Now we're monochrome line drawings on a photorealistic background. Is that magical or realistic? Which one means "sucks?"
Look, no mode of representation is "realistic." That's the whole point of the story.
Ah, the story. "A monster and a talking chicken argue literature on the way to Starbuck's." That's a real humdinger of a plot right there.
All your carping for setting and plot is mere nostalgia. We're subverting the very idea of "story arc" here. Given the contextuality of existence itself, isn't that more "realistic" than "realism?"
Would it subvert the story arc if I turned into a priest for no apparent reason?
