Have you played the real-life version of Game of Thrones？ ｜ Travel with the movie
1905 movie network feature In an anonymous magic literature poll in the United States, for the first time, a novel was tied. The name of this book is "A Song of Ice and Fire". The author who wrote this volume of magic literature is George Raymond Richard Martin. He finally fulfilled his childhood dream of building a magic empire of his own, alongside his idol.
After the unprecedented success of HBO’s "A Song of Ice and Fire" series, which completely dominated the Emmys, "A Song of Ice and Fire" is now a social culture where there are only two kinds of people in the world, those who watch "Game of Thrones" and those who watch "Game of Thrones."
Rytsas~ "Traveling with Movies"
The first stop in Northern Ireland – an in-depth interpretation of "A Song of Ice and Fire"
The night is coming, and I will watch from this day until I die. I will have no wife, no land, and no children.
I will not wear a crown, nor will I be favored. I will do my duty faithfully, and live and die here.
I am the sword in the darkness, the guardian of the Great Wall.
I am the iron guard against the cold flames, the light of dawn, the horn that awakens the dead, and the guardian of the kingdom.
I offer my life and honor to the Night’s Watch, tonight and night. "
- "A Song of Ice and Fire" The Night’s Watch Oath
Today, let us take you to understand how this masterpiece was composed, and then take you to the real-life continent of Westeros.
When I read Robert E. Howard, I want to write a novel like him someday.
When I read Lin Carter and John Jacks, I think I can write better than them right now.
But when I read about Tolkien, I was devastated. I thought I would never reach his level.
— George Martin
Winterfell Tribute Bag Bottom Cave
In his own eyes, Tolkien is the only totem in his heart. In fact, Martin is already the Tolkien of the 21st century. The Winterfell he created is the best tribute to his idol. Winterfell is the dark hole in his heart, from which the whole story of Westeros begins, and Bag Bottom is also the great prelude to the whole of Middle-earth.
Don’t be torn. Why isn’t there snow in there? We all know who he is now
Martin also gave the audience’s beloved protagonist a home at the beginning, just like Bag Bottom Cave, but the snow in Winterfell was no better than the sunshine in Hobbiton. It was also a broken home, one full of warmth.
Winterfell was a starting point and an ending point for Stark in the entire drama. It appeared many times in the first and seventh seasons as the background of the main story. It was one of the few pure places in Westeros.
Winterfell
Winterfell was filmed in Ward Castle in Northern Ireland. It is a 400-year-old Gothic-classical castle. Because it is built on a hillside, the castle can also overlook the Strangford Lake next to it. It is a peaceful manor surrounded by mountains and rivers~
Because Ward Castle only had two towers, the crew added another tower later, making the weightlifting Winterfell look even more magnificent and imposing –
I heard the sound of spending money like water
Ward Castle, which was brought to life by "Game of Thrones", is now a sacred place for fans to worship. Almost every day, many people come to the wolf’s lair clock in, and they have to be cosplay to show that they are die-hard fans.
As for the castle, in order to allow fans to better enter the role, the castle has also been arranged in a medieval style, so that fans can really be Stark~
And you can shoot like Bran.
Of course not including being pushed off the castle
Or experience what it’s like to die by the sword of Ned Stark –
The Ghost Forest and Lyanna’s Song
If "A Song of Ice and Fire" is the pinnacle of George Martin’s creative career, it is better to say that the entire "A Song of Ice and Fire" is the crystallization of Martin’s wisdom and talent. Ghost Forest Bran Stark was judged by the three-eyed raven to be "a wolf with wings". His long road of growth began here, and his ability to empathize became the prophet who guided the entire novel. George Martin later set the plot of Addo, which made this work completely apocalyptic.
The design of human psychic synaesthesia was actually Martin’s favorite. The song of Lyanna, which won the Hugo Award for the first time, was a magnificent fantasy story about human psychic synaesthesia. Was it a coincidence that the hero’s name in the song of Lyanna was Robb, or was it an old horse’s tribute to his own work?
The Ghost Forest was the place where the Wolf Family found the Ice (Ha) Plains (Shi) Wolf (Qi). At that time, everyone was still innocent.
Snow, don’t look at it, the wolf pup Ghost is better looking than you
Ghost Forest was filmed in Torrimore Forest Park in Northern Ireland, located in Newcastle. It was a relatively unpopular attraction before the Right to Play Fire. Although it is the first national park in Northern Ireland, there are usually fewer tourists, so the ecological environment is still relatively intact.
