With what I heard, he got back just as "The Great Earthshake" hit. From that perspective, I can not blame Bron for not finding them, especially with the fact the nest was gone. That earthquake was HUGE! It even beats the one in LBT 9
But isn't that the same earthshake from LBT 1?!
I'm trying to understand what you meant by being amazed by it...we'd known about the LBT 1 earthshake long before the LBT 9 one, I thought we'd already taken it for granted that it was huge. And it's not like it's the only earthshake in the series---there's one in 3, one in 5 (yeah, a tsunami sorta counts) and one in 7.
QUOTE
Something else to consider, too:
The LBT series is Not known for its detailed or even specifically Accurate storytelling and recollections of previous events. The earlier films (1 through 4 especially) were able to keep a good level of consistancy in character and story, I thought, and I have no issues with how they were done.
LBT 4: All we know of Ali is that she is in a migrating herd who recently came from the Land of Mists. Later on, we learn that she spent all of her social life with longnecks, which adds more detail. Still, her background is quite sketchy.
LBT 6: The story of the Lone Dinosaur is told in some level of detail, through the opening's story and the song "Lone Dinosaur" (most of which in the song is fiction, but that's besides the point). Overall, the story of the Lone Dinosaur is one of the better-developed historical stories in the series, and it is Meant to be sketchy for the sake of mystery. Ironic, isn't it?
In LBT 7, there is a well-known discussion between the Gang about who crosses the vine first (when chasing after Pterano's posse). A comment is made that Cera is always at the back of the line whenever the Gang had left the Great Valley previously, yet in earlier films, we clearly see that Cera has never Once been at the back of the line when crossing any sort of gap.
Also in LBT 7, when the gang finds Ducky in the cave. The story of how ducky got there was kept extremely short (under 10 seconds). While this isn't as important of a story as Bron's, I believe this trend continues in LBT 10's Bron story.
LBT 8: Thicknose's story, told in his song. Most of the song is about the theme of never being too old to learn. A few seconds of the song tells the story of his life, but this detail is kept Very minimal. The story of where the Spiketails came from is also kept very sketchy. All we really know is they are from "The cold lands", likely on a more polar point on Earth than the Great Valley but possibly a mountainous area (though the lack of food in mountainous regions would suggest against that). Anyways, that's a different topic altogether.
LBT 9: The background of where Mo came from is kept very simple. We know nothing of his family except from what we see of how they act around him at the end. The story of how he got to the Great valley was kept very short and simple.
Why aren't people upset about this stuff? I think a lot of it deserved to be explained in greater detail, like Ducky and Mo's stories. Why are we reseving LBT 10 as "the special one that needs explanation"? It shouldn't be. These were just as needed.
Once again, I look at what Bron was going through after he learned about his wife's death. When you lose someone you care about, you don't tend to be thinking straight; your mind is clouded. Even things that are so obvious seem to alude you. And losing a partner is one of the most devastating things that can happen. It is a life-changing experience, in a negative way.
Bron probably fell into depression, just like Littlefoot did. Perhaps Bron forgot about asking directions because of his loss and his guilt about leaving in the first place. And when you don't think about something for a long time, it can disappear from your mind, or be pushed far back into your mind. This probably happened to Bron.
From what I can tell Bron was apparently crappy husband because he left his preganant wife and couldn't eve couldn't even remember what color she was, apparently. And if this is true he doesn't have the right to feel grief over her death, let alone fall into a depression. Part of the reason I'm saying this is it's hard for me to picture him falling into
the same depression Littlefoot fell into because...
1. He's an adult and knows how to take care of himself, not a lost kid who's now motherless.
2. He wasn't there with her when she died.
3. We've never seen him cry.
4. We never saw the relationship between him and her like we did with her and Littlefoot...at least not to that extent.
Do you think Littlefoot's grandparents fell into a depression over the possible loss of their daughter and grandson? I don't think so, otherwise they wouldn't have made it to the valley before the kids did. No one really considers how
they felt upon learning about their daughter's death. Bron on the other hand is apparently coldhearted, as well, seeing as TrulyFantasticMe could see him humiliating Pterano for no reason.
I guess what I'm saying is that you're portraying Bron as more sensitive then I typically think of him, DarkHououmon. I mean, can you actually picture him crying? :huh:
One more thing.
DarkHououmon, you said this:
When you lose someone you care about, you don't tend to be thinking straight; your mind is clouded. Even things that are so obvious seem to alude you. And losing a partner is one of the most devastating things that can happen. It is a life-changing experience, in a negative way.
This was really well worded, and I'm just curious if it comes from personal expierience, or simply from watching enough movies, reading enough books, and basically knowing about people who have suffered it? If you don't want to answer that's ok. I'm just curious.
