Brother Wind
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- Aug 1, 2017
Well like I said, he seems way more interested in having things people know. But not in any like real way. Like you said, X is here, but lacking all the stuff that makes him a character. Especially as if you cared, you would have better choices. And its all bits and scenes that he has seen elsewhere. And I cannot help but notice that the two women team to do stuff. And like I feel Ive seen the conference scene in a dozen other movies. Like in big broad strokes, but still.I'm gonna be generous and just assume this is sort of a "first draft." Because it seems a lot like one. Just a general idea of the flow of the story, the little world and the characters in it, made in a way that you could hack off as many pieces as you want or add new stuff along the way without too much of a hassle for the original "vision." I mean, we're talking about Bob here, so he'd probably get irate if you tried to alter his masterpiece, but I still have to assume that because there's like nothing there.
The thing that I found fascinating is how little time in this pitch is spent on character development or an actual story. The only person is to get any real development, pathos or a character arc is the villain, who Bob pretty clearly projected himself onto. Rock & Roll might as well be props because the only thing we learn about them is "they're more human than other robots." The relationship between Rock and Protoman is non-existent, and they're not even siblings in this version. Amazingly, he managed to take a series that barely had any character development and dumb it down.
A great example of this is how Megaman X shows up, but he has no brain or personality at all and is just a spooky boss for Megaman to fight. All the things that made him compelling as a character? Not important here. It's implied they'll be there later, but for now he's just Robot Bizarro. Like, it isn't particularly bad or cringey, but it's just so dull. There's like nothing to sink your teeth into. The opening scene with the big robot conference is the most interesting part because actual character development is happening.