Why I want an unhappy ending in GameofThrones | Opinion
With the final season of HBO’s Game of Thrones commencing, I imagine most fans are harboring hopes that things will turn out well for the remaining heroes in Westeros.
People prefer stories with happy endings. For this reason, most stories developed for mass audiences—whether they’re books, films or TV shows—will conclude with the protagonist rewarded for doing the right thing.In a 2007 study, communication psychologist Markus Appel showed that the more fictional narratives people see, the more likely they are to believe in a just world.
The belief in a just world seems to be activated as a psychological response to experiencing the discomfort of witnessing victims of abuse, crime, economic catastrophe and war. Rather than force someone to grapple with the complex emotions evoked by these victims, this worldview operates like a shield—why devote emotional energy and resources to these people if they deserve what they got?When it debuted in 2011, Game of Thrones wasn’t like most other shows.
I wondered: If Appel found that fictional narratives with happy endings increased belief in a just world, could exposure to the repeated injustices of Game of Thrones do the opposite and reduce audiences’ tendency to believe in a just world? In the studies, we found that exposure to Game of Thrones was associated with or resulted in lower levels of just world beliefs. These findings held true even while taking into consideration other characteristics of the respondents.
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