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Tendency to the past?
#1
Tendency to the past?
I have been wondering, why do we keep going back to the age of swords/medieval times when imagining adventures? 

For example, swords. It is very common for the protagonist of stories to use swords, which also have a name and become a representation of the character. Take for example the manga Berserk, with Guts (the protagonist) and his sword Dragon Slayer. Most epic stories do not use guns as the main weapon, and even when they do, they are just a weapon, rather than an extension of the characters. We see this across all cultures and history. For example, Excalibur in Britain, or the 7 legendary katakanas in Japan. Yet such phenomenon has still to happen with guns. 

Then the setting. Adventures taking place in the age of castles, rustic houses with wood fires, fantastic forests, etc. Take for example Harry Potter. At the start of the story he lives in a very contemporaneous setting. Modern houses and regular trains. But when he arrives to the academy, it is a castle. There are no concrete roads, etc. Why? Why cant the academy be a modern building? Perhaps the first thought is that it would be "boring".

Why do you think this happens? And do you think that in hundreds of years our present will be depicted more in art? Or that the age of castles and swords will prevail?
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#2
RE: Tendency to the past?
Apparently you've never played quake and experienced the affection a girl can have for her railgun.
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RE: Tendency to the past?
(May 20, 2022 at 7:41 pm)Angrboda Wrote: Apparently you've never played quake and experienced the affection a girl can have for her railgun.

I didn’t say every media. That girl with the rail gun is a reference to MGS? If anything it just confirms that railgun has no name.
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RE: Tendency to the past?
I've always wondered about the use of martial arts in nearly all movie genres and in all time settings.
  
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#5
RE: Tendency to the past?
My past adventures would be rebelling and major amounts of ganja.

That's a complete fantasy now.

Or is it?

Bong

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RE: Tendency to the past?
(May 20, 2022 at 7:48 pm)arewethereyet Wrote: I've always wondered about the use of martial arts in nearly all movie genres and in all time settings.

I get the feeling that, similar to swords, it is an extension of yourself. Using martial arts is empowering your body regardless of the time.
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#7
RE: Tendency to the past?
Adventures are also placed in sci-fi and current worlds. I think the swords-and-sorcery thing is a holdover from Tolkien, but you'll find adventure in many genres.

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#8
RE: Tendency to the past?
Swords perfectly manifest an ideal that started with the first flint hand axe. There is something primal and pure about lethal force in so simple a concept as striking with a sharp.
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RE: Tendency to the past?
Blades are for people who have felony convictions and can' t legally posess firearms......


Razz
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RE: Tendency to the past?
(May 20, 2022 at 9:31 pm)onlinebiker Wrote: Blades are for people who have felony convictions and can' t legally posess firearms......


Razz

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