When an Injury Makes or Breaks a Story

A video essay about the portrayal of fictional injuries in various forms of media.

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0:00 - Intro
3:22 - Pointless Sadism: The Theory
4:58 - Pointless Sadism: The Example
10:17 - Internal Logic? Never Heard of it.
17:28 - Wounds of the Flesh and Soul
20:40 - Wounds of the Soul: Ellie's Pain
24:41 - Wounds of the Soul: Joel's Healing
28:05 - Wounds of the Soul: The New Normal
32:15 - The Purpose of the Pointless
37:06 - Conclusion
42:02 - Outro



Video Footage Used: Blue Eye Samurai, The Last of Us Part I, The Last of Us (Show, Season 1), Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Die Hard, Mony Python and the Holy Grail, John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum, Rob Roy, Scarface, Breaking Bad, Pulp Fiction, Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, James Bond: Casino Royale, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, Injustice 2, League of Legends (Tyler1), Gang Beasts (Sleep Deprived), DOOM (2016), The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, Old School RuneScape, “Can 4 Guys Beat 1 Climbing Champion?”, “HIGHLIGHTS | KSI vs. Logan Paul 2”, pexels.com, videezy.com, vecteezy.com.

Images Used: Wikimedia Commons, unsplash.com

Music Used: Prey (2017), League of Legends, Ghost of Tsushima, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, DOOM, @Shishaku

Sound Effects Used: mixkit.co, pixabay.com