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Coolhand · 6th March 2007, 10:48 AM

I think Ridley Scott summed it up quite well when he said that the hero's death has to make "sense" to the audience. He was talking about films but it applies just as well to books. We have to have an emotional or logical understanding for the death and why it had to (or was chosen) to happen, and often works the best when we know or suspect in some way that it's comming. As Commonmind just said.

Otherwise, if a random rock just falls from the sky and clobbers him as he walks heroically into the sunset, the audience might feel like you were going for the cheap shock value.

(Actually, that could be quite funny.)

6th March 2007, 10:48 AM	#3 (permalink)
Coolhand Spiff's Stunt Double Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 429	Re: An anti- climax I think Ridley Scott summed it up quite well when he said that the hero's death has to make "sense" to the audience. He was talking about films but it applies just as well to books. We have to have an emotional or logical understanding for the death and why it had to (or was chosen) to happen, and often works the best when we know or suspect in some way that it's comming. As Commonmind just said. Otherwise, if a random rock just falls from the sky and clobbers him as he walks heroically into the sunset, the audience might feel like you were going for the cheap shock value. (Actually, that could be quite funny.)