| milkyjoe said:
And how does the existence of Game of Thrones negate a common story element shared by hundreds of other examples? You'll note that I did not ever say that it was the one and only story element that is true for every story ever told, but you are arguing as if I have. I merely said it was the most common. That doesn't mean it can be applied to everything. Again, arguing a point that isn't there. |
If it's common then you're probably not talking about an excellent story/world. Even OoT which follows that narrative has some divergeances to that, as Link also needs to find out what his identity is (is he a Kokiri, and then more precisely what happened during those 7 years). Ultimately it ties back into saving the princess but in interim there is much more going on, and many other divergeances until the culminating moment.
Other than that, most great stories don't follow that narrative. This isn't a thread about common stories, it's a thread about great stories and worlds.
