Deus Ex Machina

Deus Ex Machina or literaly "God From The Machine" is a plot device in writing that resolves seemingly impossible situations, in story, with a very unlikely event or serious of events.

In Writing

Deus Ex Machina is seen as bad writing in that it uses devices that are outside of the plot mechanics or give the character such abilities and skills that they free the writer from having the main character face the same limitations of other characters within the same universe or logic.
Most often it is seen as a lack of creativity, laziness or outright idiocy by the writer and is most likely seen in female writers who lack the skills of their male counterparts to plan and establish plot devices.
What once used to be a point of angst in fans, readers and movie goers when it was too obvious or overused has become a mainstay in Americunt media because of the current diversification and liberalization of America that allows the writer or publisher to attack critics with accusations of misogyny for stating the obvious.

Examples Of

• The Hunger Games: Everytime the main character is in a dangerous situation someone comes out of the blue and saves her ass. Even the rules of the game are rewritten so she and her twink can win together.

• Divergent: Where to start? They know about this Divergent ability but there are no methods in place to spot it? Hot Azn Maggie Q works for the state, spots this Divergent ability and doesn't report it? The main character Tris was born into the libtard Abnegation faction which is full of Liberal SJWs. When she signs up for the Dauntless Faction she can run and jump with the best of them despite her never having such intense training. The fact that the one guy that wants to Stick it in her is also Divergent and teaches her how to not get caught which she really didn't need because someone else avoided detection without training.

• Harry Potter: The fact that Voldemort didn't kill Harry when he first met him. The fact that Harry is the most powerfull, most awesome and most special person in universe and surrounds himself with equally awesome and special people despite being put in the retard house. How Harry becomes the rich kid when he gets to magic school. How the Ogre/Orc kills itself when it stabs its brain through its nose by landing on Harry's wand.

• Mean Girls The fact that Cady, the most socially retarded and inept girl on the planet just walks right into her School's most popular clique. How someone so shallow like Regina George can be convinced to keep eating high calorie food bars despite gaining 5 dress sizes. Regina George running out of an assembly during school hours and getting hit by a school bus. How Cady wins the Mathlete championships with the first thing she learned before she decided to let her grades drop to play idiot. At the end, the fact that a large group of girls can get along.

• Sailor Moon: The fact that a retarded, lazy, crybaby of an air head is capable of doing anything. How all evil happens within walking distance of their houses. How Tuxedo Mask always shows up at just the right moment to throw a rose, say some words of inspiration and change the tide of battle so Sailor Moon wins. How in DBZ fashion Sailor Moon always discovers a new power just when it's needed. How Usagi is a failing student in Jr High but somehow gets into high school while living in Japan. How Tuxedo Mask is a college student and Usagi's parents never called the cops on him for macking on their underage daughter. The fact that Ussgi's brother has a crush on Sailor Moon and never noticed the similarities between her and his sister.

• Star Wars: The Farce Awakens: The fact that Rey was never trained in the Force but automatically knows how to use the Jedi Mind Trick and can hold her own in a fight with a Sith Lord. The fact that Rey has never left her planet but knows how to speak Wookie and can fly the Millennium Falcon. The fact that Han and Chewbacca have been life partners for so long and Han has never fired Chewbacca's cross bow. Han forgets where he parked the Millennium Falcon. Leah instantly can feel it whn Han dies but needs a map to find her brother Luke. How some dumb alien can find Luke's lightsaber after his hand was cut off and it was lost in Empire. Darth Vader's mask survived and the main bad guy keeps it as a Tchotchke on his shelf. How in the original 3 movies everyone saw the Force as the galatic version of Scientology but 15 years later everyone believes in it despite a severe lack of Jedi. The fact that no one in the Empire has learned their lesson and every fucking Death Star has the same mother fucking weakness.

• War Of The Worlds: The fact that Martians are smart enough to travel to the Earth in a matter of days yet they have no clue about Microbiology and get killed because they were too stupid to filter out bacteria and viruses from The Earth's air.

• Battlefield Earth: Everything from cover to cover. Too many to mention.

See Also

• Anime
• ComicGate
• Comics
• FanFiction
• Final Fantasy
• Harry Potter
• Literature
• Mary Sue
• Star Trek
• Star Wars
• Women

Deus Ex Machina is part of a series on Television Visit the Television Portal for complete coverage.

Deus Ex Machina is part of a series on Truth Visit the Truth Portal for complete coverage.