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Deus Ex Machina

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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 tgem despite her never having such intense training. The fact that the one guy that want to Stick it in her is also Divergent and teaches her hiw 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.