Final Fantasy 7: Vincent and TifaWith my four-day weekend this week, I've thought of nothing to do with my time except read. And I came across some fanfictions; it just so happens that I've been in a FF7 mood recently, and I'm surprised at the incredible VincentxTifa pairing fanbase out there. Although I'm more partial to the logical CloudxTifa pair (and on an official note, VincentxTifa has always been out of the question) the large majority of fanfiction stories about VinTi aren't so bad at all. The one thing that bothers me is how much people like to tout a renowned Vinti fic called "Feathers in the Maelstrom." Of all of the reviews I've read online, all of them have been 100%, passionately, unquestionably positive. Well, I'm going to be a fish out of water and my review is negative. Many of the reviews I've read vaguely hug the concept of Vincent's excellent characterization and the "amount of incredible/meticulous work" this Penfeather author put into the novel. But I question-- what is excellent characterization for Vincent? Until DoC, he's been vastly enigmatic; and it would be up to the audience to decide his ulterior motives and thoughts. What these people love about Vincent's characterization in FITM is really not characterization-- only the author's sympathy and regard for Vincent's personality. Nothing more, nothing less. She's careful about not bashing him into something bland and cliche, but she tries too hard to make him human. In fact, it's because of her intention to make Vincent and the story so realistically, complicatedly human that the entire story is dry. She writes about every action and thought, hitting pages upon pages of redundance. Overall, I think her style is long-winded and uninteresting-- although I admire her originality in plot work and background. But I'd rather read something more delicate and refined than a live diary of every-day occurrences, finely honed into even the most ignorable of events.
Please, writers out there. If you are ever going to write a story, do me this favor and keep this advice in mind: a story is a craft, a beautiful retelling of a piece of life. To inspire the reader is to let us taste the icing, not force us to gorge on a tub of cake. A story shows us the arc, then presents pictures (snapshots) of the most memorable moments. It proves to us that we are human (not data-collecting robots).
THAT is my rant for the day.
-Shukumei is love.-
-Friends are love.-
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If I've forgotten you, please don't hesitate to tell me. I really didn't go over my list very closely, and I have a feeling I forgot some important people. So. -_-
-Reminders to Self-
- Must have giftart done for Ziie (or her contest-- not planning on rewards, don't want one)
- Must have giftart for Frou/Revits in return for the wonderful picture of Silver
- Need to get a character from Kira in order to draw giftart for her.
- Got to get in some kind of picture for houndoom for her kindness
- Finish my sketch so FROU will get to see a picture of Edoeka in my imagined human form
Devious Comments
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Icon a la Kip
I really don't get these random pairings. Maybe I just never paid enough attention to them in the game, but... seriously. I don't see the whole SephirothxAeris, VincentxTifa, VincentxYuffie, and other pairings.
Although it might just be because I like to stick to one pairing and have it as my OTP .___.
Maan, what was the last fanfiction I read? I think it was.. it was god-awful Avatar stuff that scarred my soul. XD
No, no wait! It was some slightly more tolerable HP fluff! That was it. XD
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