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2 confessions
Feb. 20th, 2012 06:18 pm1. While I am generally up for almost any fairy tale riff/sequel, I have very little interest in the upcoming Hansel and Gretelmovie. Largely because every "grown up" Hansel and Gretel I've encountered has basically had one or both as a mini-inquisition. And while I like the fairy tale and can see "professional witchhunters" as being a logical next step for them, I always get uncomfortable. That said, I hope to be persuaded by news and trailers.
Also, if nothing else, maybe this will be the movie that finally gets US fandom to realize that Gemma Arterton has an entire career outside of Clash of the Titans and Prince of Persia, and had it long before those movies too.
2. I've been reading the new ASoIaF book and...finding it a struggle. The TV show made me suspect I'd filtered out a lot of the things I didn't care about as much without really noticing I was doing so, and reading it confirms that. I'm finding it really hard to care without Cat or Sansa, and have been bored by all but Jon and Dany's parts. (I'm currently on Dany's second chapter.) Due to his frequent internal and sometimes external displays of misogyny, I'm finding Tyrion in particular difficult to pay attention to.
Also, while I still like epic fantasy as a viewing genre, i've come to not really care for it as a reading genre in recent years, as evidenced by books in series I love/authors I love that I simply haven't read yet. My reading fantasy tastes are more contained/small scale these days. I'll read a multi-book medieval-ish world fantasy series these days, but one with an end in sight and a smaller cast and more contained plot. Tastes change?
Also, if nothing else, maybe this will be the movie that finally gets US fandom to realize that Gemma Arterton has an entire career outside of Clash of the Titans and Prince of Persia, and had it long before those movies too.
2. I've been reading the new ASoIaF book and...finding it a struggle. The TV show made me suspect I'd filtered out a lot of the things I didn't care about as much without really noticing I was doing so, and reading it confirms that. I'm finding it really hard to care without Cat or Sansa, and have been bored by all but Jon and Dany's parts. (I'm currently on Dany's second chapter.) Due to his frequent internal and sometimes external displays of misogyny, I'm finding Tyrion in particular difficult to pay attention to.
Also, while I still like epic fantasy as a viewing genre, i've come to not really care for it as a reading genre in recent years, as evidenced by books in series I love/authors I love that I simply haven't read yet. My reading fantasy tastes are more contained/small scale these days. I'll read a multi-book medieval-ish world fantasy series these days, but one with an end in sight and a smaller cast and more contained plot. Tastes change?