Talk:Elemental manipulation/@comment-121.54.54.38-20120731040906/@comment-49.181.91.188-20140608055112

I think what P.a.C is trying to say is that it's overkill. It's one of the reasons why I like Batman and not Superman. Batman is far more realistic and actually scientifically possible with the right technology and martial arts training. I appreciate some of the mental powers, but the sheer amount of them in Twilight can be a little off-putting. A few psychologically-based powers are ok and actually make the story more interesting, but SM killed it for me with the addition of everything else. Magic and many other supernatural things have a huge potential to halt and/or completely destroy any chance of character and/or plot DEVELOPMENT. Why do you think Tolkien got rid of Gandalf so often in The Hobbit? Because if he hadn't every single dangerous situation the dwarves ran into could be fixed with his magic. Granted he often did come back to save the day with magic and eagles somehow solve other plot gaps and not others but still. (I can only reference the hobbit here as I have regretfully had no time lately to read LotR). All the interesting stories I've ever read either have a flavour of magic to or none at all. What happens when you sprinkle a few herbs into a dish? It tastes fantastic. Dump the whole lot in and the dish is ruined. I'm a terrible cook and even I can see that lol.