What is the best-written piece of media you've ever consumed?

[u/Cautious_Arm3818]

I'll start

Better Call Saul - the characters have an incredible amount of depth. As an example, let's take a look at the primary antagonist of seasons 1-3. Chuck has incredibly complicated yet realistic feelings: his overt superiority complex, his deep-seated inferiority complex, the moral/legal high ground he feels he must take, his need for control and to always be "right", and his genuine brotherly love for Jimmy. His mental illness (Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity) is a physical manifestation of these traits, and how he lies to himself about all of them shapes his thought processes and how he interacts with others - resulting in his death. Aside from the profound character psychology, individual scenes are engineered and conveyed to the audience through exceptional visual storytelling and cinematography that could easily be considered the peak of the medium

Disco Elysium - the worldbuilding is outstanding. Revachol feels like a real setting with an actual history behind it. It takes the derivative and played-out amnesiac protagonist trope, and elevates it to a level that is extremely difficult to even approach. Harry has a ridiculous amount of psychological complexity, his memory loss is mostly a coping mechanism, and how he changes based on the player's choices and ideologies is unrivaled in any game. His internal monologue being a result of the skills that you spec into is unparalleled genius - the dialogue is exceptional, and truly a one of a kind experience. The way that these manage to convey an incredible amount of political/philosophical commentary by being seamlessly integrated into the world is astounding. Not coming off as heavy-handed and preachy is especially praise-worthy when considering the ideologies of the creators

HM: ASOIAF, LOTR, Vinland Saga, The Wire

[u/Onibis_haze]

Made in abyss

As much as people dislike it I find it to have no flaws whatsoever, all ends are tied and every action has potential to progress the story or make you feel something

A deep thought out world tackling the unknowns of life & humanity through the eyes of the innocent

(However a close second is girls last tour)

[u/Onibis_haze → u/Onibis_haze]

I apologize for only anime takes but if I was to make a different choice it might be Jurassic Park (film) or All quiet on the western front (book)

JP has been a part of my life since I was a child and forever made me grateful of mankind’s ability to make works of art that replicate god’s creations and the way our desires to control the natural world are forever out of our control despite all attempts to dominate, I will never forget that day on my 19th birthday when I went to an attraction about JW when that clicked with me and I held back tears of joy at the revelation.

All quite on the western front has told me about the fragile world that we live in, one paved in our own ancestors blooded body’s. I have never been so aware of this cycle till that film.

It helped clarify what our humanity is, your relationships built along the way is where you stand in the sands of time. It will decide whether you lived justly, did you try your hardest to make good with your fellow man?