General & Others Oda Isn’t a Good Writer According to Pixar

lee33

lee33

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Hanners220 said:
I am glad to hear that you have been well. It's ok to step away from something that you don't enjoy. One Piece has its faults but I still enjoy it. Did you read the recent chapter?
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I haven't read one piece since November. I just recently learned of King and Queen being defeated already and thought it was too funny. 150 chapters of Wano where all we got were fights and yet it turned out the beast pirates are fodder compared to the straw hats so that begged the question why is Wano 150 chapters long for if the beast pirates are this incompetent.
 
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lee33 said:
I haven't read one piece since November. I just recently learned of King and Queen being defeated already and thought it was too funny. 150 chapters of Wano where all we got were fights and yet it turned out the beast pirates are fodder compared to the straw hats so that begged the question why is Wano 150 chapters long for if the beast pirates are this incompetent.
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Ah ok, I still don't understand why it took Luffy like 12 hours to fight Katakuri, while Zoro vs King and Sanji vs Queen ended in under 15 minutes. I don't think Oda should use time as a factor in his fights because it just confuses me.
 
Logiko

Logiko

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lee33 said:
Pixar has 22 rules of writing which they believe is necessary when they write their scripts and Oda breaks almost every rule lmfao:
  1. You admire a character for trying more than for their successes.
  2. Keep in mind what’s interesting to you as an audience, not what’s fun to do as a writer. They can be very different.
  3. Trying for theme is important, however you won’t see what the story is actually about until you’re at the end of that story. Now rewrite.
  4. Once upon a time there was ___. Every day, ___. One day ___. Because of that, ___. Because of that, ___. Until finally ___.
  5. Simplify. Focus. Combine characters. Hop over detours. You’ll feel like you’re losing valuable stuff but it sets you free.
  6. What is your character good at, comfortable with? Throw the polar opposite at them. Challenge them. How do they deal?
  7. Come up with your ending before you figure out your middle. Seriously. Endings are hard, get yours working up front.
  8. Finish your story, let go even if it’s not perfect. In an ideal world you have both, but move on. Do better next time.
  9. When you’re stuck, make a list of what WOULDN’T happen next. Lots of times the material to get you unstuck will show up.
  10. Pull apart the stories you like. What you like in them is a part of you; you’ve got to recognize it before you can use it.
  11. Putting it on paper lets you start fixing it. If it stays in your head, a perfect idea, you’ll never share it with anyone.
  12. Discount the 1st thing that comes to mind. And the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th – get the obvious out of the way. Surprise yourself.
  13. Give your characters opinions. Passive/malleable might seem likable to you as you write, but it’s poison to the audience.
  14. Why must you tell THIS story? What’s the belief burning within you that your story feeds off of? That’s the heart of it.
  15. If you were your character, in this situation, how would you feel? Honesty lends credibility to unbelievable situations.
  16. What are the stakes? Give us reason to root for the character. What happens if they don’t succeed? Stack the odds against.
  17. No work is ever wasted. If it’s not working, let go and move on – it’ll come back around to be useful later.
  18. You have to know yourself: the difference between doing your best & fussing. Story is testing, not refining.
  19. Coincidences to get characters into trouble are great; coincidences to get them out of it are cheating.
  20. Exercise: take the building blocks of a movie you dislike. How d’you rearrange them into what you DO like?
  21. You gotta identify with your situation/characters, can’t just write ‘cool’. What would make YOU act that way?
  22. What’s the essence of your story? Most economical telling of it? If you know that, you can build out from there.
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Hello there!


Oda respects all those 22 rules to the letter.


 
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