George R.R. Martin Says Death Scenes Should Be Difficult for Audiences
Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin discusses the depiction of death in entertainment, saying it should actually be difficult for audiences. Beginning in 1996 with A Game of Thrones, Martin's ultra-popular and successful A Song of Ice and Fire fantasy series has had five installments so far, the most recent being A Dance With Dragons in 2011. The final two books, The Winds of Winter and A Dream of Spring, are still forthcoming.
In the meantime, HBO's equally popular adaptation, Game of Thrones, premiered in 2011 and finished airing in 2019. The franchise is now set to expand on the small screen with the prequel series, House of the Dragon, set to premiere on August 21. Based on Martin's 2018 novel Fire & Blood, the series is set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones and chronicles the beginning of the end for House Targaryen, including the civil war known as the «Dance of Dragons.» Martin serves as a creator and executive producer on House of the Dragon, which is part of the author's lucrative 5-year deal to develop 6Game of Thrones spinoff series for HBO.
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During a new interview with The Independent, the Song of Ice and Fire scribe discussed his personal philosophy on death in entertainment. Martin believes that death in books, movies, and TV shows should be difficult for both an author to write and for audiences to experience, using the notorious Red Wedding as an example. “It’s a horrible chapter, and it upsets people. It makes people angry, it makes people sad," Martin says, which he believes should be the desired effect when death is depicted. Read his full quote below:
It’s a horrible chapter, and it upsets people. It makes
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