how it kicks you in the gut with characters' backstories every.single.time. -- even and perhaps especially the villains.
Geez, when did the Japanese uncover this formula (and how did George Lucas manage to screw it up so much in Star Wars)? I was watching Bleach on the Cartoon Network this weekend and we're killing bad guys, and they all have devastating emotional depth. And don't get me started on the first big external kill in Naruto. I mean, I know the tragic backstory and honorable character is what enables us to make former adversaries our best friends in the second season, but if we're just going to kill someone, dear GOD, let them just be EVIL.
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how it kicks you in the gut with characters' backstories every.single.time. -- even and perhaps especially the villains.
Geez, when did the Japanese uncover this formula (and how did George Lucas manage to screw it up so much in Star Wars)? I was watching Bleach on the Cartoon Network this weekend and we're killing bad guys, and they all have devastating emotional depth. And don't get me started on the first big external kill in Naruto. I mean, I know the tragic backstory and honorable character is what enables us to make former adversaries our best friends in the second season, but if we're just going to kill someone, dear GOD, let them just be EVIL.