Thank you for your extensive reply! So I’ve seen all but 1 of the films on which you based your statistic (I watched a different version of 2 Half-times in Hell). I guess we differ on definition of “major character”. In most of your list, the character who died was in the protagonist’s past or background, not necessarily even during the …
Thank you for your extensive reply! So I’ve seen all but 1 of the films on which you based your statistic (I watched a different version of 2 Half-times in Hell). I guess we differ on definition of “major character”. In most of your list, the character who died was in the protagonist’s past or background, not necessarily even during the film. Or if present, a bit part. So I didn’t think of that as a major character. I did overlook Cool Kids Don’t Cry. United is a Busby Babes storyline. And I forgot another — Will — where the dad dies in the first 10 minutes — to me still not a major character. But yes, small sample size skews statistics. Thanks again for thinking about this!
Thank you for your extensive reply! So I’ve seen all but 1 of the films on which you based your statistic (I watched a different version of 2 Half-times in Hell). I guess we differ on definition of “major character”. In most of your list, the character who died was in the protagonist’s past or background, not necessarily even during the film. Or if present, a bit part. So I didn’t think of that as a major character. I did overlook Cool Kids Don’t Cry. United is a Busby Babes storyline. And I forgot another — Will — where the dad dies in the first 10 minutes — to me still not a major character. But yes, small sample size skews statistics. Thanks again for thinking about this!