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Why do people discuss movie or comic books logic? (lemmy.world)
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I often come across posts where people are discussing the logic of a movie or comic book. An example could be Star Wars, where they discuss how a light saber works. Or which superheroes would win in a fight against each other. To me, it seems pointless to discuss such things as it is fiction. Just an insight into someone else's imagination.

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[–] 12 points 3 weeks ago* (2 children)

Just an insight into someone else's imagination.

Which is exactly why it can be interesting to discuss?

Edit: to add to everyone else saying "it's fun," it's not just about that.

For me, it's important that fictional stories (particularly outlandish subgenres like sci-fi or fantasy) must have internal consistency, unless I lose my ability to suspend disbelief.

Sometimes that means checking that the internal logic the author is using makes sense and stays consistent.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Absolutely 100% agree. Internal consistency is where the key is. And in order to have that consistency, the rules for the worldbuilding must be relatively clear and well established. It's really interesting where a few fantasy/scifi creative ideas can take you if you start unraveling the consequences those ideas have on the rest of the created worldbuilding.

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