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 No.20581

BLUF:

Things plebs say to give their boring opinions more supposed weight:

"It didn't have a point."

"The pacing was terrible."/"It was rushed."

"Those characters weren't developed."

The first problem with plebs is their fixation on avoiding that which is "pointless". As if art is propaganda whose worth is determined by how well it beats a message into the audience. Instead of getting enjoyment from the art itself, or engaging with it on any level, they hide behind a misapplied middle school English question. Perhaps I can tell you what the purpose of a technical manual is, or the point of an argumentative essay. I can discern the fundamental meaning behind regulations at the DMV. Looking broadly at life itself, such a point or purpose is impossible to objectively determine, and so it is with art. "What is the point" is itself, a pointless question.

Pacing may be brought up as an objective way to judge quality, and has the added benefit of being a vague term that can perfectly obfuscate the real complaint "I wish they spent less time doing this and more time doing that". Consider for a moment how difference in pace may change the feel of a scene, and how each individual's taste may influence their response. Realize there's no way such a thing can be objectively valued. It's fine. We can still discuss these subjective opinions. For example: Dragon Ball Z has a ridiculous pace when multiple episodes are spent focused on internal monologue and building the atmosphere for a supposedly rushed fight that takes place in five minutes before a planet explodes. As the quality of "pace" can't be objectively measured, a person must explain why they didn't enjoy the allocation of time for the given events. The pleb simply insults the pace and leaves it there, as justification for any opinion. Ignoring the foundation of their opinion, they hide their lack of substance.

Complaints about character development are often a clear indication of shallow plebeian thinking, which requires explicit spoonfeeding to understand anything beyond the most literal. It's as though no character may be "developed" unless we spend a flashback episode watching them grow up! A death can't be sad unless we know every detail about a person's life story! How exactly can a character be poorly developed if they receive the focus of multiple scenes in multiple episodes? Development happens through character behaviour, allowing us to see what kind of person they are. Being told why a person does something is interesting. Being able to understand why a person does something, by perceiving the world from their perspective, is more interesting. Plebs spend so much time demanding answers they forget to engage with the story.

No anime pro should allow himself to be sucked into these traps. An opinion with no argument is superior to bullshit arguments. Don't let your fun be interrupted by the whining of plebs.

 No.20582

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Appendix A.

Chart Plebs Believe.

Plebeians grow up learning that ignorance is bliss, and they apply this line of thought to everything in a quintessentially plebeian manner. As they believe intelligence always precludes entertainment, their attempts to be taken seriously when discussing art come across as dismissive and disinterested. Overly critical in their attempt to attack flaws, they are the embodiment of "can't see the forest for its trees".


 No.20583

I like watching little girls do cute things.


 No.20584

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Appendix B.

Chart for Patricians.

Being a patrician goes beyond such basic indicators of intelligence as "IQ", it is a perspective that any man of any intelligence may achieve given the proper environment and time. A patrician is capable of enjoying a broad variety of shows by engaging with them and accepting what they offer without unreasonable expectation.


 No.20585

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>>20583

I like watching little girls drown. Is that cute?


 No.20586

When does one reach the anime pro level?


 No.20589

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>>20586

You can start your anime pro internship once you're certified as having watched at least 200 different series (no movies).


 No.20594

Back when I was a seriousposter I made it a rule of thumb to ignore any opinions that contained the words "pacing," "development," "screentime" or "personality" as they were clearly just stock opinions.


 No.20598

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Character development can have an impact, though. As long as you're trying to emulate real people, your characters should act according to a personality, and the development is simply how that is revealed to the audience. If you do a shitty job of it, people don't care about the characters. It doesn't mean you need to spend a certain amount of time on it, sometimes it makes sense to obscure details. It becomes shitty when a character's behavior isn't thought out, and this is usually accompanied by a lack of development because there is no character to develop. /kctier


 No.20599

>>20598

You have a point. I'll have to rethink things before my next autistic rant.


 No.20604

>>20598

Characters are important, but saying "character development" and leaving it there is a way to pretend you're saying something while hiding behind a vague term. At least it's better than demanding all the characters be "likable", though.


 No.20611

>>20589

Actually it is 300.


 No.20614

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>>20611

I swear to Christ I'm going to find the chan that certified you and I'm going to tear them to pieces.


 No.20618

>>20614

animeuniversitychan.jp


 No.20623

I should have just gotten into books…


 No.20630

>>20623

Books have an even higher ratio of pretentious faggots trying too hard to justify their opinions with stock opinions. The patrician method of finding satisfaction through engagement with stories can apply to any medium, however.


 No.24613

>>20589

>>20611

Im almost there sempais. I've watched everything type moon related and all the gundams.




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