Why Does Furthermore Sound Formal In Movie Scripts?

Pacing can make or break a serialized webnovel, and I get giddy every time I think about tightening the rhythm of a chapter. I usually start by mapping out the emotional beats rather than just the plot beats: what the reader should feel at the top of the chapter, mid-chapter, and at the close. That lets me sprinkle micro-conflicts, revelations, or small victories so every chapter pulls its weight. I find one of the simplest tricks is to break large chapters into smaller scenes with clear beginnings and ends — treat each scene as a mini-arc with its own tension and payoff. For serialization specifically, cliffhangers aren't the only tool. Varying scene length and tone matters more than making every chapter end on a cliff. Alternate denser, information-heavy chapters with lighter, character-focused ones to give readers breathing room. If you find exposition bogging things down, fragment it: reveal bits across conversations, actions, or sensory detail instead of big info-dumps. Also, plan for regular milestones — a small resolution every few chapters keeps momentum and gives readers a sense of progression even when the larger plot is slow-burning. On the practical side, writing a buffer is golden. I aim to have several chapters completed ahead of publication so I can revise pacing with a meta view; pacing often looks different when you can see three or four future chapters together. Finally, pay attention to release cadence: frequent, predictable releases let you use shorter, punchier chapters without losing readers. These habits have saved my sagging arcs more than once, and they make the whole process feel more fun and sustainable for me.

It's wild how a single connective like 'furthermore' can shift a whole character's vibe on the page. I love digging into dialogue the way some people collect figurines — tiny word choices reveal personality. If a character repeatedly drops 'furthermore' into speech, readers immediately pick up on formality, pedantry, or theatricality. It reads like a raise of the eyebrow in text: stiff, polished, maybe a little performative. In a bubble next to exaggerated facial art it turns into comedic pomp; in quiet narration it becomes authoritative, almost lecturing. From my viewpoint, placement matters more than frequency. 'Furthermore' in spoken lines makes characters sound like they're constructing an argument mid-conversation, so it fits professors, lawyers, or pompous villains — think of someone narrating their superiority. But in casual manga settings, like school friends in 'Komi Can't Communicate' or a laid-back crew in 'One Piece', it feels off and breaks immersion. Translators often replace it with contractions or colloquialisms to preserve natural flow. For example, swapping 'furthermore' with 'also' or 'plus' can soften the tone without losing meaning. Visually, speech bubble size and panel pacing amplify its effect. A long bubble with 'furthermore' slows the reader, demanding attention the way a drawn-out camera shot does in film. Conversely, popping it into a rapid-fire exchange makes that character sound pedantic and out of sync, which can be used intentionally for humor or to underline social distance. Overall, I find the word a tiny lever for big voice choices — it can humanize or alienate a character depending on how you pull it, and that little decision always fascinates me.

Sometimes you'll see 'furthermore' sitting in subtitles because the translator is trying to preserve a specific register or rhetorical flourish from the original Japanese. For example, when a character speaks in very formal, written-sounding Japanese — think the lofty speeches in 'Legend of the Galactic Heroes' or a pompous noble in 'Fate/stay night' — a translator might keep 'furthermore' instead of switching to a casual 'also' to keep that air of ceremony. It reads stiff, yes, but it signals to the viewer that the speaker isn't chatting; they're delivering something formal or authoritative. Another reason is logical structure. Words like 'furthermore' and 'moreover' mark a clear argumentative step, and when the source uses connectors like さらに or 加えて repeatedly, dropping them can flatten the flow. Subtitlers sometimes want to preserve those connective moments so the audience feels the piling-on of facts or threats. There are also practical constraints: timing, line breaks, and matching the number of on-screen text chunks. Sometimes 'furthermore' fits the rhythm better than a longer paraphrase. Finally, style guides and audience expectations matter. Official releases often err toward neutral but slightly formal language to avoid slang that ages badly, while fan subs might choose natural-sounding dialogue. I've seen both approaches and enjoy when translators make deliberate choices that serve tone — it's like hearing the same song played on different instruments.

Most often I notice 'furthermore' showing up in the kind of fantasy prose that wants to sound stately, learned, or slightly old-fashioned. In my readings I associate it with narrators who adopt a scholarly, omniscient tone—those voices that pause the action to explain lineage, law, or lore. It’s the connective you hear when an author wants to add weight to a sentence without breaking the formal rhythm, so wizards, chroniclers, heralds, and epistolary framings tend to use it in dialogue or narration. I’ll admit I lean toward writers who deliberately mimic medieval or Renaissance diction—think of the folks who dress their sentences in lace and Latin-derived vocabulary. Those writers sprinkle 'furthermore' alongside 'moreover' and 'whereupon' to create a kind of ritual cadence. It’s also common in translations or scholarly editions of old myths, where modern editors insert it to preserve a sense of solemn continuity. By contrast, pulp or gritty sword-and-sorcery tends to avoid it, preferring punchier connectors. From a stylistic point of view, 'furthermore' does a neat job of signaling authority: it tells the reader that what follows is part of the established truth of the world. That makes it great for worldbuilding asides, genealogies, or any moment when the story steps back and clarifies stakes. Personally, I love spotting it because it often signals a patch of lore that’s about to get interesting; it’s like a little literary drumroll before the next detail drops.