While in class last week viewing the CYOA film, I noticed that whenever a questionable decision was made death was certain. Could the director of these films motivation come from aiding in teaching children what not to do in life?
Lets review:
The first decision that the class made was to parachute out of the limping plane(for obvious reasons, who doesn't want to sky dive?). The landing was successful, yet after this daredevil decision it seemed as though all of the endings included failure. The choice to jump out of the plane lead all paths toward imminent doom, without encountering the yeti. The thought of jumping out of a failing airplane seems logical, yet its dangerous nature apparently is exactly what the director wants children to avoid.
The encounter with the stranger once in the square of the town radiated the idea to avoid shady men at all costs, as all of the endings involving following the random sketchball ended in a gruesome manner. Bravo, director... That is a good lesson, I support that idea... Not skydiving is questionable however.
Once in the mountains the director teaches children a valuable lesson: Don't follow giant clawed footprints in the snow, more often than not it is some sort of predator that would tear your limbs off with a toothy grin. Good advice director, seriously.
The fact of the matter is that with the repetitious nature of CYOA books and films alike, there are in fact life lessons subtly laid down for future adventurers. If the young viewer chooses to abide by these lessons they may be spared from a polar bear mauling them.