Questions about Mal and Wash for fanfic.
POSTED BY: jetflair
UPDATED: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 23:03
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Originally posted by mal4prez:
Not to hijack the thread but...
I feel I should explain that I wasn't saying it's just - oh look at Mal get beat up, isn't that fun? It's more about his ability to get through hard times and still have a sense of humor and the ability to care about people. ...
Oh, I got that, and appreciated your articulation of why those types of storylines attract me, despite their unpleasant nature.
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Wow....I should never underestimate the power of Firefly fans to feel exactly the way I do about things. I'm so used to that never happening in real life.
This discussion about storylines that abuse Mal has been really reassuring for me to read. You see, they appeal to me too. That fact has been making me feel really wierd about myself. I love this guy...I care about him, I feel for him, and in light of that the fact that I am drawn to storylines where he gets tortured, imprisoned, and what have you has seemed downright sadistic. I really questioned what writing that scene in The Losing Side said about me, and the fact that I love stories like War Stories, Truthsome, The Fish Job.
Even odder.....I HATE torture scenes in movies. I can't watch them. They horrify me, and usually leave me pretty disturbed for a while after watching them. It's not so much that I'm squeamish, its that torture to me seems like the most ruthless and horrifying form of violence.
So why on earth should I be drawn to these stories when it comes to the fictional character I care more about that any I've ever seen?
I think part of it is that I like stories that move me emotionally, and since I genuinely care about Mal, hurting him is a pretty sure way to get that to happen. It's not that I enjoy seeing/reading about Mal getting beat up....War Stories has made me cry on more than one occasion, and I usually can't bring myself to actually watch the torture scenes all the way through without looking away. But it's also one of my very favorite episodes.
It's what you guys have said. The whole reason I care about him so much is what all the hard times have shown about him.....his loyalty, his heart, his love of Serenity and his crew, the courage and strength it takes to bounce back from everything that he's been through. Since he's not the sort of guy who walks around all emotional and outgoing, it takes the tough times to get all those walls down enough to show what we love about him. He's a truly exceptional guy, but not in that disconnected, unbelievable typical action-hero-tough-guy way.....it's his humanity and the fact that he acts like a real person that makes him real.
So.....I still feel a little creepy. But at least I'm in good company:)
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cool! If the thread starter follows my hijack then I'm not hijacking!
I'm right there with you jetflair. Something I'll note about Losing Side and Fish Job is that both stories are really into the healing process. That's not creepy, right?
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I'll go with that theory:)
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