bard put down the piano in his hand, and the hero's story ended with the last note. The mother blew out the candles and kissed the child who was sleeping peacefully after hearing the story. Even if the time is one thousand and one nights, those legends will finally leave.
The story of Westeros has come to its final chapter. Whether it’s the unforgettable North, or Lannister, who has debts, or Targaryen who owns the dragon, or the night watchman who has been guarding the Great Wall, there are countless names and countless faces. Come to the end.
Today (April 15), the final chapter of "Game of Thrones" is released-the eighth season officially begins.
The epic ending is the most beautiful opening of this American drama
All fans and book fans will not forget everything about "Game of Thrones" (American TV series) and "A Song of Ice and Fire" (a novel). The master of fantasy novels George Martin himself wrote in the book: The North will never be forgotten.
The final chapter of "Game of Thrones" is not the final chapter of the novel, the novel has not been finished yet. But the final screenwriter involved George Martin, and the entire episode also has many changes to the novel.
Actually, the novels of "A Song of Ice and Fire" have a certain threshold for reading, and making them into a series lowers this threshold, thus attracting a large number of fans and fans who have not read the original. When "Game of Thrones" was hottest, there was a joke like this: There are only two kinds of people in the world, one is people who have watched "A Song of Ice and Fire", the other is to watch "A Song of Ice and Fire" People. Such jokes as
undoubtedly proved the popularity of the show at that time. Overnight HBO became the industry leader, and all this is due to George Martin, who may be the greatest magic novel writer in the post-Tor King era.
George Martin once said that he can imitate and surpass many of the most famous novelists, but he will never become Tol King. He likes to print a sentence on his collection of novels-"When I die, I wish my soul will return to Middle Earth".
is the super fanboy of Tol King. After the audience missed "The Lord of the Rings" for many years, they relied on "A Song of Ice and Fire" and "Game of Thrones" to ignite everyone's pursuit and enthusiasm for the magical epic. .
Looking back at the entire "Game of Thrones", the episode can be described as perfect.
Although "Game of Thrones" adopts the same "low magic" world setting as the Lord of the Rings, the setting of the world view is actually different.
The entire Westeros continent has never been fully expanded, just like in the game.Like the opened new map, the audience will discover new maps and new story lines every time as the story progresses. The general viewing experience of RPG (role-playing game) gives the audience a strong viewing experience. A sense of substitution, this feeling almost replicates the immersive reading experience that novels give readers. Corresponding to the hazy world view of
is George Martin's new design for the protagonist. He previously stated that Gandalf's death when he was reading "The Lord of the Rings" had a great influence on him, and believed that if Gandalf could die, then none of the characters in the novel could not die.
The gray-robed Gandalf
in "The Lord of the Rings" created the "slaughter" of the characters in "A Song of Ice and Fire." But in fact, Martin's original intention was to write a novel without a protagonist. Although it cannot be concluded that the writing and structure of the novel have come to an end, it seems that people have exhausted the writing of the story.
Without a novel, it can be said that there is no absolute protagonist. Martin has the ambition to do so. Although at the end of the story, "Game of Thrones" has determined the final protagonist, but we cannot deny that Martin has succeeded before then. .
The death of Ed Stark, the Scarlet Wedding, the death of Tywin Lannister, etc. Martin first portrays some characters as protagonists, and then kills them. The protagonist of
's true story is still alive in this dangerous world. The audience of
was "played between applause" by Martin. They believed that no one in this series had truly gained the aura of the protagonist, and Snow's death infinitely reinforced this. Audiences have never believed in the authenticity built by this drama-in Game of Thrones, no one can get out of it. After
's writing method was adapted, what was needed for the series to be completed brilliantly was to keep the story suspense. No audience likes the kind of story that can predict the ending at a glance. How can Martin, who has the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award, know this? Although
did not really complete a work without a hero in the end, Martin has infinitely approached and created a new story mode, and he has also won a special honor in the novel industry. When similar works appear again, a label similar to "A Song of Ice and Fire" will be added.
George Martin created an extremely dangerous world through his hazy worldview. His protagonist walks in such a world, and the audience is also taken into this magical land.
In the writing ability of this story, it is hard not to admit that George Martin is qualified to compare with "The Lord of the Rings." And George Martin has always modestly believed that he is standing on the shoulders of giants, without "The Lord of the Rings" nor after "Song of Ice and Fire"-this attitude undoubtedly made him countless fans.
He announced to the world that he respects and loves "The Lord of the Rings" like all magic fans. He is a super fan and he is also the author of "A Song of Ice and Fire". He used his work to prove that serious magical literature can be great, and those magical fans will naturally support him unconditionally.
is like Liu Cixin, the author of "Three-Body", once said, "All my works are clumsy imitations of Arthur Kraka." Two authors who can be described as excellence in their respective fields have outstanding emotional intelligence. .
If "Lord of the Rings" allows the audience to witness a final showdown between light and darkness, then "Game of Thrones" is a world where there is no so-called righteousness and black and white in the true sense. Both of these worlds have become extremely fascinating because of their extreme settings. They are the twin towers of Western magical literature. The latter setting of
is also an important reason why "Game of Thrones" can become a classic. Westeros is staged in the most primitive human struggle for desire and power. Survival is nothing more than "Game of Thrones". The excuse Fang forces gave themselves, the pursuit of desire and power burned the entire Westeros continent.
Actually, what Martin is discussing with the audience is the true appearance of power. After the birth of mankind and the emergence of classes, power is like a plague.This kind of society spreads, killing, betrayal, revenge, and the most terrifying dramas are all born with power. But mankind itself cannot deny power itself, and the barbaric violence brought about by power also brings human civilization.
Martin, who is also good at writing science fiction novels, has actually added the thinking logic of the science fiction dimension here. Westeros is actually a higher-dimensional sandbox game. Martin stands on a higher dimension and asks questions in this magical world. Discuss the issue of human beings and power. He played the role of God in Westeros and added a BOSS to his game-the appearance of ghosts is definitely the magical touch of this story.
strange ghosts symbolize the end of mankind, but under such a doomsday, it did not stop some of them from chasing power. Cersei is the representative of this kind of person. In the doomsday shroud, Cersei still did not put down the dagger in his hand to fight for power. Where her dagger will stab in the final season is also an important point to watch. Martin
designed this sense of crisis in the end of the world to discuss the limits of human pursuit of power. It is obvious in "Game of Thrones" that the nobles who are struggling for power do not care about the legendary end of the world. Power is the eternal in their hearts.
Power and survival are tied in the same world, so this is a world where there is no so-called righteousness and evil, and each family has its own rules and vows for survival.
The ultra-low magical world of "Game of Thrones" makes the whole novel look more like a medieval court battle scene, but the addition of dragons and aliens instantly puts it in a magical halo, legendary things Appearing on this continent has created an epic and legendary world.
Witchcraft, magic, dragons, ghosts, knights and other important elements of Western magic are all used by Martin in this novel. Then, with the excellent production of the drama team, the whole story was presented on the screen. The perfect combination of commerciality and literary quality makes "Game of Thrones" a classic among the classics.
Today, "Game of Thrones" finally ushered in the epic final chapter, this series also excellent to keep the suspense to the end. Many fans are speculating about the final outcome, but they also know that everything will happen on this continent, so the only thing we can do is to wait silently like the night watchman.
author editor: once a thousand princes
