The Same Story: Aliens and Blade Runner: 2049

Narrative First: where story is always king by James R. Hull

Nov 3, 201700:53:04TV & Film

While some maintain that all stories carry the same structure (they don't), these two films actually do share the same exact storyform. After answering questions about the difference between the Past and Memory and the r...

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