From GRRMs latest blog post suggesting he will never finish GoT:
“There is nothing I like better than storytelling).
I know, I know, for many of you out there, only one of those projects matters.
I am sorry for you. They ALL matter to me.”
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The cult of the artist is the idea that travels among some circles that art for art’s sake is worth while and maybe even sacred. Compromising to please fans, or working on art you don’t feel passion for is degrading and should be avoided at all costs.
Why is this important to GoT? Because clearly, GRRM has picked up this ideology along the way.
GRRM has no problem degrading his fans or not fulfilling his promises, but doesn’t mind using his fans to parlay his ideas into cold hard cash. Feels a little like an abusive relationship.
To put this in perspective: this is also what happened to Star Wars. Ryan Johnson literally said he make Luke Skywalker an old, cynical, impotent man bc it spoke deeply to the relationship he had with his father.
Ryan wanted to express his highest idea of a Star Wars movie that spoke to him, never mind that millions of fans might not share his experiences with his father or even want their beloved franchise to be used as one dudes personal therapy vehicle.
The same thing happened to GRRM. At some level, he sees compromise with the fans to be degrading and he would rather work on things that make him happy.
Where this ends: for all the chickens
The problem with this ideology is that it is extremely selfish to the point of solipsism. In the past, all great artists knew they had to meet their audiences where they were in order to make great art. Shakespeare discusses the gap between art he likes to produce verses what brings in crowds.
The current ideology, the cult of the artist, that is sweeping across Hollywood and our whole society will eventually fail simply bc it produces bad art.
Would anyone remember the Mona Lisa is Leonardo only finished 4/7 of the painting? Probably not.
Just like 4 courses out of a 7 course meal is not a great small meal. It is a really bad 7 course meal...you don’t even get an entree!
GRRM set out to make a post modern LOTR series that had a fundamentally anti-war message. Maybe he changed his mind along the way and his new ideas cannot fit with his old ideology. Maybe he just ran out of ideas. Maybe he gave it his best, but ppl didn’t like season 8 so he gave up.
Maybe he just doesn’t care.
Whatever the answer, it is clear that GRRM has no intention of finishing this series. He will die soon due to his advanced age and his poor lifestyle habits. He will be forgotten shortly after that.
I wish everyone the best and hope the memes keep coming.
To steal from another great post here: Maybe the real Winds of Winter were the memes, friends and stories we made along the way.
Submitted March 10, 2022 at 02:30AM by GME_200K https://ift.tt/HPs1bOw
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