Cliches.

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okay, we all know about cliches in movies, comics, tv shows, video games and whatnot. but...what are my thoughts on cliches? Well...I don't mind most of them to be honest. there is only one cliche Im sick of, but its not what you may think. for example, its not the cliche of bringing people back to life, or the chosen one cliche. because I feel both those cliches can actually be done right. 

I mean the bringing people back to life, do you know how many scenarios and stories that can be done from that? for example "In order to bring this person back, we must travel to the land of the dead" or "In order for this person to get back, one of us must sacrifice their life, in order for that to happen!" or, "We must travel through time to do it!" or "We must unite the soul with the body" You name it, the possibilities are endless! I don't mind bringing people back to life, as long as the story behind it can be good!

and the chosen one cliche. that too has much story potential, and one thing I think people forget is this. just because someone is a chosen one, does not guarantee that they will succeed. one series I have seen that has the chosen one plot...well, the chosen one dies before he manages to succeed! and another chose one story, can be that all they know is that there is a chosen one, but they don't know WHO the chosen one is! So, yeah. same with the bringing people back from the dead cliche. I don't mind as long as there can be made entertaining stories around it. 

So, with that said, what kind of cliche do I hate? well not sure if everyone will agree it is a cliche but this scenario has been done so many times, I feel that its become a cliche by this point. its that a villain becomes a good guy, just to die right afterwards. like doing a noble sacrifice or something. its been done in star wars. vader becomes a good guy, just to die afterwards. its been done in batman. its been done in fan fictions, movies you name it. reason I hate this cliche is...well, its basically that I feel that there can't be done any new stories with it. its basically the same story, only with different scenario and characters, but yeah. I still feel its always the same. and why kill off the villain turned good guy? What if the character DIDN'T die? that has much more story potential! seeing how it goes from there! how the character can handle the change, how other characters will react, and how this character can learn to be accepted by others, and basically become a true good guy! 

but no. so many people seems to rather want to waste such story potential in order to just do what has been done a million times. I respect if others feel different, and by all means, if you enjoy stories with this cliche, by all means, do so! But I don't, and I'll not gonna add this worn out cliche in stories I make, with official or my FCs. 

so yeah...thats just my feeling on some cliches. take care!
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KivaTheDCWizard's avatar
I see your point.