Why Flaws Make Great Stories

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  @nessaja · 7 months ago

  "...someone striving for greatness, not because you're destined for it but because you chose to pursue it" - much rather watch this kind of character than somone you find out was the chosen one all along.

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  @thenumberzer.0 · 7 months ago (edited)

  We most definitely need a video on creativity and how to be creative

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• DE

  @Deedobolyu0961 · 7 months ago

  I thought this channel already had a million subscribers. Underrated fr

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• CO

  @coker-x5q · 6 months ago

  you only create peak

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• TW

  @Twizzyottv · 7 months ago

  '' If you know what your worth go out and get what your worth, but you gotta be willing to take the hits''

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• EL

  @Elijah-o3s-e1v · 4 months ago (edited)

  And there’s the GOAT Kageyama Shigeo. He may had been gifted with immense power,  but he’s always missing what it is he wants most and he keeps chasing it. This chase leads him to join the body improvement club, who help him to better himself in more ways than simply physical. His power is something bad to him, something he suppresses from trauma and fear. That suppression is his greatest weakness, but without that imperfection he couldn’t grow as he did. Through his interactions with others he learns compassion and empathy. He fought a man who wished to rule the world and tanked a nuke for him so he wasn’t alone in the end. The constant pressure from forces external and internal makes him lose control, but even then he feels for others. All he wishes to do is what he believes to be best. Even if someone causes him harm, he can still empathize with their suffering. Mob is, in my opinion, one of the best and my favorite example of what it is he stands for. He serves as an allegory for adolescence and the struggles that come along with it, and the struggle of balancing his overwhelming power with human emotion. His 100% state exemplifies the need for emotional release, showing how dangerous it is to bottle up feelings and thoughts. Asagiri treated him horribly for months when he was trying to exorcise Mogami and he eventually exploded. He was brought back by Dimple being by his side, illustrating how important it is for you to have others around you. Reigen teaches Mob about how even with his power, he isn’t superior. He says it is no different than someone who can run fast or is smart in class, simply an attribute one has. Shigeo is taught to value compassion over violence, understanding people instead of using his power as he wishes. These teachings are opposed very early in the series, when a character who originally represents the opposite of Mob is introduced. When first appearing, Teruki Hanazawa is the antithesis of Shigeo. He uses his power as he wishes to make others do his bidding. He thinks of himself as superior to any other. He believes that he is the strongest in the world and that he should be in charge. As their differing philosophies clash, Kageyama does his best to make Teru see where he is coming from. All that his reluctance to fight does is anger Teruki, leading to him trying his hardest to end Mob then and there. Even when Teru is choking him out, Shigeo does not use his power to fight back, deciding to be unconscious over going against his teachings. This unconscious state makes Mob’s “true self” come out, no longer able to suppress his emotions. After bearing witness to this overwhelming power possessed by the young boy, Teruki has a change of heart and sees the error in his ways. This is the case for many who oppose Mob. The Claw of the 7th division, who all thought themselves to be superior to all else due to their power, were defeated by a regular man because of the bond he and Shigeo share, highlighting the fact that talent doesn’t equal one’s value. It is not only others who are changed by Mob, but others changing him as well. Keiji Mogami was a good man who used his power to benefit others, and the world broke him in response. Their several encounters taught Mob that to be kind he needn’t be as naive and willing as he was. He became more mature and self-respecting. Mogami is another reflection of Mob, showing what he could have been without the guidance of Reigen and support of those around him. As I stated prior, what saves Mob from breaking in the final interaction within the “alternate reality” inside Asagiri was the appearance of Dimple, representing Mobs connections and his inner voice, helping him break away from the mental torture. Before meeting Mogami, Shigeo was scared of his power. He thought he was being kind by doing whatever one asked of him. Afterward, he learns he must save himself to save others. Mogami teaches him that his emotions shouldn’t be rejected. Shigeo accepts them as something that needs to be acknowledged, not simply a terrifying source of his power. This arc within the story deepens the appreciation for those around him held by Shigeo, seeing he could have become like Keiji and understands that said connections are a thing he draws strength from. In the final few episodes of the series, Shigeo is hit by a car, knocking him unconscious. As it did against Teru, his state of unconsciousness sends his power out of control due to strong emotion. Even as all those he has made connections with try to stop him, this rejected version of himself continues to march forward. The repressed feelings of Shigeo created another personality deep inside, one pushed forward by his power. This “other him” is a result of pushing down his emotions out of fear. As he speaks with the other one, the one who is Shigeo Kageyama, he starts to understand how wrong it was of him to silence this version of himself. Shigeo continues speaking to Mob, speaking on how he’s the one Tsubomi truly liked and not Mob. In the following episode, this inner turmoil continues until the moments before Reigen arrives. As he arrives, Reigen latches on to mob and tries to make sure he listens to him as Reigen reveals his biggest secret to Shigeo. He uses the fact he has no power to call Mob back into reality snapping him out of this “trance”. After this, he uses rejected by Tsubomi. Even after taking one of the biggest emotional hits of his life, and he was able to safely express the emotions that were silenced before, showing how much he truly had grown. Shigeo Kageyama, better know as Mob, is a play on the common “op” hero trope, but instead of combat ability the story focuses on his emotional maturity, humanity and growth. He is also an example of shadow work and self-denial. I’m too tired to finish typing what else I have to say and my writing here probably ahh I been trying to not pass out

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• DU

  @dustynavas7211 · 7 months ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBsyj6MSVOQ&amp;t=138">2:18</a> the goat

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  @RTL.Dancho · 6 months ago

  Something about your vids just always gives me new levels of clarity. No flatery just gratitude. Thank you.

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• TI

  @tinsimatovic1486 · 6 months ago

  Dude if you keep posting content of this quality you will make it big. Truly an amazing experience every video it makes my day every time! Thank you for doing this ❤

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  @CyberCaliber · 7 months ago (edited)

  It’s funny cause to be honest cause I dislike characters chasing greatness. I like when already talented &nbsp;or great characters choose to not chase it but to choose something outside of that. <br><br>Like for me sakamoto leaves life of crime even though he was sort of talented to have a family and the average life. <br><br>Mob from mob psycho 100 was gifted and everyone is jealous of his powers but we see powers don’t make you special. Nobody is.<br><br>Edward from fullmetal gives up his one truth, his alchemy in exchange for the brothers’ bodies. <br><br>The same reason you like imperfect characters for their humanity is the same reason I like these characters cause they are regaining their humanity.<br><br>Cause perfection is the standard not an achievement for gifted characters. They are not permitted to fail so when they do it hits hard. &nbsp;When they choose to be themselves rather than be symbol or great.<br><br>Its own type of progress.

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  @ri-ch-es · 5 months ago

  Excellent transition to the song

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  @MpeachT · 7 months ago

  Genuinely beautiful commentary and word play thank you for the time you took to put something like this together

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