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Return to Elysium and its Big Plot Hole
I've been getting a lot of comments (for me anyway!) In the Elysium post, I pointed out that in Elysium, rich, smart business people have access to a magical healing technology, and no one is using it on Earth to make money. Or more importantly, that no one sealed this plot hole with a simple line of dialog in the movie. No one explains why smart businessmen would not be smart about business. The responses I've gotten so far are very thoughtful in their observation about the nature of Elysium's world. It's to the credit of the film that people see it as a [...]
Batman: Under the Red Hood and getting it wrong
First off, I did a quick post on Tumblr about how much I love the Soma teasers. If you like sci-fi, and you like horror...you should go check those videos out. Also, I've revamped the ol' mailing list - if you want exclusive short stories and other goodies from me, stuff not unlike that Soma teaser, go and subscribe! I update a couple of times a month. October is Halloween time, and as such, I'll be sending out something nice featuring rusting metal and things that go *screech* in the dark. Now, onto the subject of the day. Batman: Under the Red Hood is [...]
Thematic Integrity – A Brief Thesis
UPDATE: Since this post continues to receive traffic years later, and since I still consider it a valuable way to think about theme as a writer, I made a video version on my YouTube channel. It's even still about Dead Space! In one article already I've mentioned what I call Thematic Integrity. You might have asked yourself, "What is all this, then?" Or not. That's fine too. Thematic Integrity is a term I came up with. It's a way of looking at theme that is useful to a creator as they work on a project. So if you make things, check this out. I might [...]