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Why do people need so much conflict in their entertainment in order to enjoy it?


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Cuz no one wants to watch a 3 hour movie about someone on their way to work, most people want a protagonist that has a problem that needs resolution and an antagonist that attempts to thwart that, doesn't have to be violent, maybe a love interest or a family problem, even funny movies have conflict

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1 hour ago, 1pooh4u said:

Cuz no one wants to watch a 3 hour movie about someone on their way to work, most people want a protagonist that has a problem that needs resolution and an antagonist that attempts to thwart that, doesn't have to be violent, maybe a love interest or a family problem, even funny movies have conflict

'falling down' epic story of a man, going to work, in the park. :)

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"It is conflict that improves the lot of civilization and single being, both. Conflict forces one to better oneself. It forces change, growth, adaption, evolution… or death. These are not out laws, but the universe's. Without conflict you have only stagnation."

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Basic narrative stuff.

Man against Man, Man against Nature, Man against Himself, Man against Society.  Without conflict, there's no story. 

In other words, "Once upon a time...and they lived happily ever after" would be it..

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Life is conflict. If you think about it, every action a person takes is at the expense of something or someone.

Something as simple as making food or going to the store is conflict. Something had to become food or gas to sustain a lifestyle.

Someone had to suffer to make consumable goods, and every purchase, every move is a victory you celebrate for reaping the benefits.

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42 minutes ago, imchapp.in said:

Life is conflict. If you think about it, every action a person takes is at the expense of something or someone.

Something as simple as making food or going to the store is conflict. Something had to become food or gas to sustain a lifestyle.

Someone had to suffer to make consumable goods, and every purchase, every move is a victory you celebrate for reaping the benefits.

shut up, scoob. 

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9 hours ago, discolemonade said:

i thought it was a rocket launcher. 

iono...but i think i need to watch that movie again. 

as i get older, i find myself relating more to this dude. 

So many times I’ve been stuck in traffic and just wanted to blow shit up.  xD

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Just now, katt_goddess said:

Then you'd probably live vicariously through rom-coms or something where the conflicts don't require explosions.

Different people, different things. 

when it gets bad i just read my own stuff for awhile. i gotta write some new stuff to meet my demand tho lol

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