cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/1449127
Damn, a friend of mine was just regaling me of how good this movie is and showed me this trailer.
And now I want to see it for myself!
And yes, it reminds me of A Song of Ice and Fire and makes me wish that we got an adaptation of the A Song of Ice and Fire book series (and not the "based off of" story or silliness that was Game of Thrones from season 2 onward and especially after season 4 was done and over with).
It kinda reminds me of the first Assassin's Creed video game (in contrast to the second Assassin's Creed II game which was much more flowery and funny and colorful). The first Assassin's Creed game was a lot more like A Song of Ice and Fire in how dark and philosophical it could be at times and, in general, just the atmosphere was oppressive and heavy; you kinda felt like you'd be suffocated within it.
I really should watch House of the Dragon but, again, it seems like the atmosphere and aesthetics are too much like Game of Thrones and not enough like A Song of Ice and Fire (or this movie called The Green Knight).
Also:
Recommend me some good or great movies from the last 10 years or so (and yes, I think "or so" is going to be used very casually here).
Another thing:
Read Sir Gawain and the Green Knight; it's a great tale.
Lastly:
Maybe a TV show or two or three could be recommended to me (I've been bored lately).
kthnxbai
Another movie that would remind you of GoT is The Northman.
I don't want to be reminded of GoT.
I want to be reminded of ASOIAF.
It don't remind me of GoT at all except knight and the wooden man slightly resembling the Others, it looks like the purely adventure legend adaptation.
I really should watch House of the Dragon but, again, it seems like the atmosphere and aesthetics are too much like Game of Thrones and not enough like A Song of Ice and Fire (or this movie called The Green Knight).
What the hell does it even mean.
How is House of Dragon and Game Of Thrones not like ASoIaF? How is completely not related movie like ASoIaF?
A Song of Ice and Fire is only related in that it uses the same universe, but was diverging since season 2 and fully diverges from season 5 onward.
In addition: House of the Dragon has several missing characters, though I may end up watching it anyway.
But seriously, do people expected a TV show to be completely exactly the same with book? I never once seen any show which would do that, not to mention the book is still not even finished. it was written on the wall that if Martin don't finish books the ending will be massively different than people imagined. What's more, i think he's not ending the book because the show recieved such heavy roasting and he did intended it to end like that.
House of Dragon does indeed iirc have some missing characters, but since the book is based on generally have less of them than GoT the loss is barely visible, unlike when they killed off literally half of the cast in sept explosion because it's a fucking TV show and it was too wide. On a plus side, something that i very much liked in the GoT show, they also cut off the worst bush wandering parts of the book - entire Brienne expedition from book 4, and most of Bran, Arya and Daenerys random nonsense.
Also i know the book ending would be disappointing too for me, since what i love there is the politics and intrigue, and not the prophecy and adventure, for that i have thousands of other fantasy books, and it unfortunately come more and more to the front in books 4 and 5.
"People" may not. I would prefer that it does. This is just my hope, I'm not demanding or anything. Also, there are a couple things wrong they did throughout the series that ruined the impact of the ending, such as Daenerys' arc.
Game of Thrones and A Song of Ice and Fire are two different entities, as D&D themselves have said, the creators of Game of Thrones.
Also, the Brienne expedition from A Feast of Crows was great; you should read the books again. They're better-read a second time.
Book 5 is my favorite.
such as Daenerys’ arc.
This is actually the part i feel the most canon in entire last seasons, her going on the bad side of the coin was hanging in the air from at least book 2. Ending was actually pretty decent imo though Bran the king was pretty cringy if funny, most faults was rather in setup, like needless extermination of everyone not absolutely necessary for it and cutting up basically entire book 5. And fucking Stannis, not only they made him a monster for no reason but they also just thrown him away easily.
Game of Thrones and A Song of Ice and Fire are two different entities
Yes, the adaptation of incomplete book was bound to be risky as hell, i guess many people expected books would be finished before the show would catch with them.
Also i would like to cut myself from the public outrage too if i was him. Which don't change the fact that he, despite not even being burned out, fail to deliver the next books and maybe putting his pen where his mouth is. He sang entirely other song where the first seasons were welcomed enthusiastically.
Also, the Brienne expedition from A Feast of Crows was great, you should read the books again. They’re better-read a second time.
No, full stop. It wasn't the worst part of books, but what set it apart of even the boring part of Arya and Bran wanderings is that it was incredibly pointless filler which could be easily cut off and presented as separate story. And it's my second-most read books ever, only after Dune.
Book 5 is my favorite.
It's not bad, but 2 and 3 are much better. Overall i think it's 3 > 2 > 5 > 4 > 1.
I'm not talking about whether or not Daenerys' arc was canon, I'm talking about how it was done in the show (which is practically non-existent and has no lead-up unlike the books, where you see her lose it by the end of book 5, at least). And yes, Stannis Baratheon is my favorite character in the series along with Davos Seaworth.
And yes, I agree that many people expected the books to be finished and that's Martin's fault in this case. And yeah, he over-promised.
I happened to like the fight with Biter at the end so I disagree; best fight since the Viper vs. the Mountain. Never mind the in-between fight between her and the four knights (where she takes out all four of them despite being outnumbered).
I feel that Book 2 is overrated as nothing seems to happen beyond the Battle of Blackwater (I know that's not true, but it's how the book feels to me). Book 5 is my favorite, but that's my opinion.
I'm doing a re-read of the books right now in 2023 (after having originally read them in 2008 or something) so a lot of things that were missed in the show are coming back to me; we can do a re-read together, if you want; you can sync up with me, idk.
