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I have Lee Pace on the radar since Singh's The Fall. Your assessment of movie magic is only partially correct. Obviously, a character has to be convincing by h
by raffael_de 8mo ago
I have Lee Pace on the radar since Singh's The Fall.
Your assessment of movie magic is only partially correct. Obviously, a character has to be convincing by himself but the heavy lifting of the illusion is done by the peer characters acting as if they believe the role he plays.
"The king is always played by the others"
Not sure who is to credit for this quote but in my opinion it is one of the most important insights to understand how movies work and also why movie characters are never relevant role models.
- mdemare 8mo agoOften in movies you have the scrappy character that rises to the occasion by making a great speech, winning everybody over. I used to love those scenes. Now, I've realized, in real life they wouldn't have let them finish their first sentence.
- raffael_de 8mo agostuff like this. if i enjoy a movie but the script simply doesn't check out from a rational perspective (plot holes, implausible behavior, inconsistencies etc.) then i sometimes decide to switch to a fairy tale mental mode where those issues are excused magically. only works with some movies. kingdom of heaven comes to mind.
- DevDesmond 8mo agoProject: Hail Mary, a fantasy world where geopolitics are trivially simple and every state in the world collectively agrees how great it would be to cede power and work together. (And therefore enable a genuinely fun and amazing science story which was the actual focus of the book to begin with, 10/10).
- telesilla 8mo agoHe's also extraordinary in Apple's Foundation, some say he carries the show. I treasure The Fall and every frame of it, in this he's uniquely blended with other great actors and images.
- raffael_de 8mo agoApparently part of The Fall's magic stems from the fact that the girl playing Alexandria (Catinca Untaru) somehow didn't really understand that she was playing in a movie. The director, as well as Pace, received some criticism for this manipulation. She also didn't really continue acting afterwards. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1942458/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1942458/
- rbanffy 8mo agoLast season's Brother Dude was awesome. I really felt sad for him. I have to say, however, my tolerance for manipulative sociopaths is very low - I'd totally punch McMillen in the face. I was only aware of The Fall for its brilliant photography.
- raffael_de 8mo agoThe Fall is a great movie but still more style than substance imo.
- rbanffy 8mo agoIt's forgivable, as long as it has A LOT of style.
- anon84873628 8mo agoIMO the plot of Apple's "The Foundation" is an infuriating insult to the original series. However, the production is great and Lee Pace is awesome as usual.
- paulryanrogers 8mo agoI kind of love it when movies/TV don't follow the books too closely. It means more content in a world I enjoy without repeating too much.
- b112 8mo ago
- nobleach 8mo agoEven though Pushing Daisies ended too abruptly, I thought he was GREAT in that series as well.