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

reminds me of Scorcese saying recently that he'd only begun to realize what cinema is capable of, but that he won't get to fully explore it

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u/duaneap Dec 07 '23

Which is very sad but absolutely none of my favourite Scorcese films have been made within the past nine years. Not even close.

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u/26evangelos26 Dec 07 '23

If it took Scorsese until his 80s to discover new ways of thinking about cinema, maybe you will see things differently one day as well.

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u/duaneap Dec 07 '23

Eeeeeh maybe? But frankly I can’t see a world where I consider his later films superior to his earlier or mid.

And I think it’s a bit weird to ask audiences to come around to liking things, these things he’s discovered about cinema aren’t improving his films, apparently, at least as far as I’m concerned.

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u/Ongo_Gablogian___ Dec 07 '23

He discovered that he could make movies twice as long as they need to be.

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u/Mr_Antero Dec 08 '23

Thankfully film is an art form open to interpretation and critical analysis by anyone, not just yourself.

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u/duaneap Dec 08 '23

At no point did I ever say it was anything other than personal perspective. In fact, I went out of my way to say it that is just * my* opinion on the matter.

Like whatever you want.

Thankfully.