Media scholar @ Utrecht University. Writing a book on the Fast & Furious franchise. Previous book: JANELLE MONAE'S QUEER AFROFUTURISM: https://t.co/IUUoeBwY5N
Mar 12, 2021 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
The most powerful tool for world-building is layering in references to past events left unexplained. And the biggest disease franchises now suffer from is the compulsive urge to explain EVERY. FUCKING. THING.
Explaining away every single throwaway line and character not only makes the storyworld smaller, but it also effectively shuts down mystery and the direct appeal to our imagination.
