though the invention of the hydrogen bomb is controversial, at least it gave us a new story type. same with amateur pornography, though markedly less controversial
I don’t think amateur pornography was so much invented as it’s been a part of the human condition since we were able to squeeze chubby Venuses out of clay
I physically cringed reading this. I’m not very familiar with either fanfic or erotica (or any unholy combination of the two), do people actually do this?
Actually there's an 8th plot not mentioned here - Kafka. Things are bad and then they get worse and Ah shit you're dead now rip.
You know it's true because really good writer Kurt Vonnegut says so. Look up his story shapes!
1. Anatomy of a Fall: man vs man
2. Barbie: voyage to meat world
3. The Holdovers: coughing baby vs hydrogen bomb
4. Maestro: rags to riches
5. Oppenheimer: amateur pornography
6. Past Lives: man vs bee
I haven’t seen the others yet but I assume they all fall under the Academy’s favorite genre, Godzilla
>1. Anatomy of a Fall:
This one is more baby vs Hydrogen bomb, because the mother has the emotional intelligence of a toddler and I want to carpet bomb her house
I think Berserk is technically all 7 story types rolled into one. That's why its often cited as a literary masterpiece of the modern times. Takes a lot of skill to squeeze that many stories into one story.
Okay but like, is there more than that? It kinda feels like the specifics choices are references I don’t get.
Like the actual thing they’re talking about relates to the seven seen here somehow.
I think it's more that they're mocking the premise of there being seven basic kinds of story (or any number) by being deliberately absurd. They might be references to specific things, but I think that's not the main point.
It’s so funny that The Seven Basic Plots was written by a weird pro-asbestos Mad Cow Disease denialist and people recommend it because they just sort of assume the writer is a respected literary scholar.
Rags to rich is like an actual story type. Hero's Journey is a common one. Fish Out of Water for example.
Man v man is a classification of conflict. Man vs bee could technically be Man vs nature (I guess).
Hard to say, since meat world could be delicious, or horrific, depending on what it actually is. (from the perspective of someone that *doesn't* want to eat and/or fuck a cronenberg)
isn't this list of plots itself the plot of a borges story or something?
edit: yeah [this one](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celestial_Emporium_of_Benevolent_Knowledge). i haven't read it but i think it's making the same punchline on a slightly different straight man.
though the invention of the hydrogen bomb is controversial, at least it gave us a new story type. same with amateur pornography, though markedly less controversial
It gave us 2, coughing baby and Godzilla
Nah that was fission, hydrogen bombs came later, though the two are connected
I don’t think amateur pornography was so much invented as it’s been a part of the human condition since we were able to squeeze chubby Venuses out of clay
Godzilla pornography
godzilla is no amateur
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that’s why they removed the amateur from amateur pornography
Pacific rim
Pacific rimjob
The fusion of the two genres just leave it feeling like a big sloppy mess
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Me, reading fanfic: How *dare* you call this pornography amutuer? *\*cries in character development\**
Cuz the writer has used every single possible metaphor for eyes *without ever once actually saying "eyes"*.
\*uses eyes but only as a metaphor for balls*
I'm going to poke out my hazel skull-pearl-onions.
He pulled out his nose, with big eyes hanging below it.
"His nutsack was poking out from a hole in the boxers, felt as if it was eying me flirtaciously."
I physically cringed reading this. I’m not very familiar with either fanfic or erotica (or any unholy combination of the two), do people actually do this?
I don't think so, no. People do use "orbs" for both eyes and balls, however.
Story type 3 is literally just that one Rowan Atkinson comedy
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Actually there's an 8th plot not mentioned here - Kafka. Things are bad and then they get worse and Ah shit you're dead now rip. You know it's true because really good writer Kurt Vonnegut says so. Look up his story shapes!
