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Originally Posted by ThatWriterGuy
Yep, and The Lion King is Hamlet and Westside Story is Romeo and Juliette -- we could argue about plot vs story vs archetype until the sun comes up, but I don't have the time (which is a shame -- because there's more to say on this).
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I won't bother addressing your other point because we both know from past conversations on that count that it's a slippery slope to nowhere, but I will simply say in response to your first that no one was arguing plot vs. story vs. archetype, least of all me.
The question was a vague, general one of whether the show was anything like WWRY, and while the specifics differ, whether the tropes or archetypes are common or not, there are some general similarities, and since splitting hairs seems to be the point of your response, they are similarities in the vein of archetypal figures and common post-apocalyptic story tropes. It's not good or bad (unless you're not a fan of WWRY, I guess), it's just something that is. It exists. Saying they are
nothing alike is inaccurate as long as these base-line comparisons of
something alike can be made, in my personal opinion. You're welcome to disagree, as it seems you do.
(Worth noting: I'm not saying you're wrong, I'm saying, "Okay, sure, you say that; I disagree with what you say, and here's why, but feel free to think how you like." As you well know, in theater as in any art, there is no right or wrong answer until the show opens. Then there are either right answers [if it was a hit] or, in hindsight, a few right answers and plenty of wrong ones [in the case of a flop].)