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Rant on Arrival

20 June, 201717 January, 2022 ~ John Nerst ~ 18 Comments

Using the movie ”Arrival” as a jumping-off point, I rant about the ubiquity of personal drama in storytelling, defend ”flat” characters and positive emotions over negative, and criticize the ”figure it out yourself” ethos in fiction. Read more (15 min, 3700 words)

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