A lot of times I feel like Mark has taken the philosophy from GRRM's books (anyone can die, and most of them do) and applied it to everything else he reads/watches. With Whedon the pessimism isn't entirely unwarranted, but Mark doesn't seem to realize that GRRM is known for that because he's the exception. Most stories tend to keep their main cast alive, or have only one or two characters die.
This is especially odd to see applied to things like Tolkien. I'll grant that a lot of LotR is fairly grim and the characters think it's hopeless, but in context... Tolkien was writing about the triumph of good over evil. With that in mind, it's not all that surprising that nearly everyone makes it out alive and most of them get a happily ever after.
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Date: 2012-03-06 02:14 pm (UTC)This is especially odd to see applied to things like Tolkien. I'll grant that a lot of LotR is fairly grim and the characters think it's hopeless, but in context... Tolkien was writing about the triumph of good over evil. With that in mind, it's not all that surprising that nearly everyone makes it out alive and most of them get a happily ever after.