I hate predictable endings—can’t stand them. If I’m watching
a movie or reading a book that feels predictable, I’m likely to find an excuse to
not to finish. The book might be great; the movie might be an award winner. I
don’t care. If it’s predictable, I don’t like it. That also applies to heroes.
If the hero was already great, and success was expected, I’m not enthralled. It
doesn’t mean I don’t like them, it just means I’ll be less impressed when they win.
On the other hand, I’m a sucker for underdogs. Show me an
unheralded protagonist with everything against them and I’m likely to be
interested. Give me a hero who was never meant to be and I’ll cheer for them
every day. There’s a part of me that’s drawn to underdogs. I can’t get enough.
This is one reason why I love watching the Olympics.
Anything can happen; anyone can be a winner; heroes rise from obscurity. There
are champions and titans, winners and heroes. I’ll be cheering for every event,
but chances are I’ll cheer loudest for the underdogs.
Surprise reverses are really exciting too. Like in the men's 400m free relay? I totally thought the US was going to win. But France turned things around. So suspenseful--it was like a plot twist. :D
ReplyDeleteThat was an exciting race. Really gives a perspective about how good the competition is.
DeleteI'm with you. I like endings I don't expect. AS LONG AS they still make sense.
ReplyDeleteExactly. Sometimes surprise endings come out of nowhere and have nothing to do with the story at all.
Delete