George R.R. Martin explains why he made ‘Game Of Thrones’ so ruthless

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George R.R. Martin, known for creating Game Of Thrones, has explained why he thinks the deaths in his work are particularly effective.READ MORE: ‘House Of The Dragon’ review: ‘Game Of Thrones’ saga continues in styleGame Of Thrones (2011-2019) which is based on his epic fantasy book series, A Song Of Ice And Fire, received significant critical acclaim receiving the most Emmy awards of any drama series and five Golden Globe nominations for Best Television Series – Drama.However, the series became notorious for its violence and battle scenes, as well as its habit of killing off of main characters, notably with the death of Sean Bean’s Ned Stark in season one, and the infamous ‘Red Wedding’ in the ninth episode of season three.Speaking with Portuguese magazine Bang!

during a livestream, Martin spoke on this bloodthirsty narrative surrounding the show, and explained his view.“I don’t think I kill more people.

But what I do think I do is I try to make you feel the deaths more because I think you should feel death.”He continued: “I mean, art follows life, and in real life when someone close to us dies, we experience grief, we experience anger, we experience depression.“It has a huge impact on our life when our parents die or a close friend dies.

Or God help us a parent when their child dies.”Martin explained how we can be affected by the deaths of people we don’t know, and that deaths in books and movies can also create this effect.He said: “Just a few days ago, Dick Butkus, a great football player died.