Revue Starlight and Artistry

I watched Revue Starlight the Movie, which is a continuation of an anime series, and I enjoyed it. It is more artistic than most anime that I have seen and contains meta commentary about the stage and the audience who watches the performers. I enjoy the symbolism, metaphor and allegory that this series produces, and it does not hurt that there are extensive action scenes. As far as other anime that I would compare it to, the easiest would be Utena, and another would be Princess Tutu, both more Avant Garde in style and substance.

As a writer starting out, I am hesitant to go to that artistic length. My stories tend to be much more straightforward and grounded, as I am not trying to reinvent the wheel. I think that a certain level of vision, wisdom and experience is necessary to break away from conventional norms in writing, which also applies to other endeavors like martial arts or sports. It just looks haphazard when an amateur tries to be “different,” and it becomes an exercise of being different just for the sake of being different, yet not writing anything of substance.

I will think about writing more outside of the box later. I believe that there is a learning process in most things where the basics are important and must be abide by. Once those basics are mastered, then one can break convention and try to become more unorthodox and artistic.