History YMMV / DeathInVenice

* TrueArtIsAngsty: God yes.

** Baron Wladislaw Moes aka the boy who at age 10 was Thomas Mann’s inspiration for Tadzio. Baron Wladislaw Moes’s cousin who was the first to found this out as well as their friend Jasio who was worried he hurt his friend when they play wrestled, and all three were shocked that Mann got so much wrong about their play time and his friendship with Wladislaw.

* {{Squick}}: While homosexuality was frowned upon in Thomas Mann's time, nowadays, we're far more squicked about how a grown man in his forties to fifties is pursuing a boy who is all of ''fourteen''. (The boy who inspired Tadzio was said to have been TEN at the time.)

* TheWoobie: Tadzio himself, and his actor Bjorn Andresen naturally. Baron Wladislaw Moes aka the boy who at age 10 was Thomas Mann’s inspiration for Tadzio. Baron Wladislaw Moes’s cousin who was the first to found this out as well as their friend Jasio who was worried he hurt his friend when they play wrestled, and all three were shocked that Mann got so much wrong about their play time and his friendship with Wladislaw.

* TheWoobie: Tadzio, his actor Bjorn Andresen naturally. Baron Wladislaw Moes aka the boy who at age 10 was Thomas Mann’s inspiration for Tadzio. Baron Wladislaw Moes cousin who was the first to found this out and finally their friend Jasio who was worried he hurt his friend when they play wrestled, and was shocked that Mann got so much wrong about their play time and his friendship with Wladislaw.

* TrueArtIsAngsty
* TheWoobie: Tadzio, his actor Bjorn Andresen Baron Wladislaw Moes aka the boy who was Thomas Mann’s inspiration for Tadzio. Baron Wladislaw Moes cousin who found this out in the first place and finally

* TheWoobie: Tadzio, his actor Bjorn Andresen and the boy who was said to have inspired Tadzio’s character, his cousin as well.

* {{Squick}}: While homosexuality was frowned upon in Thomas Mann's time, nowadays, we're far more squicked about how a grown man in his forties to fifties is pursuing a boy who is all of ''fourteen''. (The boy who inspired the Tadzio was said to have been TEN at the time.)

* {{Squick}}: While homosexuality was frowned upon in Thomas Mann's time, nowadays, we're far more squicked about how a grown man in his thirties/forties to fifties is pursuing a boy who is all of ''fourteen''. (The boy who inspired the Tadzio was said to have been TEN at the time.)

* TheWoobie: Tadzio, his actor Bjorn Andresen and the boy who was said to have inspired Tadzio’s character.

* {{Squick}}: While homosexuality was frowned upon in Thomas Mann's time, nowadays, we're far more squicked about how a grown man in his thirties/forties to fifties is pursuing a boy who is all of ''fourteen''. (The boy who inspired the Tadzio was TEN.)

* TheWoobie: Tadzio, his actor Björn and the boy who was said to have inspired the Tadzio character.

* TheWobbie: Tadzio, his actor and the boy who was said to have inspired the character.

* {{Squick}}: While homosexuality was frowned upon in Thomas Mann's time, nowadays, we're far more squicked about how a grown man in his thirties or forties is pursuing a boy who is all of ''fourteen''.
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Some readers may find it hard to sympathise with Aschenbach and his obsessive crush on a ''fourteen-year-old kid''.

** Except he never lays a hand on the boy, or has any intention of doing so.
** No intention or just no chance?

* TrueArtIsAngsty

* {{Squick}}: While homosexuality was frowned upon in Thomas Mann's time, nowadays, we're far more squicked about how Gustav is in his thirties or forties and Tadzio is all of ''fourteen''.

* {{Squick}}: While homosexuality was frowned upon in Thomas Mann's time, nowadays, the squick comes from the substantial age gap between the central characters.

* {{Squick}}: While homosexuality was frowned upon in Thomas Mann's time, nowadays, the main objection many people have is the substantial age gap between the central characters and the fact that Gustav acts a lot like a stalker.

* {{Squick}}: Self-explanatory.