The Setting that Every Writer forgets
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All adventures start in the home, but then we just kind of forget about it as a setting. Which is a shame, because the home is one of the most interesting and animated settings we have to offer as writers.
Maybe you just need a shift in perspective to see it.
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Hey could you do writing advice on science fiction/fantasy action stories with substance and subtext? One of my inspirations for writing is Budjette Tan's Trese and Larry Correia's Monster Hunter International. I'm a huge fan of monster B-movies. But I don't want a "dumb" cheesy action story but I'm also not a hugely philosophical person either. I want to balance stylish action with substance. I don't want my story to be a Micheal Bay story, so I may try having monsters try to represent something like what happens when someone throws away thier humanity, narcissim, greed,and etc.
Reminds me of Zathura and Jumanji.
can anyone tell me what the image at 0:07 is with the two people and the bird on a vine/ tree branch is from, thanks if you can
This video brought to mind The House of Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne, which is a neat exploration of the concepts of home and family through a fusion of transcendental romance and gothic horror
Naive writer: "Writing about home is boring. "
Gothic horror writers: "Hold my beer. "
ooooooo, that sounds interesting. Any recommendations for outsiders looking in?
@@thisrandomdude_ plenty. Kill Creek by Scott Thomas; Hell House by Richard Matheson; The Shining by Stephen King; The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson; and The Pure World Comes by yours truly.
@@grandthanatos woah, woah, woah! That's a lot of recommendations! Thank you so much! :D
@@thisrandomdude_ you're welcome. I hope you enjoy them.
Also domestic crime too
Tolkien himself once described himself as being like a Hobbit. And from what he’s said about himself and what he values, I believe him.
If tolkien is a hobbit, then so am i.
@@new-lviv Tolkien was a front-line veteran of WW1 and took part in the Battle of the Somme, he definitely experienced hardship and did hard work.
Him being a soldier explains a lot about him desiring that hobbit life, he's seen chaos, been in the throes of it, he's been in the trenches, what more could someone want after the war than a home to return to, in a sense, his time in the first world war could be seen as a Journey there... and back again
@@new-lviv you know he was IN the trenches when he started writing the damn thing, right?
Well yeah, the Hobbits represent the common folk of Great Britain, right?
Here’s what I got from this:
A house is full of stuff.
A home is full of memories.
A simple item might not be important to you now. A trinket you got from a fair, or a small gift from a loved one, but one day you’ll look back on it fondly, not because you have an item, but because you have a memory.
When I was 4 years old, my great grandma gave me a Mickey Mouse plushie. I already had dozens of plushies, and I'm not a Mickey Mouse enthusiast or anything like that (I actually preferred to collect Sanrio items iirc), so I didn't think much of it at the time. That changed when she died a few months later. Since I was so young when she died, I don't remember her much, and that plushie is the only physical thing I have left to remember her by, so I keep it in my room at all times. Despite being an adult now, I still have many plushies, which I've progressively been donating to various charities, but this is one of the few that I couldn't stand to give away if the opportunity arose.
facts...
And this is why we have hoarders. Unable to let go of the memories.
This reminds me of "Curses" by The Crane Wives. There is a line that goes "When this house don’t feel like home". Now this line sounds much deeper. Thanks for the video.
Such an amazing song.
@@pleasegoawaydude Yeah it's such an exceptionary song among all.
I love that song, and that line always hit me hard.
Love that song! It's nice to see someone mention it
You have a great taste in music! The Crane Wives are so underrated.
"Home is where the heart is, even if you can't remember which box you put it in"
Ghibli movies is closest thing that comes to my mind, when I think about this scenario. Even when characters are having big adventures, it always feels so close, so home-ish (???)
Ararietty is actually based on the book discussed here
The Secret World of Arriety.
It's my favorite Ghibli movie of all.
that's why they're fucking boring
you'd love how Heartbound uses Lore's bedroom. whenever you save, Lore takes a nap and wakes up in his room- where you started. anything you collected since the last save can now be found in the room, from socks to notes to an axe, it's all there. as you go through the game you can watch this once barren room where a horrible incident happened (Lore's dog Barron seemingly being attacked at taken away by a monster, which is what causes Lore to even set out in the first place) slowly transform into an amazing adventure gallery AS you go through the story.
