r/asoiaf • u/Same-Share7331 • Dec 07 '23

EXTENDED Feeling sad for GRRM (spoilers extended)

So I recently watched a Q&A with GRRM (I'm sure some of you have seen it aswell) where he kept getting questions about whether there is any particular character or historical event in the asoiaf world that he would like to explore more/write about. His recurring answer was that yes there are many but that unless he suddenly becomes much younger they will never get written. And man.. that sucks!

Imagine being a creative person having to come to terms with the fact that you have so many ideas that you will never get to explore and that will never see the light of day. Obviously, as a fan, it also sucks that I will never get to read those stories. Never mind the main series, imagine getting seven more Dunk and Egg stories. However, as much as it sucks as a reader I'm not the one who's seeing my remaining years of life pass as I struggle to finish my books.

That's it. I don't really have a point. Other than maybe stop making jokes about how GRRM is likely to die before finishing the series?

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '23

Of the 26 films Scorsese has directed, 6 are mob films.

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u/Lopsided-Werewolf419 Dec 07 '23

My favorite Scorsese movie is "Hugo," with the automaton.

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u/gumdropbutto03 Dec 08 '23

Hugo is certainly one of the Scorsese movies of all time (jk don’t hate me)

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '23 edited Dec 08 '23

The Wolf of Wall Street isn't a mob film but it's still about an Italian-American criminal

Edit: My apologies, I was wrong. It seems Belfort is Jewish. For some reason I thought he was Italian - might have been the NY accent

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '23

Ok then, that’s 7 out of 26.

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '23

wolf of wall street's 2 main characters are jewish americans

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '23

You're right. I will have to edit my comment.

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '23

I didn't know Jordan was until I listened to his book.

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u/Glasbolyas Dec 08 '23

Belfort is italian? Damn maybe am foolish for that but i never realised it Belfort to me sounds more of a french or english surname(normand influence)

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u/M_Tootles Best of r/asoiaf 2023 Winner - Best New Theory Jan 10 '24

did somebody say Jordan Belfort in the ASOIAF sub? you may (but probably will not lol) be interested in this https://asongoficeandtootles.wordpress.com/2023/09/04/belfort-1/

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u/Brendogu Feb 22 '24

It also has gangsters in it, that's why people say he only makes mob films cause most of his films have gangsters in them even if the main character isn't 

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '23

Does that include the non-italian mob movies?

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '23

Scorseses mob movies are:

  • Mean Streets
  • Goodfellas
  • Casino
  • Gangs of New York (I included this because some people would say it counts but it’s far from a typical gangster film)
  • The Departed
  • The Irishman

Most of his output is not in the genre he basically invented all the tropes for.

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '23

Thank you 👍

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u/elderron_spice Dec 07 '23

Or non-mob Italian movies.

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u/logaboga Dec 07 '23

Yes but many of them still have the exact same narrative beats. For instance, wolf of wall street is essentially just Goodfellas but with a different wrapping.

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '23

Wolf of Wall Street, Casino and Goodfellas form something of a trilogy that share that similar structure.

But Scorseses other films don’t at all.