Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-1828188-20150107020725/@comment-180.216.8.119-20150119193100

Guys, you're all missing the point.

What if RWBY is drawing from all the cliched things we have dealt with in modern media and just trying to make a better screnplay out of it? For all I know, it's a spoof considering how much Tekken/Soul Calibur moves I see in fights with a mix of acrobatic flips I am so used to seeing on the DeeDee twins from Batman Beyond.

The plot works on paper, really. But considering their episodes rarely go beyond the 25 minute mark (correct me if I'm wrong please), I'd say they're probably doing the best they can to cram understandable plot in an animation that was purely made out "non-altruistic intentions"... non-altruistic at first, probably. I could be wrong, still.

Now I'm not going to go on every minor detail of the plot... since I know I got into the series plainly from the character design and fight scenes not from seeking a good plot or whatever.

The crew can probably do better. Probably not.

It's a cardinal rule to "show don't tell". But sometimes, introducing to many shady characters is just... frustrating for the viewers, especially when this series isn't even a mystery thriller.

School theme, yes, generic but I think it's just way easier to start a story that way. Relatable and very simple. Everybody who has written fanfiction before can tell you that they used to make high school AUs of their favorite game/TV series/movie fandom at least once.

Oh, and the overused Scooby-Doo-esque plot...? Teenagers to make 'em relatable to most viewers, of course. Sure, it's sickening. But at least, there's a bit of forceful telling of how good the children are. I mean, have you guys ever thought about how Naruto's poorly-written plot just sounded ridiculous if you tried to turn it into writing? Child going to school (top of the class) beats a wanted terrorist. RWBY, although also ridiculous, says "This schoolgirl displays a remarkable skill in so and so, beating almost everyone else I knew in my life by a huge margin". Is like a Mary Sue that was mitigated with some effort by the storyboard.

Long story short, maybe this series is just trying to make a feasible entertaining story about all the overused cliches from modern games, TV shows and stuff.