Man, I haven’t thought about Heartbound in a long time. (Other than the song “Office Dad” popping into my head every now and then.)
Might have to see how much the game’s changed since the office level.
Oh hell yeah. I was literally gonna mention the borrowers if I expected this was about another thing. I love the borrowers, though I totally admit I like the Ghibli version most.
I LOOOOOVE The Borrowers! I own all the books; they're phenomal, and I ADOREEEE the Ghibli movie!!!!
I watched the live action version, read the book, but didn’t read the ghibli version.
But I LOVE the borrowers, since third grade, when our teacher read it to us.
I remember being read this in elementary school. it was cool
Mary Norton was actually a really good writer. You could build that gas balloon with the key ballast.
The art and the house was pretty but the Ghibli ending left me feeling a bit empty.
Arietty, the ghibli film based on the borrowers, is my favorite of all ghibli films. I have yet to read the book, this video reminded me that I should.
I swore I remember watching a film about what the video described.
You just reminded me, thank you
It is such a good movie!
Omg Arrietty is one of my faves too! I think it's a tie between that, and Ponyo. (Princess Monoke is cool but I always end up distracted by the mc 💀)
I read the book when I was in elementary school, I don’t remember much about it but it’s a really fun short story and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a good bedtime story.
I WATCHED THAT WITH MY DAD WHEN I WAS YOUNGER (I don’t remember that much tho cuz i’m almost a teen now but i’ll def rewatch it)
This video legitimately made me tear up. I always spend as much as my day outside my apartment. Even when I have a 10-hour workday, I still try to find something else to do before going home, almost anxiously I must find something to fill time before I feel the necessity to go there and sleep. I know why now. It's because I don't feel comfortable there, because I, personally have never put in the effort to make my apartment a home. Things are pretty much exactly how it was when my family helped me move in. Sparse furnishing, just enough food for quick breakfasts before rushing off, a computer that I hardly use, even unopened boxes I've had for over a year from stuff I haven't laid eyes on since I left my parents.
Thank you for making me realize I need to try to make myself comfortable there by purposely arranging things (and cleaning up) so I don't feel the need to spend as much time as possible outside of it.
I work from home, and have done for almost three years, now. Only just beginning the process of making it a proper home.
Growing up my family's house was not a home. Theres only one photo of me, decorations in my small cold room routinely disappeared. Room was barely big enough for a twin bed. Not to mention it was on the opposite side of the house. My sisters swarmed any friends i happened to occasionally bring over even if the door was locked (they d find a way to unlock it)
Now that i moved out my new place doesnt feel like home either. Is that because i never had a feeling of home? Or the fact im working alot? Honestly i think it could be either
When you move away from your childhood home you dont miss the house, you miss the memories and comfort you made there.
I always thought The Hobbit was analagous to reaching adulthood (hairy toes), leaving the nest to explore the world, then returning to a comfortable retirement.
I love the idea of adulthood being reached vis-à-vis having hair on your feet
@@matthewgallaway3675 My dad pointed that out to me when I was reading this as a 12 year old young boy.
@@matthewgallaway3675 wrong use of vis-à-vis
You’re thumbnail art is becoming more and more beautiful and intriguing keep it up, great video as always
“You are thumbnail art is”
uhm... I think the correct address word is "Your thumbnail art"
Look at those nerds above me 🤓.
These lame jokes aside, Do y'all become smart by correcting someone?
@@BVK. no. You correct other people. There isn’t some kind of thing where people think that by making other people become smarter (which in this case is actually just knowledge, not smartness) the person correcting the other person will become smarter.
@@BVK. There are people, actual English native speakers, who switch "your" and "you're" or "woman" and "women" on documents and essays. Helping someone to write properly isn't "nerdy", it's helping people evolve. You trying to stop that and making fun of people who do that is extremely stupid, and I'm not surprised you haven't noticed that.
I'm currently planning out a story where everyone is some form of stuffed toy each gaining blessings from "the seam" for example the crochet creatures can unravel their bodys and wrap the string around themselves again allowing for near limit-less uses (and for this reason the crochet creatures are high ranking) Teddybears are physically strong with some being the size of mountains guarding from the beasts that lie beyond the land they live in. One thing I want this story to incapsulate is that everything that is wonderful and magical in this world happens all within a single area, you can sail the great sea of the tub, run from the beast of the night cave or travel through the deserts of the sand pit.
