5/31/2023 0 Comments Deus ex machinaThis Latin word translates to “god from the machine” and refers to some type of implausible addition to a story, most notably divine intervention. This is when an unlikely character, object, ability, or idea is introduced into a story in order to quickly end the conflict and solve any lingering problems. You know when you’re reading a book or watching a movie and the story seems to make sense until the very end when something crazy happens and it magically resolves the conflict and makes everything okay? And it feels like a cop-out because the end was fixed too quickly, without enough explanation? Well, there’s a word for all that (one that’s a little fancier than “laziness”): deus ex machina. Dubbed the "Deus Ex Hulkina" by the director of The Avengers, himself, the Hulk has a tendency to appear out of nowhere to smash the bad guys and save the day.
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