I recently (re)watched Wreck-It Ralph. It's a very good film, and one of the themes is balance: the protaganist needs an antagonist, otherwise they're out of a job. That makes sense on a meta level for story structure, but I think it can also work within a story.

Looking at Star Wars (particularly the prequels), Obi-Wan Kenobi claimed that Anakin ( Read more... )

Last summer, I went off to Germany for a wedding, then I took a detour on my way home so that I could visit Disneyland Paris. I had a good time, although it would have worked better if I'd done a bit more advance planning.

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