Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT Strips 3661-3665 (22nd to 26th January 2018)
JoeCovenant:
--- Quote from: Shjade on 26 Jan 2018, 01:14 ---
...And no, good drama doesn't require a conflict.
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I'm struggling to think of one that doesn't have any...
Everything I've ever studied has lain down "conflict" as the foundation for virtually every story out there.
MrNumbers:
--- Quote from: Shjade on 26 Jan 2018, 01:14 ---...And no, good drama doesn't require a conflict.
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As Joe sniped me to saying... well, yes? Yes it does?
You're right that it doesn't need a villain to cause it, but... every story, period, requires conflict.
Tova:
I think whether story requires conflict is perhaps arguable, but I would say that drama does require conflict.
I don't think that QC sans conflict will happen any time soon.
Welu:
I would say every story has a conflict but that doesn't mean it's always two people disagreeing or fighting. Almost every story can be defined as establishing the status quo, conflicts happens, then return to status quo. There's obviously details that make each story unique and the return to baseline can have changes from the established at the start one but if you want, a lot of stories can be described very broadly as that. Although long form media with no forseeable end like webcomics can blur the lines even more.
Pennepasta:
--- Quote from: Tova on 26 Jan 2018, 01:08 ---Does every conflict require a villain?
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Every conflict requires an antagonist; I'd argue that they don't have to be a villain in the traditional sense. You've got two sides that both believe they're right sometimes - say, Les miserables, where javert isn't exactly that villainous. The closest to a villain there are the thenadiers.
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