Your entire argument is based off assumptions and leaps in logic which A. makes no sense B. does nothing to explain the inconsistency in writing. The only explanation that makes sense is Toriyama, like launch, forgot about it entirely, which is to be expected since his ability to write coherently has gone down consistently since the cell saga.TKA wrote:If someone had used up 2 wishes beforehand, Shenron would only have 1 wish left to grant. He said he would grant any 1 wish and then left. That means you assume someone has made 2 wishes previously.Diccolo-420 wrote:Except nobody told shenron to go away, he left right after granting one wish, and that's also a huge stretch in logic that's just bad writing.
This isn't bad writing. It's such an inconsequential part that is easily explained if you follow the series. Nobody is going to explain every single detail in a film.
Thank you.foxfang4 wrote:I really enjoyed your review. In fact it's one of the best I've read online. I love getting deep into the themes/motifs. Moreover, I think you totally nailed Dragon Balls' appeal to adults.TKA wrote:I dug it. I dug it a lot. Saw back-to-back screenings of it. Enjoyed it more the second time. Both crowds I saw it with were intensely pro-Vegeta and mildly anti-Goku. Amusing.
For my more substantive thoughts on it, you can go here.
But I emphasize that this is not a review lol. At least I don't feel comfortable calling it that.
The audience shouldn't need to make these assumptions in order to fill the gaps, the logic of the narrative should sustain itself. That is proper writing, which Dragon Ball clearly lacks at this point