I'm sorry if this was really long but thanks for reading! and have a nice day.
This sounds like a fantastic concept for a childrens' story. When you are a child at play, the house is a world, and your trek through it with your toys a grand adventure.
That's not to say I wouldn't read or watch something like this if it were targeted toward adults. I feel like this concept has a lot of potential
You’re going in the right direction.
A story I would love to read
“The little people that live inside you.”
- when you’re the heavy warforged member in DND and everyone else are kobolds or dwarfs so you end up being a APC pretty much.
A tortle in one of the campaigns I'm playing in has befriended our goblin rogue, who now travels in the space behind their shell to hide and will suddenly pounce our when the tortle engages an enemy.
What does APC mean? I can't find anything explaining that
@@NerdyCatCoffeeee armored personnel carrier
@@silent_stalker3687 that's a character trope i did not expect to get hit with
@@NerdyCatCoffeeee neither did the NPCs, bandits, necromancer, or anything else we met.
I'm so happy you're doing an episode on the borrowers. They are so unique and awe Inspiring (at least they were for me as a kid), and it's great to see them get attention.
i got two copies of the borrowers for the same christmas once. i loved them so much, i kept them both so i could lend out the spare but nobody i knew was interested lol
@@toothfairy10133 I've had similar experiences. I'd often try getting my friends to read so I could share my passions and Interests with them. Truly wish they accepted the offer, reading was one of the best things to happen to me.
That’s not how plurals work. Also, you have no reason to not correct it.
@@Periwinkleaccount (genuine question) wheres the spelling error so I can correct it.
@@kaideane6973 the "borrower's".
You always manage to make me look around and reflect on how to live in a more passionate way. Thanks for your videos, I am someone who gets scared in the face of conflict and therefore risks less, but you always remind me that there is a lot to do.
So many stories set in homes bring the adventure by upsetting the sanctuary of that home. Homes are supposed to be safe, which I guess is why horror and suspense stories in these settings are so effective, and why 'The Scouring of the Shire' has such impact.
Hello! ovo/ Carpet cat here. I suddenly feel very inspired to write something cozy. Alas, I find myself afflicted with too-many-worldsitis.
One example of 'home' which popped to mind as I was watching, is the Redwall series by Brian Jacques. From what I can remember, as this was a childhood favourite, the food was always described with such detail, surrounded by warm atmosphere and colourful characters - animals, yes, but as real as you or me. Children are always playing and making mischief, adults are bantering and having heart to hearts. Overall, the sense of family loyalty created makes it so you can't help but root for them whenever they're threatened by malicious invading forces.
I think the best stories for me are ones that are fantastical, yet still grounded in very real human problems needing human solutions or compromise. Thank you for this lovely journey you've taken us all on.
There are LOTS of stories set inside homes. Most of them are horror stories, though, where something invades, or someone is trying to escape.
Bacteria mostly
and cells, lots and lots of cells
also DNA, blood, humanity, souls, your mom, ketchup, blueberry pie, ice cream, donuts, God, hopes and dreams, and last but not least brain eating aneba
@@donutlovingwerewolf8837 oh no... the amoeba got to them already...
I do have some kinda worm. His name is Karl, he’s a swell guy.
@@donutlovingwerewolf8837 Your brain-eating amoeba must be getting awfully hungry...
"they do embiggen parts of your domestic life. I would even go so far as to say that their whole culture is almost just that: an exaggeration of the routines and rituals of the home." BRILLIANT!!!! It all makes sense now!!! I love this!
I think this is a big reason why I love horror. The dragons come to you. You can imagine it coming right into your living room. As opposed to requiring travel to some exotic place or career. Growing up, I was a kid in a suburb. I couldn't go many places on my own. But I really liked Goosebumps and celebrating Halloween because they both sewed adventure, danger and the otherworldly into what was immediately around me.
Damn this is so well written. I usually click on vids, loose track and close them but this one kept me until the ad and then afterwards again.
Though I myself haven't read The Borrowers, I have watched the Ghibli adaptation The Secret World of Arriety, and I'd highly recommend it.
