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screamydreamy:

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screamydreamy:

related to the previous post but i hate where film discussions try and “solve” the endings to a movie, rather than like, actually interpreting what the film is trying to say with that ending.

for like a popular example, all those ppl solving whether cobb is still dreaming at the end of inception.. its not about if he’s still in a dream or not, the point is he no longer cares if he is!! people focus entirely on whether the top is still spinning but ignore that moments before cobb walks away from it!

i guess its part of this era of wiki fandom where everything has to be explained, but explained as like, a real thing that happened that can be catagorized and explained in canon, rather than a piece of art that is created with a meaning/message by its creator.

it’s not a question of whether the events of inception were real or not, its a question of if it isn’t, if it was all still a dream, does it matter?

i think nerd fandom is about treating media like a literal account of events. worlds are interpreted as if they contain a coherent history and not analysed as if they were written by somebody with a purpose.

not to sound conspiratorial but hm it does benefit The Powers That Be if your engagement with media is in this matter because then you LOVE sequels and side stories and side stories to side stories. we used to have the star wars expanded universe, now we have the marvel cinematic universe. both serve the same kind of fan: the archivist-historian who always needs the story to continue.

yeah you’re right, it eliminates the author and their intent. while i think there is something enjoyable about engaging with media in that matter, it has this result of justifying bad-writing in universe. to the point were people just stop engaging with media as something that you can outright say is bad and wrong. they will try and explain why a certain characters contradictory actions actually make sense in the larger universe when the real answer is just “the writer hates women” or “the writer just sucks.”

this justification done to make something make sense in canon, slowly becomes “what do you mean plot hole? it actually makes sense if X Y Z!” because they’re essentially viewing the narrative as if its a real thing, something that can’t “not make sense” or be “wrong”