tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3493946997489326661.post1975350256778460918..comments2023-08-11T05:49:23.366-04:00Comments on Exploring Believability: The importance of believability.J. Sheahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10652255892382558843noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3493946997489326661.post-7565445108135646902016-12-29T05:42:10.542-05:002016-12-29T05:42:10.542-05:00Plus you weren't convincing enough, you weren&...Plus you weren't convincing enough, you weren't comprehensive enough and you barely touched on it. You should of gave comparisons and contrasts on every possibility. Stealthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00941643957776392745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3493946997489326661.post-53166477993047254212016-12-29T05:40:33.937-05:002016-12-29T05:40:33.937-05:00You forgot about the sense of emotion. You forgot about the sense of emotion. Stealthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00941643957776392745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3493946997489326661.post-74212016554662937492016-06-09T08:45:45.767-04:002016-06-09T08:45:45.767-04:001) Of course there's not. If your argument is ...1) Of course there's not. If your argument is that you shouldn't discuss a concept in fiction because some people might not care about it then I hate to break it to you but you can't talk about ANY aspect of fiction.<br /><br />2) See 1.<br /><br />3) "Optionally" is a poorly-chosen word. It suggests that people voluntarily *choose* which lessons they take and which they don't, when in reality it tends to be more of an emotional gut-check. And, also, you don't really need to remind me that there are "those who will find lessons from productions that [I] consider to be vastly inferior works", since the entire third point of this introductory article was that *that is a problem*, since those people end up with extremely bad ideas about real life based on stilted, unrealistic works of fiction.J. Sheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10652255892382558843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3493946997489326661.post-76205960889815564222016-06-08T02:20:21.948-04:002016-06-08T02:20:21.948-04:00"...not that this stops people who are fans o..."...not that this stops people who are fans of Harry Potter or any other plot-hole-possessing series, of course"<br /><br />As someone who is ambivalently neutral towards Harry Potter as series, however, I think this is the weak point behind your entire argument and which ultimately restricts the generalizations derived from the same. <br /><br />1) There is no such thing as an absolute, universal level of believability, which will guarantee that everyone will take something seriously or not.<br /><br />2) Different parts of a given fictional work can be separely classified and dissected or digested on their own. <br /><br />You might consider the existence of a single plot hole to destroy your ability to take an entire work, but why should that be so? In practice, that will not automatically cause the same impact on everyone else.<br /><br />There are those who will not notice or just ignore such plot holes because the rest of the story and its characters are still quite interesting and engaging. There are those who will openly excuse them as either minor of forgivable. And there are those who can logically demonstrate that they weren't even plot holes in the first place, through the use of alternate reasoning and evidence.<br /><br />3) Lessons can only ever be optionally derived, whether it's from both optimal works or imperfect ones. There are those who will gain nothing out of a work that changed your entire moral outlook, and those who will find lessons from productions that you consider to be vastly inferior works.<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11394845936830934170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3493946997489326661.post-25397414389191235792015-04-28T17:45:44.985-04:002015-04-28T17:45:44.985-04:00I have just discovered you blog and I have to say ...I have just discovered you blog and I have to say your articles are stellar. Gives me a lot of food for thought, now I'll have to be more careful when conceiving my story.Khalidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00191065498441681164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3493946997489326661.post-17170446041023056732013-12-29T17:29:04.000-05:002013-12-29T17:29:04.000-05:00I'm writing a story and I've been brought ...I'm writing a story and I've been brought to your blog a couple of times. You cover really interesting topics and I'm looking forward toread your other posts. Cheers!darkcore09https://www.blogger.com/profile/10856703795635230733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3493946997489326661.post-72062502235221869812011-07-21T19:19:46.695-04:002011-07-21T19:19:46.695-04:00I just wanted to thank you for this blog. not only...I just wanted to thank you for this blog. not only did i begin to believe that i was the last person on earth who seemed to even think about these things, but i had kicked around the idea of starting my own blog on the very topic.<br /><br />where i have just started to pick at the surface of everything written here, i agree with everything i have read so far. now if only i can get my art directors to agree. ;)<br /><br />thank you so much,<br />dana -Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11784316161066601076noreply@blogger.com