(Beware of spoilers in this. But seriously, the ones I'll mention I'm willing to bet about 90% of people know about If not uhh...read with caution?)
I swear to god there is a conspiracy among authors. A horrible, evil agreement they all must have made sitting at a long square table ages ago that the new and upcoming writers all must sign in accordance with. Oh, not just by those that write novels, oh no. But movies and television shows and comics and just about anything else that requires words to be put down in some form of story.
There's a rule and it MUST be obeyed.
Thou Shalt Make an Interesting, Overly Agreeable Character. And Then Thou Shalt Kill Him/Her/It.
Having recently finished A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin, I honestly found myself sitting there going "Wait. Really? Seriously?? WHY!?" I mean, there were several deaths in there (one of which was immensely satisfying) but if you've read the book, you know which in particular got me all in a tiff. Half surprised they didn't knock off Snow while they were at it... but then I realize I have 3 other books that have already been written and I think another 3 he has yet to write. Oh Jon Snow, my love for you will surely end with your demise.
Do I have other examples of this? Oh you betcha!
(I believe I can rant about Harry Potter books at this point without worrying about spoiling anything for anyone)
J.
K. Rowling has earned a special spot of "I'm going to hit you if I see
you" for all those she offed in the last two books. But the
unforgivable was the particular maiming of George...and then offing Fred.
You. Bitch. Adding insult to injury was Remus too. There aren't enough
fist shakes in the world for that last book.
...that being said, I
still immensely enjoyed the book. I just wanted to throw it across the
room when I was reading it at several points.
Even before reading it, I knew Wicked could only end one way, really I did. But the PLAY managed to make everything end all shiny! I did read the book first, but come ON.
Interview with the Vampire bothered me insanely. I know Louis was the main protagonist, but we all know Claudia was really the awesome one. Why couldn't we have it from HER side and have Louis get burnt to a crisp? Huh??
As far as movies go, I think the most memorable here would be from Braveheart. The Campbells were like my favorite characters in the ENTIRE THING. And when the Elder bit it, I sobbed like a pathetic mess. I am a girl. Let's not forget this. But seriously how could you NOT like the old man?
Don't even get me started on Serenity, I think I could rant for a good solid hour on that one and on many a drunken night after watching it, I believe I have.
And while we all saw it coming, Mufasa in the Lion King, wasn't any less sad.
Then there's The Matrix, who introduced Mouse, made us love the little pervert and then offed him just as fast. Bastards.
Even video games mock me! Fallout 3, anyone? I'm sure there's more here that are at fault. I hesitate to mention Final Fantasy 7, just because ...well...I thought Aeris was annoying.
I could probably just keep adding to this list in all the categories but I think you get the idea.
All that rant aside guess I could throw in something that ended up positive.
Tolkien and Eddings both almost earned my ire but saved themselves...
I was fairly young when I read through the Lord of the Rings trilogy and dammit, I sobbed. I cried. Then I got over it. I still want to bitch-slap those that made the trailers for the movies though. The whole "Oh, btw, Gandalf aint dead :D" thing was a MOMENT in those books. One of those things that made you go ":D OH MY GOD!!!!" and they showed it in the TRAILER. Eff you guys.
As for Eddings. Yeah. "Man with Two Lives" indeed. If he'd been "The Man who Got Offed" I think I would have wrote an angry letter...never would have mailed it though. Ha.
So, remind me please, if I ever get the gumption to actually
pen/scribble/type out anything noteworthy... I need to follow the rule.
Or maybe, just maybe, I'll break it. Kill off the dweeby main character
and let that badass on the sidelines live for once.
