I Like Stories
To be more precise, I currently enjoy them in a visual form, having a non-existent reading habit at this point. So, I discovered something while watching reviews and discussions of TV shows online. Youtube, specifically. Whenever I listen to someone who is not a professional critic, and is just a fan with a platform, watch a show and discuss it online, there seems to be a disturbing pattern.
Let's take Game of Thrones, for instance, given my username here is a play on The Hound.
I've seen people, who love the show, describe certain episodes where there is no big action sequences, as "filler" or "slow". This concerns me, in terms of a cultural appreciation for good storytelling. Game of Thrones is a character heavy, and plot heavy show. It's got, for the most part, amazingly complex people and stories all interwoven into this massive saga. I love it when two brilliantly played characters, with charm, wit or a strong personality, have a great interaction or a long conversation. I appreciate the acting, the writing and the editing. Everything about it. This show is adapted from a lengthy series of rather thick books. The interactions between the characters - what they say, and how they say it - that's the bloody meat of the show.
Isn't that the point of story telling? When did we devolve into this culture that sees a great conversation filled episode of such a story, and think, "Well, that wasn't much. A bit slow. Not much happened."
Not much happened??
Why does everything need to be flashy sequences or one mind blowing event?
Whatever happened to enjoying the story, simply for its twists and turns and nuances.
I dunno. It bothers me a bit. And the only explanation I can think of, is that this kind of a lack of appreciation for anything other than "big moments", must come in some way, from people who did not read a lot in their formative years. You know, maybe it has something to do with only ever having approached stories on the screen, and never having had the pleasure of reading the deep, purposeful imagery and character complexities in a written form.
That's one theory anyway. In a lot of ways, there seems to be a cultural aversion to nuance and subtlety. Only the big, flashy, on the nose things matter, or seem to matter.
Also, Hi. This is my first post. I'm new. Say Hi, if you wanna have a friendly chat. :)
Let's take Game of Thrones, for instance, given my username here is a play on The Hound.
I've seen people, who love the show, describe certain episodes where there is no big action sequences, as "filler" or "slow". This concerns me, in terms of a cultural appreciation for good storytelling. Game of Thrones is a character heavy, and plot heavy show. It's got, for the most part, amazingly complex people and stories all interwoven into this massive saga. I love it when two brilliantly played characters, with charm, wit or a strong personality, have a great interaction or a long conversation. I appreciate the acting, the writing and the editing. Everything about it. This show is adapted from a lengthy series of rather thick books. The interactions between the characters - what they say, and how they say it - that's the bloody meat of the show.
Isn't that the point of story telling? When did we devolve into this culture that sees a great conversation filled episode of such a story, and think, "Well, that wasn't much. A bit slow. Not much happened."
Not much happened??
Why does everything need to be flashy sequences or one mind blowing event?
Whatever happened to enjoying the story, simply for its twists and turns and nuances.
I dunno. It bothers me a bit. And the only explanation I can think of, is that this kind of a lack of appreciation for anything other than "big moments", must come in some way, from people who did not read a lot in their formative years. You know, maybe it has something to do with only ever having approached stories on the screen, and never having had the pleasure of reading the deep, purposeful imagery and character complexities in a written form.
That's one theory anyway. In a lot of ways, there seems to be a cultural aversion to nuance and subtlety. Only the big, flashy, on the nose things matter, or seem to matter.
Also, Hi. This is my first post. I'm new. Say Hi, if you wanna have a friendly chat. :)
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