Subjectivity of truth in Umineko

Umineko sets itself up as the ultimate love letter to detective stories, while presenting multiple plotlines as one.

Image source: Entergram's promotional website for Umineko When They Cry Blossom: Symphony of Dream and Cat Box release

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Rewriting the Avatar Aang movie

I'm glad to see new animated material in the Avatar franchise, but it also has writing holes that can easily be patched.

Image source: Movie poster

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The face of a god

When a spiritual being appears in a story, I sometimes ask why this face specifically with specific facial shapes.

Image source: Babel, old man form, from Devil Survivor: Overclocked, concept art

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Sherlock: The icon of many faces

Sherlock Holmes occupies an interesting niche in human culture by having many different portrayals that vary greatly.

Image source: (center) illustration by Sidney Paget (1904), (left-to-right) Jason Gray-Stanford in Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century (1999), Katsuyuki Konishi in Case File nº221: Kabukicho (2019), John Barrymore in Sherlock Holmes (1922), Basil Rathbone in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939), Shinji Kawada in The Great Ace Attorney (2015), Benedict Cumberbatch in Sherlock (2010), Robert Downey Jr. in Sherlock Holmes (2009), Ken Wong Kai-Cheong in Sherlock Holmes and the Great Escape (2019), Sir Ian McKellen in Mr. Holmes (2015), Makoto Furukawa in Moriarty the Patriot (2016), Vasily Livanov in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (1979), Taichiro Hirokawa in Sherlock Hound (1984)

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Fight scenes are still storytelling

Action scenes are generally a visual spectacle, but that's no excuse for poor writing. A good fight choreography is not only flashy, but is also a narratively coherent exposition.

Image source: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

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