I'm...kinda glad they cut that speech. I would have found it very odd/off-putting in context. Entirely too "written" as he says.
Even though I love this particular idea and have explored it in posts myself with regards to how we defend/justify our favorite characters and not-so-favorite characters actions in relation to the way they are written and what is intended by their creators.
But does a character actually exist? Does it have form and shape beyond the page on which it is written? Can it ever truly break the fourth wall and address the unseen, undreamt of audience that watches its every move from the safety beyond the footlights?
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Date: 2009-02-16 06:02 pm (UTC)Even though I love this particular idea and have explored it in posts myself with regards to how we defend/justify our favorite characters and not-so-favorite characters actions in relation to the way they are written and what is intended by their creators.
But does a character actually exist? Does it have form and shape beyond the page on which it is written? Can it ever truly break the fourth wall and address the unseen, undreamt of audience that watches its every move from the safety beyond the footlights?
I'm kind of glad the show didn't go there though.