Realism is Bad, Actually
481K views · Apr 30, 2022 · Entertainment
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@zoe_bee · 4 years ago · pinned
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@HelloFutureMe · 4 years ago
In science fiction and fantasy circles, there's been a wave of realist writers emphasising scientific/historical accuracy in worldbuilding and writing, which I think is awesome. Sword fights can be tense, castles can be cool while also being realistic. However, some cross a line when they criticise <b>intentionally</b> unrealistic things as 'bad' <b>because</b> it's not realistic. What I see most is that what people want is *immersion*, and realism is only one way to that. We can be immersed in worlds that capture us with awe, or with story beats that make sense thematically/characterologically.
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@gregtiwald · 4 years ago
"Create a monster"<br>Ok, a landlord.<br>"Now imagine what it sounds like"<br>Hmm, something like "I'm not giving your security deposit back"
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@certaindeathawaits · 4 years ago
As a character designer, the criticism I get from my parents is always "his eyes are too big" or "their clothes are too colourful" or "where would she even buy that?". <br><br>But from my fellow character designers, and for the people enjoying my art at large, I get "ooh I wonder what the story on that scar is" or "I wonder what those gloves hide" or "she looks like a businesswoman! y'know, if dwarves managed hedge funds irl".
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@ancalyme · 4 years ago
You know, I am actually genuinely mildly upset that the female dwarves don't have beards for representation reasons. Facial hair on women is taboo.
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@kanguruster · 4 years ago
When computer graphics artists are creating effects for games, their goal is to make things look like a movie on film, rather than anything more "real". So we see lens flare, bokkeh, soft focus rather than something we might see with out own eyes, because we've been trained to not believe what we see. Of course, talk to a neuropsychologist about what we actually "see" and its a wonder those brain experiences end up as a mostly coherent view of the world anyway.
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@Kobolds_in_a_trenchcoat · 4 years ago
On a more serious note, I find it weirdly concerning how many people equate realism with "grittiness" or danger or sexual assault and a loss of agency for women in particular. Yes, these things exist in reality but so do celebrations and parties and just normal everyday friendships. Reality CAN be depressing and painful but it can also be joyous and happy or boring and unremarkable or surprising or any number of other things. Bleakness does exist but so do many other things and realism cannot just mean depression.
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@mirinewman · 4 years ago
Zoe: I want you to imagine a monster<br>Me, a sound designer: uhhhhhhhhh<br>Zoe: Now, I want you to imagine what it sounds like<br>Me: <b>revs chainsaw</b>
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@rhymeswithmoose228 · 4 years ago
One big issue I find with the pursuit of realism is that it's often used to put down unrealistic things. The perspective that fantasy is childish, that everything should be grimdark, that the presence of fairies invalidates the artistic value of a story are all very annoying ideas that all stem from wanting realism.
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@DOOPEE451 · 3 years ago
As one Tumblr user once said, "I don't want my media to be realistic, I want my media to be convincing."
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@noizetv4240 · 4 years ago
Honestly read the title as "racism is bad actually". Makes me want to see the alternate universe where that Zoe video does exist.
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@elixir478 · 4 years ago
Zoe: "I want you to imagine a monster"<br><br>My brain with aphantasia: "No, I don't think I will"
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