I had a sort of theory a while ago, only I never wrote it down and it got muddled by time, as most of my theories tend to do. Because my dad and I have been talking about popcorn films, and I realised that while I do like a good popcorn film, it has to appeal to me in a certain way -- it has to include something that makes it particularly fun for me, especially as I tend to prefer, um, more serious fare. So, like, my dad tends to enjoy action films when he wants something mindless: me, I like a good historical flick, like Pirates of the Caribbean, and I like clever dialogue, and sharp imagery. (You can totally get me to see a film by telling me that it's well photographed. I am a huge cinematography geek. ^-^) I often don't see the spark in the popcorn action films Dad enjoys, and he doesn't tend to really love the sorts that I do. I dunno, rambling.

I also realised that I tend to like characters who are more like me -- not in a narcissistic sort of way, but -- people I can really understand, you know? Which is why I love Martha best in Doctor Who, and Simon and River in Firefly, and Remus and Tonks in Harry Potter (who basically equal the two opposing sides of my very contradictory personality ^-^). And then there are things that just interest people, you know? I mean, some girls really like the brooding hero, or a spunky girl protagonist, and some people really like the deliverers of clever lines, and some people like the characters who seem insignificant at first, or useless, or annoying, and turn out to be awesome in the end and save the world. Me, because I'm a) a writer and like getting inside people's heads, and b) fascinated by psychology, I tend to find more complicated characters the most interesting -- characters with interesting motivations, characters who are confused or reluctant or contradictory. Maybe this has something to do with the whole relating theory, or maybe it's closer to the "what your storytelling, er, fetish is" thing, I'm not sure.

Also, not making any sense now. Going away. ^-^