Most of the stories I write take place in a home, because I write horror stories and having something scary take place in a spot that is familiar and comfortable elevates the horror in my opinion.
I know a fantastic book that definitely doesn’t ignore the home, in fact it is the focal point. It also turns the idea of the home be safe and stable. It is called House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski.
It's night time... in a kitchen, just like yours. All is quiet... Or is it? The North American House Borrower is found throughout Cananda and the Eastern United States. House Borrowers are very timid creatures and are rarely seen, but they will defend their territory if provoked. They come out at night to search for food, water, and materials for their nests. The favourite foods of the House Borrower are chips, raisins, and crumbs from peanut butter on toast. They build their nests in bedroom closets, using lost mittens, dryer lint, and bits of string. The nests have to be very soft and warm, House Borrower sleep for about 16 hours a day.
*_[Canadian senses a reference to the House Hippo PSA tingling...]_*
question
what if there was a story of a person who went too far, like shrinking themselves to always make the limited resources around them less limited to stay home for longer
them at first being giants like 7-10 feet tall and then slowly shrinking in their homes too afraid to face the outside world, their friends visiting them every day trying to convince them
them feeling sad that their friends are forcing themselves to irreversibly change their height making their life in their own home more and more difficult, trying to isolate themselves and them being powerless to change that, powerless to convince them
and one day them seeing their friends dead in their homes the size of sugar cubes because their volume of their body was so small they couldn't make enough heat leading to their death in cold in a room that was boiling
such irony
Actually surface tension of their own blood and water would kill them earlier
Because I don’t think blood would pass through their veins if they bubbled up to one big drop
I enjoyed this episode, especially when we Catholics recognize as perhaps one of the greatest, if not the greatest of all, forms of art the Architecture of a house. How much things should serve the house and how they should behave in harmony in it. I think it gave me some idea.
Mouse World has always been one of my favorite settings, right up there with Giant Land. Interactions of the very large and very small, outsized versions of things we expect to have a certain size (whichever direction). I think my favorite animals are mustelids because of this - the same ferret can stretch out to a very long as he presses his spine against the roof of a tube or tunnel, and I never quite grasp the proper scale of various mustelid species to myself or to each other no matter how much I study them. I always _thought_ a mink was close to the size of a red fox, but actually a female is the size of two rats and a male not much bigger. I always _thought_ a stoat was the same size as a domestic ferret, but it is actually smaller. I always _thought_ that something as fearsome as a wolverine or honey badger must be at least close to the size of a wolf if not a black bear, but no it's the size of a small dog. Having spent much of my life imagining things from the perspective of a mouse-sized creature and then flipping to kaiju, giant monsters like Godzilla and Power Rangers' villains of the week, is either a causal explanation of my difficulty with sense of scale _or_ my being drawn to these extremes is a result of something fundamentally wrong with my ability to comprehend it.
Borrowers have all the traits you get out of anthropomorphic mice aside from the cuteness. For some people, their clearly human appearance would be more endearing and relatable but for others, the mice are innately more relatable. Audiences are also less likely to expect mice who happen to have opposable thumbs and higher reasoning skills to have magical powers the way we've been taught to expect tiny humans to be pixies, leprechauns, gnomes, or spirits of some stripe.
I love your voice😍
You kinda are part of home for me. Even though I know you for so little time
Really pleased to see you mentioned the hobbits and how their life is basically the domestic ideal. Home-core if you will.
But I wish you'd talked about the Scouring of the Shire as well - how the whole point of the Lord of the Rings is that war comes home to you. That you set out to save the world, and find that its purpose was to prepare you for the final trail - saving your home. That after all you've experienced, your home changes, too, and there's no going back.
These videos are getting better and better over time. Thank you for all your great work, you turned me into an author and ignited my creativity.
This video felt pretty calming and inspiring to watch especially since I am going through bit of a life change right now - I like how you analyzed one of my favorite stories (the Hobbit) and linked it to the borrowers :) The art is getting cuter and cuter.
The beginning part reminds me of the phase "you can never truly return home"
Millions and millions of gut bacteria, really. It's fascinating, a million little symbiotic relationships that allow us to function on the most basic level. If a human body was ONLY full of "person" wouldn't be able to function correctly.
