become immortal” . as if immortality isnt such a sad and lonely fate. unless it’s that vampire show

[strongpeopleadvice]

Who are the sentinelese?

They are the inhabitants of North sentinal Island in the bay of Bengal in the Indian ocean.They are considered to be roughly around or below 500.

They are hunter and gatherers .they mostly use bows and arrows to hunt terrestrial life.they donot have any contact with the world so they are considered to be dangerous.It is report that American tourist had died making contact with the sentinelese .

First people that make contact with the Sentinelese

An Indian merchant ship called the Nineveh ran aground on the reef. 86 passengers and 20 crew managed to swim and splash their way to the beach. They inhabit there for three days before the Sentinelese evidently decided the intruders to chase away the passengers.

Can we make friends with the Sentinelese?

An Indian Anthropologist Trinok Nath Pandit, working under the Indian government, landed on North Sentinel Island. They found only hastily-abandoned huts. The people had fled so quickly that they left the fires still lit outside their homes. Pandit and his team left gifts: bolts of cloth, candy, and plastic buckets ,other then them few other Anthropologist like Madhumala Chattopadhyay also make contact with the Sentinelese.

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#sentinal #strange world #vital signs #storytelling #story #original story #indiaat75 #andaman #vital stories

[occknow]

#guardians #power #poetry #creativity #divination #storytelling #fate #intuition #magic #prophety #etheral #journey #rebirth #everlasting #honor #ideal #trust #aspiration #respect #confidence #opportunity #renewal #death #vitality #growth #fertility #sexuality #source #force #truth

[wanderingandfound]

There is a podcast that I had a hard time listening to but I did like, even when it activated or worsened my depression. My memory of it is always a little harder to deal with than the podcast itself, so like I could usually listen to it with a little gritting of teeth and have an enjoyable experience overall.

But then a while ago shit went down between the creators and the fans about racism (not for the first time) and that sorta killed the enthusiasm I had for the show. But here I am wondering how some of the characters are doing, but am unable to bring myself to listen to it. Not out of "purity politics" or whatever, but because audio can be a hard medium for me and I was relying on that fan- and personal-enthusiasm to get me through the difficult parts.

#personal #liveblogging stories #I don't do well with tension. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I know I know. Tension is vital to storytelling. And yet.

[that-wildwolf]

every time i see fanart of the last of us (original) on my dash these days I let out a squee of joy! that's the Original™ ellie! the Original™ joel! omg! ohohoho! a rare sighting in the wild these days! and i think to myself that im so lucky to have seen this! and i literally only saw it bc one of my mutuals reblogged it 💀

#wild rambles #sometimes i forget how tumblr works #sometimes i also forget how much i enjoy and care for a video game until it gradually gets replaced by a type of media that is #inherently opposed to gaming itself and people who play video games #and having to stand on the side and watch the tv show-ification of yet another video game #is just heartbreaking #because the gameness of those stories is a vital important part of their very core #and taking it away is taking away the soul of that story #because it was a video game for a reason #the user input was there for a reason #the deeper immersion was there for a reason #and stripping that story of its medium and throwing it into an unrelated medium for a different audience #only because that is a bigger audience and will generate more revenue #feels like an attack not just on the video game community but on storytelling itself #we have different types of media for a reason #and just like there is a reason live action remakes of animated stories don't work #there is also a reason why live action remakes of video games don't work either #please. stop this trend before it gets out of control #this sentiment also applies to: halo tv show #resident evil movie #mass effect tv show #assassin's creed movie #the walking dead tv show (it's more complicated with twd but i stand by my opinion) #kingdom hearts tv show #fallout tv show #slenderman movie #the list goes on

[blue-kyber]

Watching clips of season 3 of Picard, and reading some of the comments. Everyone loves it. TBH, it's what we all wanted who grew up with TNG, DS9, and Voyager - and to many who's first trek was Enterprise. Not what we got before with the woke bullshit of Discovery, and the dystopian AU of the first two seasons of Picard.

Someone in the comments regarding the fleet museum in the recent episode (yes I cried at the Voyager theme, too) said that they grew up in a household of domestic abuse and violence. As a child, they would hide upstairs and watch Voyager.

Voyager and her crew were their home and family.

I understood what we all wanted after all these years; we all wanted those safe places to escape to for our minds to take refuge in, our home with a family we grew to love, and in a way, felt loved by them.

The Bridge of the Enterprise D, the halls of Voyager,... Those were safe places with family for us when we could go nowhere else. They were places we could have adventures in in a world that promised something so much better than our reality.

That's when I remembered the real reason I want my sci-fi story to be seen by many. Not for any fame, or recognition, but for it to be someone's Star Trek, someone's Voyager, someone's safe place with people they love that they can escape to when they can go nowhere else to find it.

This is why stories are so important. If done right, they will become part of who we are.

I wanted to become a sci-fi actor when I was little, because I wanted to bring people into a better world to escape the hell of their lives where they could find joy, love, sadness, connection, home, and family.

This reminded me of why I create.

#storytelling #star trek #why we create #art is vital

[elisaenglish]

Would you burn alive for appetites? Dare, splice our inner worlds?

#writing #quote #love #passion #appetites #meaning #all eternal things #love in a time of... #a murmur of fire #stripped and bare #inside of me #heart of darkness #storyteller #literary sensibilities #the sacred interior #vital questions #this is who we are #probably should've been a poem #elisa english #elisaenglish

[demifiendrsa]

Hades II - Reveal Trailer

Hades II will launch in Early Access for PC via Steam and Epic Games Store in 2023.

Key visual

Overview

About

The first-ever sequel from Supergiant Games builds on the best aspects of the original god-like rogue-like dungeon crawler in an all-new, action-packed, endlessly replayable experience rooted in the Underworld of Greek myth and its deep connections to the dawn of witchcraft.

Key Features

Battle Beyond the Underworld – As the immortal Princess of the Underworld, you’ll explore a bigger, deeper mythic world, vanquishing the forces of the Titan of Time with the full might of Olympus behind you, in a sweeping story that continually unfolds through your every setback and accomplishment.

Master Witchcraft and Dark Society – Infuse your legendary weapons of Night with ancient magick, so that none may stand in your way. Become stronger still with powerful Boons from more than a dozen Olympian gods, from Apollo to Zeus. There are nearly limitless ways to build your abilities.

Mingle with (More) Gods, Ghosts, and Monsters – Meet a cast of dozens of fully-voiced, larger-than-life characters, including plenty of new faces and some old friends. Grow closer to them through a variety of new interactions, and experience countless unique story events based on how your journey unfolds.

Every Run is its Own Adventure – New locations, challenges, upgrade systems, and surprises await as you delve into the ever-shifting Underworld again and again. Reveal the mysteries of the Arcana Altar, tame witchy familiars, and gather reagents using Tools of the Unseen to get closer to your goal.

The Perks of Immortality – Thanks to a variety of permanent upgrades and the return of God Mode, you don’t have to be a god yourself to experience what Hades II has to offer. But if you happen to be one, you can brave escalating challenges for greater rewards, and prove just how divine you really are.

Signature Supergiant Style – Rich, atmospheric presentation and storytelling fused with responsive action is the hallmark of Supergiant’s titles. Vivid new hand-painted environments, even smoother real-time 3D characters, and an electrifying original score make this mythic world burst with life.

Coming to Early Access

Getting player feedback through key phases of development was vital for the original Hades, so we plan to reprise that process once more, once this game is further along.

#Hades II #Hades 2 #Hades game #Hades #Supergiant Games #video game #PC #Steam #Epic Games Store #The Game Awards #TGA 2022