1. Boruto Introduced Aliens to Ninjas Anime creators, writers, and illustrators all share a love for introducing new characters, new elements, and new twists to surprise fans. But who wouldn’t be shocked when the main villains in a ninja world are suddenly… aliens from outer space? If you’ve watched theNarutoanime since Naruto was a young’un himself, you’d probably agree with most fans that the alien theme just doesn’t fit the show at all....
1. Squandered Foreshadowing In dramatic writing, there’s a principle called “Chekhov’s Gun” named after acclaimed Russian writer Anton Chekhov: In other words, if you’re going to insert something into the story and draw a lot of attention to it, it must be relevant to the story at hand and play a significant role in the narrative going forward. InGame of Thrones, this principle became a staple of the series as many plot points were started and emphasized long before they reached fruition....
5. Greater Artistic Risks When you look back on horror movies of the 1990s and 2000s, they all seem rather the same. In fact, it’s difficult to differentiate between most of them, as many are reboots, remakes, sequels, and prequels. However, in the 2010s, with the growth of studios like A24, horror films started taking on their own flavors of horror. Instead of yet another knife-wielding, mask-wearing slasher flick, we started getting specialized projects—ones that really hit it out of the park....
The Cute Beginnings of Jak and Daxter WhenJak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacyfirst released, it looked a lot like Naughty Dog’s previous hit series,Crash Bandicoot. The bright colors and cartoon art style—combined with a protagonist that spun, jumped, and ran his way through platformer levels—made the comparisons easy to make. But hidden behind this game that seemed to borrow from an already successful series was a clever bit of technology:The Precursor Legacywas one of the first video games to feature no obvious loading screens....
In 1999, Star Wars: The Phantom Menace’s Movie Trailer Debuts Online Hard as it may seem to grasp, back in 1999, movie trailers weren’t commonly found on the internet. Instead, they were only seen before films at the movie theater or as commercials on TV. Well,Star Wars: The Phantom Menacechanged that. While it still debuted before large audiences in cinemas, the trailer was also made available to stream online for those who had internet access....
