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Downvote me all you want, but I have to complain. Most bad things in the series would never happen— especially to Harry— if people just talked, explained, or defended themselves like human beings. (self.harrypotter)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by orphiebaby to c/harrypotter

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And it really irks me a lot.

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[–] GabrielBell12fi -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I say this with as much respect as possible -- which is very little (if I am honest) -- but do you not understand how fiction works?

If characters in a story -- any story -- reacted how most people would it would be BORING AS FUCK.

The entire point of heroes, or protagonists, or whatever they are called, is that they don't react like normal people would.

If they did they wouldn't be heroes. And then we wouldn't have a story.

If Romeo and Juliet had behaved like sensible adults then no one would ever have heard of them because they would have waited until they were grown up and then run away together. But that wouldn't have made a good story.

If Luke Skywalker had any fucking sense he would have stayed home and not got involved. But then he wouldn't have been a hero. Also he'd have been killed by The Empire. But that's beside the point.

Anyway.

[–] orphiebaby 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

You don't have any imagination
Why the hell are you attributing your claim to heroes specifically? What does that have to do with anything?
Man have you not seen a lot of fiction. People react realistically in a ton of them all the time, including kids shows like Avatar: TLA and Steven Universe
My novel has people reacting realistically the entire way through, and it's a science fantasy
Luke Skywalker acted realistically. He wanted to leave and join the fucking resistance like his friends. Just like a lot of real-life people would, especially the oppressed. Hell, how many people did 9/11 cause to join the military? Hell, how many people join the military without having suffered tragedy?

[–] GabrielBell12fi 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

1 -- I have a surprising amount of imagination. More than I need, to be honest. 2 -- Because villains CLEARLY don't react to events with the reactions of "normal, sensible people". If villains reacted with common sense, then they wouldn't try to blow up the fucking world every two minutes. They would talk it through. They would sit down with the good guys, or go to therapy. 3 -- See 1, but substitute "fiction" for "imagination" 4 -- Good for you. I am sure your parents are very proud of you. Unless you're an orphan, then I apologise for bringing up your parents. 5 -- Luke wanted to join The Empire, not the resistance. What do you think "Transmit my application to the academy" meant? He was signing up to be a good little fascist just like all the other fascists.

[–] orphiebaby 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Okay, so all your stupid points are not worth addressing, but you should definitely know that Luke's goal was to join his friends Biggs and Wedge in the resistance, and he finally did. And everyone on Earth who paid attention enough to know he was trying to join the military knows whose side he was trying to join. Not to mention his goals in the first movie constantly align with rescuing the rebel princess and spiting the Empire. You seem to like to make shit up.