This bugs the heck out of me
4.Light and shadow: good addition or bad?
4) I always hate how stories handle these two elements. They always assume Shadow is automatically evil and malicious while Light is more virtuous and good. That logic is fundamentally flawed in my opinion. In the yin/yang model (which I believe it's supposed to be based off of half the time), it represents a whole that is comprised of two complimentary forces that appear contradictory. These forces are not there to erradicate one or the other. They are meant to be balanced so the whole can exist. At the same time, each side has a bit of the other in themselves. Legend of Korra came close in its final season, and I am so glad that someone finally came close. Unfortunately it kinda fell apart with Raava and Vaatu because wow was that bad.
Light is primarily active while Shadow is more passive according to my understanding. Light has just as much potential for a direct assault while Shadow has as much potential for working behind the scenes to make small changes to better the world. Why can't we have more stories like that? Shadow being evil is way over used, in my opinion. Though, it would be even cooler if a story actually recognized that neither is inherently good or evil. BIONICLE never did that. The Makuta were always playing with moral boundaries while Takanuva was always the hero. Even when he was evil in other universes, he was shadow. Even when Teridax was good, he was light. Uuuuuugh that is so annoying. I wanted an evil Takanuva that never lost his light. I wanted a good Teridax that never needed to abandon his shadow. Why didn't they exist?
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