Oh...did you mean like a metaphor?
I'm autistic, so this is a mood. XD
To be honest, this was an oddly interesting story and analysis! I love it! And it perfectly explains why I despise clinically clean apartments/houses.
Great video!
The borrowers: I am living in your walls
Why am I tearing up at the very concept of House vs Home?
I read the borrowers in school and forgot about it. Thank you for this I absolutely loved this story
This may just be the most wholesome video about people that I've ever seen
Next up on tale foundry: who is inside your home?
NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! 😱 🤣
I quite like your style, your voice, and especially the clips you chose for your editing!
It's hard to find the balance of novelty and stability to make life feel both safe and inspiring.
Maybe I'm just connecting unrelated things, but i feel like the world's in video games/movies/comics/books almost become a kind of house we made a home when we spend time with them.
It's partially why i think nostalgia of old things is so strong. We want these worlds to be safe cozy and predictable but also continue to wow us with new tales and takes on the various beloved scenes and places.
In my Ravenstone series, the Ravenstone house is as much a character as the proper characters. Parts of it are actually alive, and it's filled with all kinds of magical creatures -- pixies, gnomes, bogeymen, monsters under beds, ghosts, fairy bees, all sorts of weird and wonderful magical plants, and The Thing With A Thousand Eyes That Lives In The Ceiling (AKA the family babysitter).
With parts of the book I'm working on (book 4) taking place during 2020, I've been focusing more on the Ravenstone house as a place where plot-relevant things happen. I had a chapter planned for a previous book that didn't make the cut, which detailed how the gnomes moved in after their old home was bulldozed to build a new apartment building in the formerly empty lot. I would love to bring it back.
Have you published any of these anywhere by any chance? Because I absolutely adore the idea of the setting you got there! 🙂
@@georgemayhew8742 Thanks! Not yet. I started out wanting to write the first few books yet because I have ADHD and that affects my memory, so having the first few books written would reduce plot holes and mistakes by giving me more time to find such mistakes. But as I'm almost done with book 4 and am beginning to work on book 5, I'm realizing I'm kind of dragging my feet because I'm intimidated by the thought of trying to get published. Even though I've decided to go with Amazon just because I don't have the energy to go hunting for a regular publisher. I mean, I don't know anything about self-publishing with Amazon so like, I don't know if I could even figure out the interface.
Anyway, if I ever get around to getting over that intimidation, I have a Facebook page for the series. Just search "Ravenstone series" on Facebook. It has an icon of a raven painted on a stone.
Looking at the thumbnail, I honestly thought you were going to do a book version of Inside Out. I’m not disappointed either way :)
Thank you for reminding us of these adrorable little adventurers. The entire concept was so dang wonderful as a kid.
having your own aesthetic described and defined at you is such an experience🤔
That connection of ones home being a sort of analog for ones self was so cool and new to me I was kinda stunned.
And it made me consider MY home. What the space I live in actually is, what it’s actually like.
I live in a borrowed house, on a borrowed bed, using borrowed things, living a mostly borrowed life. My beds unmade and my clothes are on the floor, and it’s strange how actively I feel the messes presence. It’s unkept, unmanaged, and neglected. I felt stunned at how perfectly descriptive it is of me personally. Discarded, here on loan from someone else.
Then I reflected on my father, who suffered through a long and taxing marriage ending in a pretty rough divorce, but he’s finding now in his old age how much he depended on her, on having a partner to justify his efforts for. And likewise, he has a new house built. It’s strong, sturdy, safe, and quite beautiful, but it’s also empty. One or two little paintings, one simple couch which can’t even begin to try to fill the empty empty rooms. It’s livable, but the color that makes home has left. And likewise the body is strong, but the soul is damaged deeply.
It’s so strange how if you live in a place long enough, you spill out into the place till it starts seeming a lot like you. This is such an interesting observation you’ve made, and It warrants a lot of thinking. Very cool.
Never watched any of your videos before, but the aesthetics and visuals are just *chef's kiss*
Nice. Reminds me of the movie "The Secret World of Arrietty" from Studio Ghibli, which is based on a fantasy novel from Mary Norton - The Barrowers.
