Thursday, January 27, 2011

Dragonball Z: Action vs. Reaction

So the characters in DBZ face a wonderful little decision several times every episode. Do I make an audible reaction to what's going on such as a gasp, exclamation, or comment, or do I actually do something productive (e.g. dodge the attack or save the innocent person at risk)?

Unfortunately... they all too often choose the former. There is almost never time for both, and they get punished for their choices. Basically, action and thought take up too much time. Act on reflex is a sort of lesson here, though it really isn't enforced strongly enough for me to consider it an actual reflex.

image credit: copyright Akira Toriyama and Funimation

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