The star of ‘House of the Dragon’ said that ‘policing in stories’ is a ‘shame’
Matt Smith reflected on the use of trigger warnings in films and series. In an interview with The Times (via NME), he stated that the warning makes the narrative easier and dumber for the audience.
It’s okay to feel uncomfortable or provoked while looking at a painting or watching a play, but I worry about everything being dumbed down. We’re telling the audience that they’re going to be scared before they even watch something.
“Too much policing of stories and being afraid to tell them because the mood is a certain way is a shame,” he said. “I’m not sure I agree with trigger warnings.”
Smith confessed that he rented movies like Crawling Beings (2006), Basic Instinct (1992), Sexual harassment (1994) and Friday the 13th (1980) when he was “very young.” Later, it “definitely ruined him,” the star of The House of the Dragon. He also stars in the horror film Starve Acre.
The actor has spoken about trigger warnings before, when he was in Doctor Who. When talking to the BBChe stated: “I always thought that was one of the best things about doing Doctor Whothat you scare children — in a controlled way, but it scares them. Imagine walking up to children watching Doctor Who and say, ‘By the way, this might scare you.’ No, I don’t like that.”
Source: Rollingstone
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