tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376013902919496941.post1988363054927478756..comments2023-09-25T11:31:09.336-04:00Comments on Wicked Stupid Plotless: CRASH! BANG! POW! Pfft.C.E. Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492744411600526877noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376013902919496941.post-33295961536220134702012-12-10T11:42:01.571-05:002012-12-10T11:42:01.571-05:00Thank you for pointing this out. I profess that I ...Thank you for pointing this out. I profess that I haven't read any of the books in years, and based the reference for this article off of the movies with which I am more familiar. Your input is very helpful.C.E. Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04492744411600526877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376013902919496941.post-68518004572001591512012-12-10T10:41:24.951-05:002012-12-10T10:41:24.951-05:00"The problem is that animals run largely on i..."The problem is that animals run largely on instinct, and there’s no reason they would stop a mere second away from the kill. If the creatures are sentient or mind controlled, it’s a different story. Evil monologuing can also fall into this category, but that’s much more excusable; humans are much more likely to gloat."<br /><br />LOTR lore should have been carefully studied before this complaint even entered the internet, as any lore enthusiast or a huge fan of wargs themselves would have been able to tell you wargs are NOT just animals. They have instincts but because of the way in which they were created they also have great intelligence to the point of being considered human-like intellect and wargs will gloat when they think their prey is helpless. A flaw in Angmar's animal troops which leads to untimely deaths due to arrogance shown from the animal.<br /><br />Here is a link to a wiki on wargs, it is based wholly on the whole Tolkien franchise and in most of the descriptions wargs are more like the antagonist monologing than the raging animal attacking and mysteriously pausing. Hope this clears a few things up for you.<br />http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/WargAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376013902919496941.post-24715804620182183282012-04-24T20:32:14.835-04:002012-04-24T20:32:14.835-04:00Yeah, I'm not trying to be obnoxious with the ...Yeah, I'm not trying to be obnoxious with the whole she instead of he pronoun thing, I just feel that it doesn't matter which pronoun you use so I might as well use the female one. <br /><br />And yeah, it makes sense sometimes if the protagonist has special powers of some kind, but even then they usually are ridiculously durable.C.E. Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04492744411600526877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376013902919496941.post-26739649715241950152012-04-24T10:55:32.318-04:002012-04-24T10:55:32.318-04:00You caught me in a stereotype; until I read your p...You caught me in a stereotype; until I read your pronoun "her" (grit her teeth), I had been visualizing the fighters as men. Thank you for reminding me that girls can fight, too.<br />As for non-fatal arteries, there is a pretty large, significant artery in the leg, the femoral artery. Having it sliced open may not be lethal, but I think it would slow you down.<br />I wish more TV and movie producers would follow your advice about not having their characters recover from blows that actually would disable them. Fight scenes go on way too long.<br />Thank you for ending with that Indiana Jones scene. It's one of my all-time favorites.FTFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12830032343448904382noreply@blogger.com