Also, any artist who thinks they have created something completely original that has no comparisons needs a reality check. Everything is like something else, or was inspired by something else.
I think you’ve both missed the point. The problem isn’t suggesting that it is similar to other work, but comparing it in the first place. Until someone starts doing so, the art is free and stands alone. As soon as something is categorised and genre-matched, suddenly it is no longer judged in isolation as to its effects on the observer.
Does that matter after someone has observed it though?
If it was bringing people in because it was advertised as being adjacent to something else sure it might be relevant because you are setting up expectations and the adjacent work might overshadow the newly created art. Palworld could be considered an example of this. People were calling it Pokemon with guns and getting incredibly high expectations in the lead up to its release.
In the situation where someone has experienced it themselves and then went on to make comparisons I don’t think it does matter. They could be making those comparisons so that they can figure out what aspects they like or to explain an abstract concept. I made a post a while ago about The Father, mother!, and The Fall all having scenes with a sense of spiraling hopeless confusion and looking for other movies that felt similar. It is tricky to explain without comparisons.
Also, any artist who thinks they have created something completely original that has no comparisons needs a reality check. Everything is like something else, or was inspired by something else.
Even abstract art has comparisons.
I think you’ve both missed the point. The problem isn’t suggesting that it is similar to other work, but comparing it in the first place. Until someone starts doing so, the art is free and stands alone. As soon as something is categorised and genre-matched, suddenly it is no longer judged in isolation as to its effects on the observer.
Does that matter after someone has observed it though?
If it was bringing people in because it was advertised as being adjacent to something else sure it might be relevant because you are setting up expectations and the adjacent work might overshadow the newly created art. Palworld could be considered an example of this. People were calling it Pokemon with guns and getting incredibly high expectations in the lead up to its release.
In the situation where someone has experienced it themselves and then went on to make comparisons I don’t think it does matter. They could be making those comparisons so that they can figure out what aspects they like or to explain an abstract concept. I made a post a while ago about The Father, mother!, and The Fall all having scenes with a sense of spiraling hopeless confusion and looking for other movies that felt similar. It is tricky to explain without comparisons.
Yeah. Even things that would later be marked as the starting point of a new genre were compared to other things upon their release.
I love the Fallout series and I feel like it’s a great example of it. The creators have talked in depth about all the media that inspired the games and Fallout has since gone on to be the inspiration for a slew of games like the Metro series and ATOM RPG.