The Torrimore Forest Park itself was founded in 1955. It is an outdoor sports sanctuary with mountains, water and bridges, full of green atmosphere. Many tourists like to walk and run here, and even explore those unknown secret caves here.
However, in order to create the cold feeling of the North, the crew covered the garden with a lot of artificial snow during filming, giving people an atmosphere that the snow in the North does not fade all year round –
Dual doppelganger of the Lord of the Iron Throne
The Iron Throne witnessed the rise and fall of the Seven Kingdoms and the age of Targaryen’s dragons, and the people on the Iron Throne were the rulers of Westeros. The Iron Throne was also the initiator of the division of this continent, and it undoubtedly magnified the desires of human beings. Several great families gave up their oaths and chivalry for it. It witnessed one game after another of power, and the despicable desires of human beings were amplified infinitely by the Iron Throne.
Just like the Lord of the Rings, from this setting we can see that "A Song of Ice and Fire" is like the inheritance of "The Lord of the Rings", and George Martin allows the audience to see the bottomless abyss of human desire.
The Iron Throne is definitely the real protagonist in the whole drama. How many people are intriguing to win the Iron Throne, and all the plots revolve around five words: the battle for the Iron Throne.
At least for now, Cersei is sitting
The real-life Iron Throne is not as legendary as in the play, but quietly exhibited in the museum of the Titanic District in Belfast –
The Titanic Museum is a new landmark in Belfast, built on the site of the former Belfast Shipyard, because the luxury ship Titanic was designed, built and launched here, so it is also named the Titanic Museum –
The Iron Throne scenes in "Game of Thrones" were all filmed in the oil painting hall here. In addition to the Iron Throne, the museum also exhibits the clothes of the characters in Game of Thrones –
Although we see this throne as very tall, it has not been recognized by the bosses. Not only does Martin, the original author of Quanyou, feel that this Iron Throne is not as dark and cold as he imagined, but even Queen Elizabeth II of England feels that this Iron Throne is very uncomfortable at first glance and disdains to sit on it.
He rolled his eyes.
Maybe it’s because people are sitting on thrones in real life.
However, this is indeed a place where fans can cosplay freely. Whether you are the heir to the Iron Throne or not, you can experience the feeling of ruling Westeros~
Kings Road is also the way to redemption
In the first episode of season 7, the sentence "Never Forget the North" announced the return of the Stark family. When Brienne was amazed by Arya Stark’s swordsmanship, she wanted to know who she was learning from, and the answer she received was "NO ONE". Arya Stark fled in hatred on the King’s Road. She lived on hatred and forged her body into a dagger. Darkness and vengeance are with her, and the North will never forget this "bloodthirsty lone wolf".
In The Wolf Skin Deal, which won the 1989 World Fantasy Award, Ma also portrayed a female character that readers loved and also had a close relationship with wolves. Arya Stark’s character could be seen as having been poured too much effort into the author. Even if not in A Song of Ice and Fire, Arya Stark would have become a classic story herself.
King’s Road is the route Arya took when he escaped from King’s Landing after Ned Stark was beheaded, a road that ended Erya’s happy life, and Erya has suffered countless hardships since then (hold back and don’t cry again)
The filming location is the famous Dark Hedges in Northern Ireland, built in the 18th century, and the trees on both sides were planted by the Stuart family. Because the branches on both sides intersect to block the sun, the road has its own eerie and eerie bgm, which fits well with the oppressive atmosphere of Erya’s escape at that time, so it is also one of the rare shooting locations in the play that is directly shot without any embellishment –
The Lord of Light unlocks the different planes of the story
In Cushen Mountain Cave, we first encountered the magic of the Lord of Light and his priestess. George Martin’s vague world view setting revealed its magic little by little. The appearance of the Lord of Light seemed to come from different planes. As soon as he appeared, he broke the pattern of the entire Westeros continent and added a mysterious and dark color to the already confusing battle.
George Martin was already familiar with the concept of multiple planes. "Lamentations of Rylendor" depicted the story of the protagonist being able to cross different planes. George Martin’s Westeros continent was not willing to be like Middle-earth. Since the day "A Song of Ice and Fire" opened, the whole world has not been unfolded, so it is completely different from "The Lord of the Rings". The complete continental introduction of "The Lord of the Rings" makes the audience a legendary listener, and you can only be a lonely adventurer in Westeros.