The editing quality has really gone up. I'm glad to see it.
Your videos not having millions of views is honestly criminal. I feel like every one of them reaches into some part of the soul to bring out intrigue and emotions foreign even to myself.
I love your recent videos the subjects are so interesting, the animations are so good and match the feel of the Chanel and the new appload scedual is perfect
when u said “mimicking human society” its like the post apocalyptic setting of stray the game where robots had to evolve by mimicking human society after they went extinct, which is something i want you to cover, i want you to cover the setting of having to mimic human society as i find it highly interesting.
Thank you so much for covering The Secret World of Arrietty. Not a lot of people actually know this movie, or the stories tied to it. It's a wonderful experience which is eerie and also freeing despite how seemingly uninspired it is because it's just taking what we already know and sizing it up! But it does manage to capture how small changes can have big effects. If this doesn't really make sense it's not supposed to, it's just a rambling person trying to get their thoughts out.
Popped up in my recommended. Phenomenal video. Instantly subscribed.
8 meals a day. You forgot the Hobbit's midnight snack, as shown on Weathertop in The Fellowship of the Ring. That's how the Ring Wraiths found them there.
Thank you Tale Foundry for entertaining and teaching me while I wash dishes
Your thumbnail immediately made me thought "You are the house in the ocean"
Exactly. XD
Watching this makes me realize how I've been doing this subconsciously all this time in my own writing. I was inspired by Naruto, believe it or not. He is always shouting about Konoha and The Leaf Village and how he has to protect everyone and save the village and how much it's his home. Naruto is as much about his home as it is about his friends and family. That's something I try to emulate in my own writing.
I needed this right now. Thank you for your beautiful words and works.
Some ideas and thoughts really are a gift, just like this one!
OK ok ok just found this youtube channel and I am in LOVE, it's all so beautiful and sweet and wonderful! Thank you.
I'm loving this visual style!
A little suggestion? I'm not really sure what titles you tried using before, but the titles I've been seeing don't really tell me much about what the video is going to be about. Maybe if you had made the title "You Are the Setting: What Borrowers, Hobbits, and Home tell us about Adventure," those keywords would draw people who want to hear more about Borrowers (because we don't hear enough about them) while also drawing in the Tolkien fanbase. I'll be sharing this video among some fae groups on fb because I know this is right up their alley. Also, was there a survey a while back about joining your team? I'd love to, especially as I finish my current work in progress
Thanks for the feedback! We're definitely doing a lot of work right now to learn about packaging and some best practices around it! It's a difficulty process, especially with these esoteric topics. I'm afraid "Borrowers" might not have the same impact on most viewers that it has on you. But never say never. If this current title doesn't do much in the next 24hrs, I'll probably change tack and see how "borrowers" and "hobbits" actually land as keywords
-Benji, showrunner
I love The Borrowers, it's such a good book. I need to reread it.
Many Thanks to You and your Team - Amazing Work!
Brilliant as always Tale Foundry!
I’m starting a storytelling CZcams channel and you can’t imagine how much TaleFoundry is helping me learn how to write again.
Great video, really made me rethink a bit. Everyone has a home, or had a home, or wants a home. I'm already thinking about how I can use the home for character establishment, as it does show what life they have lead and what wants they might have or what motivates them.
i'm not good with commenting, but i know how important it is. i guess i'll say: great video you guys, it's good to see another upload from ya'll!
This was a very interesting look into the idea of life and adventure, and I really enjoyed what was explored. I don't know how I can take this into my own personal story, but I will say, it was absolutely fascinating.
thanks, very inspirational and well-made, I will definitely check in more
This was a interesting video, I love the concept of the home, and thus video did give me some ideas to work whith.
As always this video was great and fantastic like all the videos you have done so far
This channel is a whole vibe.
this video made open my eyes a little more thank you, I really need to start living life more, looking around, some of the stuff in my room isn't even min.
Home is here and now eternal. Home is a state of mind.
This is good inspiration for an achievement system, having things from your journey decorate your home.
Your voice helps me sleep and think about world building, I love it
What you said about Bilbo having to leave home to have a story to tell, and having to return home to tell the story. After his return he wrote his story in a book titled "There and Back Again".
thanks for the video again. I really enjoy these.
