There's a trope for that.Caveat Lector wrote:Challenge accepted!Pyonkotchi wrote:The Tropeless Tale
The Tropeless Tale wrote:Mushroom. Blue. End.
Writing - Are clichés sometimes inevitable?
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Re: Writing - Are clichés sometimes inevitable?
I also found this video on Gravity Falls that may be helpful (watch halfway in).
TL;DR: Basically, they're saying that it's the character that leads the identity, not the trait/politics/argument/cliché/etc. So as long as the character carrying the cliché is interesting and entertaining, you can get away with a surprising amount of stuff.
TL;DR: Basically, they're saying that it's the character that leads the identity, not the trait/politics/argument/cliché/etc. So as long as the character carrying the cliché is interesting and entertaining, you can get away with a surprising amount of stuff.
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Re: Writing - Are clichés sometimes inevitable?
Well...er...it has meaning, and is clearly about a blue mushroom, therefore it is not incomprehensible, therefore it is not a trope! I think.papillon wrote:There's a trope for that.Caveat Lector wrote:Challenge accepted!Pyonkotchi wrote:The Tropeless Tale
The Tropeless Tale wrote:Mushroom. Blue. End.
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Re: Writing - Are clichés sometimes inevitable?
There IS a plot! It's about a mushroom that's blue!
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Re: Writing - Are clichés sometimes inevitable?
Pfft, but there isn't a plot as nothing actually occurs.
But I think the point is that there is a difference between overused tropes and needed tropes. Everyone likes different genres, after all, and genres are defined by tropes
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But I think the point is that there is a difference between overused tropes and needed tropes. Everyone likes different genres, after all, and genres are defined by tropes
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