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In story telling, having a the whole story revealed to be a dream or hallucination in the end is lazy writing/ bad story telling. (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by [email protected] to c/unpopularopinion

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I think one big example that come to mind is Mr.Robot.

It's like the writers took all the questions that they layed in the person mind and just throw it in the garbage and replace it with new blank canvas to write a new story.

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[–] KombatWombat 8 points 5 months ago

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But seriously, no one likes feeling like their time is being disrespected, and it's hard to convince the audience that "all just a dream" is a good resolution to a story they've invested in.

There are stories that can justify having a large sequence as a hypothetical/"what if" scenario, but often this trope is used as a crutch when writers either want to ignore canon to effectively write fanfiction for a while, or to retcon something that didn't land well by deciding it didn't happen after the fact.