I love The Borrowers. Such a fun concept. I guess I'm one of those that tend to also enjoy niche stories and settings, like the book and various adaptations of it, like the 1995 film, The Secret World of Arrietta, as well as the anime series Haibane Renmei, which isn't like The Borrowers but I still don't know who shares my enjoyment of it. I really like the ingenuity of The Borrowers and it's in some ways inspired me to seek more creativity in my own works. Arrietty's one of my favorite film, with the great music and gorgeous artwork not being a lesser part of the experience.
Hey that's me, I loved Haibane Renmei too! There are a lot of slice of life stories out there, but still there's an understated value in the concept of home that Haibane Renmei captures very well for the development of its setting and themes. I should check out Arietty too...
@@celestee2264 *GASP!* A kindred spirit! And yes, The Secret World of Arrietty is my personal goldmine as a movie, just how Haibane Renmei is as a serialized version.
@@celestee2264 I started a fanfic of HR because there are no more seasons, and have a thing planned out with how the show ended, but it's going slow, so I probably should rewatch the eps to freshen up. Or even just for fun.
Aaahhh I love your tale! So creative and cute!
Bro, I've heard of The Borrowers! I haven't read it, but I read a million Sanders Sides AU fanfictions involving the concept. Usually, they're stories about a human finding a borrower and scaring the heck out of them accidentally. I love those fics. I always love reading about/seeing characters get scared (it's sort of a weird special interest of mine), but there's something particularly nice about stories about being terrified of someone, only for that someone to turn out to be really sweet and put genuine effort into calming them down.
Same here! The idea of someone who is intimidating, perhaps powerful in a very real and dangerous way, proving themselves a kinder, gentler being to someone who is not at that same capacity- be it temporarily or permanently- to someone who was afraid for their life or at the very least, spooked... there’s something to it, really. Maybe it’s a little bit of the feeling of helping a wild animal who naturally fears humans, crossed with the sapience of someone who can appreciate it fully (even with potential communication barriers, which means relying on other means that make it more creative and expressive I think). But that’s just the first kinda idea for why that popped into my lil brain. Do you have any good fics you’d recommend for this subject? Because I want them aaallllll! If it’s original characters or canon, I’d love to know them all the same!
@@rookiequasar5763 I'm trying to reply to you, have been for a while now. Why isn't it going through? I just want to help another reader, but CZcams won't let me. :(
I grew up reading the borrowers. It was so fun to read and interesting to learn what they used for their ways of living
Watching this video I couldn't stop thinking of "Life: A User's Manual" by Georges Perec. A novel based on exploring houses, just houses and the infinite series of trinkets and memorabilia people collect. I don't want to spoil much, there's of course a story behind that slowly unravels, I really recommend it.
I read welcome to the nhk a few years back. Its an incredibly sad story about a man who drop outs from college and has been living in the same appartment bearly going out for four years, i dont want to spoil it but his life changes when he finds out that he lives next door from an old friend and by the end of he book his friend has to move away and his home suddenly becomes a reminder of how alone he is and is gut wrenching.
I think its an interesting view of a home, is also a story in which so little happens but so much is told. Its no wonder it cuts so deeply
Man. This was so full of feels.
I read a book that had these little guys in there house. In the book they’d make the most delicious meals out of the most random ingredients… pretty interesting I think
Boy. This was a good episode. It helped me have a better morning as well. Thank you
We recently moved houses and for the first time ever in my life, I left the house I've always known. When I was young, the corners of that house is all I know but I lament how much it doesn't feel like home anymore. It was a necessary goodbye. Surely, we'll make this new house feel like home again.
Also if used right the lack of home can be super nerve racking as the characters have no home base to return to at the end of the day and you lose the sense of safety and security that a home can give you, and it can also make the stakes much higher for things like getting injured
I just moved into my first apartment so this is hitting hard.
I have always wanted to write a Borrows like story. I always loved them growing up, they are just so interesting to think about. Maybe someday I will.
I absolutely adored this video.
I was aaaaalmost gonna click off this video, but then I heard the word... "Borrowers"
They are definitely a sincere interest in mine and I'm very glad to see someone on CZcams discussing them :D
And I am even happier I stayed! Amazing video.
high quality with a stylized atmosphere