Writings – The Overly Self-Righteous Critic

Narrative Tools — Joel + Tess’ Death in “The Last of Us” / The Nature of Trauma

March 8, 2023July 15, 2023 Fildy 1 Comment HBO, the last of us, the last of us (series), tv series, tv shows

The Last of Us features prominent uses of Death as a narrative tool (Tess, Henry), to remove unwanted characters and bring about outcomes desired by the author.

Futurology Writings

Cities of the Future – The Big City Archetype | Dystopias vs Utopias

July 30, 2022July 15, 2023 Fildy 1 Comment cities, cities of the future, Dreamfall Chapters, dystopia, dystopian cities, dystopian city, europolis, fiction, futuristic cities, futurology, interstellar travel, machine city, sci-fi, science fiction, technological advancements, technology, the capitol, the hunger games, the matrix, utopia, utopian cities

A futuristic city is triumph over smallness, and so cities of the future begin with connectivity. Their first attribute is space.

Futurology Movies Writings

Finding love in an alien world / TV Trope

June 14, 2022January 24, 2023 Fildy 1 Comment atlantis, avatar (2009), disney, extraterrestrials, featured, finding love in an alien world, futurology, movies, pocahontas, spiritual journey, stargate, TV Tropes

The other day I was talking about aliens in fiction, which got me thinking about Avatar, which then brought to

Futurology Movies Writings

Let’s create better aliens / Why the idea we have of aliens doesn’t approximate “reality”

June 5, 2022August 7, 2023 Fildy 6 Comments aliens, american horror story, american horror story: death valley, american horror story: double feature, extraterrestrial life, extraterrestrials, featured, futurology, horror genre

We need more realism in the way we portray, or imagine, aliens. What do I mean by “realism”? A little less ruled by our fears, potential inferiority complex, and other negative things we like to project on the idea of extraterrestrial life.