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dolimir.
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1) What is your favorite death scene (movies and/or tv)? Why?
The ending of The Dirty Dozen, when Jefferson races through the courtyard of the chateau, dropping the live hand grenades to set off the explosions . . . and just when he's almost made it to safety, a German soldier takes him out. Waaaaaaah!
2) Name the top three filmed death scenes of all time, in order. (The list doesn’t necessarily have to include your favorite.)
The Last Temptation of Christ -- Willem Dafoe on the the Cross.
Dances With Wolves -- Kevin Costner drowning one of the Army guards.
Broken Arrow -- John Travolta gets impaled by a flying nuclear warhead.
3) How many times has your favorite character died? Dream sequences can count. Who is it, and how did they die each time?
I loved the original The Crow movie with Brandon Lee. And the short-lived UPN series The Crow: Stairway to Heaven, starring Mark Dacascos as Eric Draven. In one episode, he kept trying to turn back time and fix things so that he didn't die . . . but he died every time.
4) How do you, as a viewer, feel if a show kills, then resurrects a character? I mean, if someone can’t stay in the ground, do you feel it "cheapens" the emotional impact of their death? Or do you now not get upset if a character dies?
In soap operas, it doesn't matter. It's more an excuse to laugh than anything else. Supernatural shows, like The Crow or BtVS, need to have a really good explanation to bring back a character, or you lose that emotional impact. Death should not come cheaply, and resurrection should cost even more.
5) Death stories -- love ‘em or hate ‘em? Can you give a two sentence reason?
Generally speaking, I don't care for death stories, unless it's fanfic about a character I already dislike and would personally enjoy terminating. I try to avoid novels that use death as a central concept. They're just not usually something that I enjoy.
dolimir..
1) What is your favorite death scene (movies and/or tv)? Why?
The ending of The Dirty Dozen, when Jefferson races through the courtyard of the chateau, dropping the live hand grenades to set off the explosions . . . and just when he's almost made it to safety, a German soldier takes him out. Waaaaaaah!
2) Name the top three filmed death scenes of all time, in order. (The list doesn’t necessarily have to include your favorite.)
The Last Temptation of Christ -- Willem Dafoe on the the Cross.
Dances With Wolves -- Kevin Costner drowning one of the Army guards.
Broken Arrow -- John Travolta gets impaled by a flying nuclear warhead.
3) How many times has your favorite character died? Dream sequences can count. Who is it, and how did they die each time?
I loved the original The Crow movie with Brandon Lee. And the short-lived UPN series The Crow: Stairway to Heaven, starring Mark Dacascos as Eric Draven. In one episode, he kept trying to turn back time and fix things so that he didn't die . . . but he died every time.
4) How do you, as a viewer, feel if a show kills, then resurrects a character? I mean, if someone can’t stay in the ground, do you feel it "cheapens" the emotional impact of their death? Or do you now not get upset if a character dies?
In soap operas, it doesn't matter. It's more an excuse to laugh than anything else. Supernatural shows, like The Crow or BtVS, need to have a really good explanation to bring back a character, or you lose that emotional impact. Death should not come cheaply, and resurrection should cost even more.
5) Death stories -- love ‘em or hate ‘em? Can you give a two sentence reason?
Generally speaking, I don't care for death stories, unless it's fanfic about a character I already dislike and would personally enjoy terminating. I try to avoid novels that use death as a central concept. They're just not usually something that I enjoy.
