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From: anybody@anywhere-anytime.com
In article , The Merry
Piper wrote:
> On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 11:22:46 +1200, Anybody
> wrote:
>
>
> >Each different actor brings their own slant on the character
>
> Of course they do. This does nothing to prove your point.
>
> >Therefore recasting the ORIGINAL character rarely works because you end
> >up with a different character
>
> Incorrect. You end with a different interpretation of the same role.
> Anyone who has seen two productions of the same play knows how
> different a character can be presented and yet still be recognizable
> as the same character. Olivier's Hamlet (if memory serves) laughing
> while uttering the line "I am dead, Horatio" comes to mind
"Different interpretation" = different character.
If it's different, then it's obviously not the same. :-\
> >History proves you wrong:
>
> No, the examples you picked might indicate to someone unwilling to
> look deeper I am wrong. There are many very good, thought provoking
> films and television series which are loved both by the critics and
> the fans.
Yes, and there's piles of utter crap as well.
Basically you want to see the "glass half full", but unfortunately
history teaches us that it's really "half empty" ... there's a reason
for the phrase "History repeats itself", something that Hollyweird
takes literally with it's silly remakes. :-(
> >to name just four out of thousands. And then there's the idiocy of
> >"reality" TV shows. :-\
>
> I am complete agreement with you here. I don't find a single
> (so-called) reality series entertaining.
Even quiz shows seem to be awful these days with constant blasts of
musak every few seconds. :-\
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