I think what puts me off in a lot of grimdark stuff is there's no feeling stuff can change -- people can struggle and try to make the world better, but the best they can hope for is an honorable defeat. But if they do have the power to do something, to change something, there's the hope things can be better even if they don't win. (Which is why Rogue One is a comfort watch movie for me -- everyone dies! but they have hope, and they die as they choose to, trying to make things better.)
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Date: 2021-10-06 01:46 am (UTC)I think what puts me off in a lot of grimdark stuff is there's no feeling stuff can change -- people can struggle and try to make the world better, but the best they can hope for is an honorable defeat. But if they do have the power to do something, to change something, there's the hope things can be better even if they don't win. (Which is why Rogue One is a comfort watch movie for me -- everyone dies! but they have hope, and they die as they choose to, trying to make things better.)