On the depth of the study of the world, V. 2.1. "About the familiar and the unfamiliar, or Devilish

This post is directly related to the previous one, and therefore this is not the third iteration, but a continuation.

I told you in detail about the effect of the "tub of frogs", but I forgot to pay attention to one very important technique, which, in addition to completely eliminating the feeling of frogs stuffed in the hands and by the collar, also works great for immersion in the material and atmosphere by itself!

This technique can be briefly called "the unfamiliar in the familiar."

Speaking about the "entry point" in our first article on the topic of exploring the world, I mentioned that the whole essence, all the salt, all the taste and beauty are in the right details. In other words - I repeat - the diabolical essence of the attraction of a text (or other work of art) is in them, in the details. But at the same time, I argued afterwards that overkill with nimii - especially saturated with originality and an excess of neologisms - leads to a "tub of frogs". What then? What if there is no way without neologisms, and the world is really peculiar and exceptional?

Well, first of all, let's remember that video selection that I advised to look at over the weekend - about, oddly enough, Star Wars. Here is this viderazbor-review

It is possible for our topic not to watch it from and to, but to view the first 15-20 minutes, and you will understand what I am going to talk about now. But still, let's get started!

The parser notices this feature of the narrative in the Lucas saga - he does not pursue entertainment and unique originality. He does not chase - but he reaches it.

"The heroes' clothes are shabby, they are made of coarse fabric. The metal bears traces of rust, and there are no sparkling snow-white panels and bright colors that were associated with fiction back then" - this is the golden phrase. The heroes in Lucas' world do not play the roles set against a beautiful supposedly futuristic background - they live. It makes you believe in what is happening. the heroes have rain and wind, sun and sand behind their backs, and all this makes their clothes worn, and metal causes them to become covered with oxides, paint - to peel off... time has power over this world, and we see - even without focusing attention specifically - that the world... almost the same as ours

Do you understand?

We recognize the world of fictional events - and accept it as our own, because we recognize it. Due to the fact that we see something in it that we know well, that we can definitely integrate into our experience and understand why this is so - without additional references, explanations, analysis... without all this mental note-taking, as in the case of frogs-in-a-tub.

We are served - gradually - the unknown with the details of the known, and very well known. We know. what is sand. What is heat. what is a coarse plain fabric. We know what it is - the state, the evil ruler, the struggle for freedom - and we don't need to decipher all this. Lucas took images that are understandable without any re-twists, and showed them to us at first clean and intelligible - and only then-oh-oh hung with a complex history, neologisms, philosophy... and all that distinguishes StarWars-vers from all other cosmo-fantasy worlds.

I remember, Gentlemen Oldie, in one of the articles - in my opinion, it was called "The Ghost of a Japanese policeman", and I recommend it to be read in the hottest way! - they mentioned the principles of eastern (Japanese) aesthetics. And among others, there is the principle of "sabi" - and it, in short, sounds like "routine".

Ordinariness and simplicity, sabi and wabi are probably the most important in this concept in general, but this is not our (not a Japanophile ever) view. So what does the principle of ordinariness tell us? Down with pretentiousness! Beauty is in what surrounds, beauty is in what is clear and seems familiar to the smallest detail. Beauty, harmony, and hence the value of the text, gentlemen.

So what? Therefore, the advice here is this - saturate the text with details not through pretentious originality, but through something that does not require explanation. That is, through things that are recognizable, although somewhat peculiar - because they belong to your inner-book world. There should be no ocean of innovations for the reader - he should be ready to cling to something with his mind, eye, soul - and say to himself: oh, so it's almost like ours! I know that... Oh, wait, I don't know - but I'll find out. I'll find out!

Here, for example, is a phrase from the mouth of Anakin Skywalker (since we took the example of a Far, Far Away to sort it all out) - "I hate sand. It penetrates everywhere!"

This phrase - I don't know why - is accepted in the geek environment to scold. Well, let's leave aside why this is so (probably due solely to the duckling effect and the haterism of everything that is not the Holy Classic Trilogy) - however, I'll tell you what. dear readers... in my opinion, this is the most diabolical detail. Accurate, accurate, whiplash! Who hasn't suffered at least once on the beach, shaking sand from everywhere - from hair, clothes, shoes?! These words about sand were said by a young man who grew up among endless sand. And his strange and inaccessible experience suddenly turned into a facet of recognition: yes! Yes, it's sand...! in sandals, in hair... yes!

Do you recognize it?**

If you find out, then it works!

So - achieve recognition. Remember, I said at the "entry point" - be honest? That's why be honest. You must be understood - immediately, and at first not even with the mind, but with the heart. With the mind, too - but first with the soul. Believe me, art is unthinkable without nourishment of the soul. And it's not even complex meanings that nourish it, but small joys, like quick recognition - yes! This is it! Yes! I can understand these heroes because their world - different, unusual, beautiful - still tells me that I am able to figure it out myself!

Give your readers this joy.

Remember - diabolical little things-details build a big world. Let these little things play on your side and give you a sense of recognition - immediately, without poking and kicking.

Give the joy of recognition - so that the world plays with colors accessible to the human eye.

After all, this is what we need. right?

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**The picture in the post is taken from open sources on the Internet