Fandom and me -- Part 2

[sennetari]

Lately, I'm feeling kind of left out, again. This time, it's not so much of me wondering if I'm a fan (I've decided that I am, even though I'm mostly silent), but more of my different takes on things.

Comments

[shenai]

interpretations are never write or wrong, they are just interpretations :D

[sennetari]

interpretations are never write or wrong, they are just interpretations :DThank you. :) I'm someone who just like to be validated, I suppose (the not much self confidence thing). But yeah, deep down, I suppose only the creators of the show/series can know what they intend for a particular character (sometimes feel like they don't, either, but that is another thing entirely

[shenai]

I don't really think they always know either, and I think most writers probably like for other people to be able to see their own interpretation in their work. Or at least I hope so XD

I went over the maximum character limit for comment and have to shorten it a little. ^^;

[sennetari]

That is a very good point about writers wanting other people to be able to make their own interpretation. I see that most clearly with fiction books, though, where the readers don't know what the characters look like and only have the author's descriptions to go on. Then the book gets adapted into a life-action show, and there are fans who seem to be disappointed that the actor casted doesn't seem to match the image of the character they have in their minds. (Not me personally, though. I usually don't envision a certain actor as a perfect 'character A'. In a way, I take description interpretation much more loosely