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It's hard playing moral arbiter. On the one hand, you want to make it accessible to as many students as possible as well as teach them the core of what you want
by frostirosti 10y ago
It's hard playing moral arbiter. On the one hand, you want to make it accessible to as many students as possible as well as teach them the core of what you want. You could probably replace much of the cursing without changing the underlying narrative.
But I also totally understand your point. Why is every marvel movie jam packed with gratuitous violence. To the point where fighting is the entire point of the narrative. Characters will die in fantastic ways but is still equally traumatizing. But portraying love or swearing is too adult for children. Makes no sense to me.
- libeclipse 10y agoYeah, I see what you mean. But while the profanity probably could be removed, I think it would really take something from the character. The swears give the story a real, raw feel somehow -- they really make you feel as if it's actually happening. He talks like the rest of us, not like a robot.
- bostonpete 10y agoThere are plenty of people who don't really swear though. If Weir was cool with the changes, he must've felt like the profanity wasn't crucial to the story.
- libeclipse 10y agoWell it could be argued that the author's intention is no more correct than the audience's interpretation.
- aanm1988 10y ago> On the one hand, you want to make it accessible to as many students as possible as well as teach them the core of what you want Then use it. These kids aren't going to be damaged by hearing the word fuck.
- frostirosti 10y agosee the second part