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My sister, who never reads comics, asked me why I get so mad about movie changes.
She said, 'It's just a different story, like when you tell me about a dream and leave stuff out,' and that simple shift from 'they ruined it' to 'they told it differently' has honestly cooled me off a lot during online arguments.
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the_hayden13d ago
That "they told it differently" idea is so good. I've started applying it to other stuff, like when a friend retells a story and gets a detail wrong. It just makes everything less frustrating.
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jakeb8113d ago
Ever think about the stories we tell ourselves? Like when you remember a fight and you're the clear hero, but your partner's version has you being kind of a jerk. Which one is the real story, or is it just two different tellings?
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jamesf2913d ago
Totally, it works for old movies too. My dad swears the shark in Jaws looked way bigger when he saw it as a kid. I watched it last year and the effects are clearly dated, but in his memory it's this perfect, terrifying monster. His brain just told the story differently over forty years. Makes you wonder what details we're all adding right now.
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