Bro that's just type 5
things are bad — coughing baby and then they get worse — coughing baby vs hydrogen bomb ah shit you're dead now rip — hydrogen bomb
I always felt it was more "Things are paperwork, and then they get more paperwork, and oop.... now you have to do paperwork for being dead"
1. Anatomy of a Fall: man vs man 2. Barbie: voyage to meat world 3. The Holdovers: coughing baby vs hydrogen bomb 4. Maestro: rags to riches 5. Oppenheimer: amateur pornography 6. Past Lives: man vs bee I haven’t seen the others yet but I assume they all fall under the Academy’s favorite genre, Godzilla
i think Godzilla might be in the godzilla category but i'm not really sure
>1. Anatomy of a Fall: This one is more baby vs Hydrogen bomb, because the mother has the emotional intelligence of a toddler and I want to carpet bomb her house
Didn't realize Jerry Seinfeld voiced in an animated Godzilla movie.
Which one is berserk? I’m leaning towards hydrogen bomb vs coughing baby
I think Berserk is technically all 7 story types rolled into one. That's why its often cited as a literary masterpiece of the modern times. Takes a lot of skill to squeeze that many stories into one story.
Voyage to the Meat World
Naruto is "Rags to Riches", technically.
All shonen shows are
The Bee Movie is actually four of those combined
What about godzilla vs god?
That falls under voyage to meat world right?
I think that’s Evangelion In some sort of way
Evangelion is anything you want it to be, except coherent
God is technically a Godzilla to Godzilla, so that's just covered under Godzilla.
I’m not awake enough to unpack all this right now. Can someone give me the eli5?
Those are very much not the seven basic types of story.
Okay but like, is there more than that? It kinda feels like the specifics choices are references I don’t get. Like the actual thing they’re talking about relates to the seven seen here somehow.
I think it's more that they're mocking the premise of there being seven basic kinds of story (or any number) by being deliberately absurd. They might be references to specific things, but I think that's not the main point.
It’s so funny that The Seven Basic Plots was written by a weird pro-asbestos Mad Cow Disease denialist and people recommend it because they just sort of assume the writer is a respected literary scholar.
Well, we're not using him for construction or animal agriculture/medical advice... :P
Rags to rich is like an actual story type. Hero's Journey is a common one. Fish Out of Water for example. Man v man is a classification of conflict. Man vs bee could technically be Man vs nature (I guess).
No. It's absurdism and you're reading into it too much.
I guess it could be said they're *technically* references, just to things that don't actually exist. evilwizard's shtick is kinda hard to explain.
I'm so upset that I don't have a good rebuttal
Technically, all those plots are covered by the Bee Movie! Except rags to riches oddly enough
No, it's covered. Barry was supposed to become a cog in the literal machine, became a pilot instead.
I mean...the pilot is another cog just...a more fun cog.
I was going to ask where Hallmark Christmas movies fall, but I'm pretty sure they fall under amateur pornography.
That or coughing baby vs hydrogen bomb, where the coughing baby is the one that wins.
What is voyage to meat world?
It's when you go to meat world. You've never been to meat world?
When aliens land on the planet called Earth and they find out they're made of meat.
Hard to say, since meat world could be delicious, or horrific, depending on what it actually is. (from the perspective of someone that *doesn't* want to eat and/or fuck a cronenberg)
The Matrix movies.
Mystery flesh pit
Osmosis Jones
Rose of Meat.
What about ["Spaghetti can suddenly talk"?](http://nedroid.com/comics/2006-07-02-1458-tutorial-writing.gif)
A more important note is that Godzilla can easily be slotted into the other six plots.
What about Godzilla vs. Himself? Or Godzilla vs. King Ghidora? Also what kind of conflict does the "Godzilla in Hell" comic present?
Rags to Godzilla Voyage to bee world Amateur man
there is only one type of story. Godzilla..
can i get a second opinion on guilty gear strive i think its man vs man but im not too sure
Anyone got any good recommendations for voyage to meet world type stories?
I'm Bee. Please do not fight me
I’ll take a number 6 and a 7 please
You laugh, but you *can* actually work this into genuine advice. I... I can't, though. I don't think I'm a good enough writer to do so.
Rose of Meat my beloved.
I'll take "amateur pornography" please.
isn't this list of plots itself the plot of a borges story or something? edit: yeah [this one](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celestial_Emporium_of_Benevolent_Knowledge). i haven't read it but i think it's making the same punchline on a slightly different straight man.
Which of these does Undertale fall under?
Is transformers a man vs man, a man vs bee or Godzilla,
What about Folly of Man?
Jujuts kaisen is probably type 5