Westeros continent map
Cushenden Cave is the place where the red priestess Melisandre killed Renly with her black shadow son, and where the Lord of Light’s magic was first seen (at least for me this scene convinced me that the Lord of Light was not bragging…)
In fact, it is an ordinary cave, which belongs to a place where only die-hard fans are willing to go to find out. In order to be afraid that people will not know, a sign is specially erected at the door to tell you that you did not go wrong. This is the unique cave…
It’s a Game of Thrones and Martin’s Dragonstone
The seventh season of Dragon’s Breath allows us to see that the funds are burning and the audience is addicted to it. "A Song of Ice and Fire" has become a new benchmark in the history of modern magic movies, and it is an insurmountable peak. It turns out that any magical work will be engraved with the shadow of Thor King. George Martin has received the same honor as his idol in the 21st century. All new magical works will be said to be "A Song of Ice and Fire". This is the highest honor in the fiction world. George Martin sits on his Iron Throne.
The 1979 work "The Dragon and the Cross" shows George Martin’s fascination with dragons in fantasy works. Martin knows that every magic enthusiast is addicted to dragon literature, and Martin’s dragon is more magical. It is not just a new thing of literary creation. Martin’s dragon symbolizes power, majesty, human worship and fear of power. Martin’s dragon makes readers crazy.
Dragon Mom has been out for six seasons, and finally returned to her hometown of Dragonstone Island in the seventh season, where she arranged troops to conquer the Westeros continent. Therefore, this Dragonstone Island appeared in the seventh season, which is called a lot of…
The real-life location of Dragonstone Beach is located on Downhill Beach in Northern Ireland, where the coastline is gentle, making it a great place for surfing, and if you’re lucky, you’ll even encounter rainbows!
The most iconic building here is the Temple of Musenden on the cliff, which is modeled after the Temple of Vesta, the Roman god of fire and stove in Italy. It is located on the 36-meter-high cliff, giving a mysterious sense of silence and distance.
The war room where the dragon mother and the little devil discuss countermeasures is also filmed on this island, but the war room that does not see sunlight all year round is converted from a library –
Such a library is not afraid of the expense of eyes
The ice dragon breathes to smash Castle Black, and the game of rights is just about to begin
The seventh season was a watershed moment for the entire "Game of Thrones". The first four seasons of "Game of Thrones", which had been called a magic drama, finally leaked out of fatigue, because the seventh season was not based on the original novel, but a brand new script, with a flaw in the plot, which was ruthlessly ridiculed by fans. But when the Night King drove the ice dragon to smash the Great Wall of Black Castle, the enthusiasm of the audience was ignited once again. Knight and White Walkers, Ice Dragon vs. Fire Dragon, Survival and Death, Light and Darkness. Once again, the audience’s blood was sealed, and winter was approaching, and this time it was no longer a legend.
The 1980 fantasy novel "Ice Dragon" by George Martin once again validated Martin’s fascination with dragon literature. Perhaps the concept of ice dragon in A Song of Ice and Fire came into being at that time. When Martin was 31 years old when he wrote "Ice Dragon", the ice dragon reflected the cold warmth, and the ice dragon in "Game of Thrones" was the embodiment of death, and it would destroy everything without any harm. We believe that there must be a bigger mystery behind the White Walkers, waiting for readers to solve.
Castle Black is also a major setting, after all, it bears the big part of our Snow’s growth, popularity and resurrection, and it is a presence that cannot be ignored.
However, Castle Black does not exist under the magnificent Great Wall in the play. It is just a small wooden house built by the crew. The real location is the Magheramorne Quarry in Northern Ireland –
When building, a lot of artificial snow was also used to create the atmosphere, making the entire Castle Black and the cliffs next to it white.
17 times in the Hugo Award annual finale, and won 4 times, 13 times in the Nebula Award annual finale, and won 2 times.
He has won a World Fantasy Award, a Stocker Award for Horror Fiction, 12 Most Popular Novel Awards from authoritative magazines, and other awards from various countries.
Martin has long been an undisputed master, and this work celebrates all his talent and hard work. Even with the passage of time, decades from now we will still be talking about A Song of Ice and Fire and George Martin.
I hope season 8 will see the great unity of the human White Walkers (laughs)
