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laurainlimbo) wrote2010-03-11 03:53 pm
laurainlimbo) wrote2010-03-11 03:53 pm
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Johnny Depp the Gender Bender?
in my effort to avoid all of the important things in life (exercise, studying, writing), I've been reading too much stuff on the internet. for all you Johnny Depp fans out there, I found this video slideshow of his adventures in gender-bending through the years. I've always loved him, and seeing all these clips makes me realize what a talented actor he really is. I haven't seen the movie Before Night Falls (though it was on my Netflix queue for about a year before I left the country). The only one of these I didn't like was Willy Wonka - Johnny went way over the top on that one, and his performance gave me nightmares! and of course on this slideshow they didn't include some of my favorite of his performances, like Donnie Brasco, Dead Man, Gilbert Grape, and Benny and Joon... (but I guess those were not considered "gender-bending"?)
I've decided that I don't want to see the new Alice movie. I'm sure that the whole cast is good in it, and I'm sure that visually it's very stunning... but I read this review on Slate's website, and it sounds like Tim Burton is taking WAYYY too many liberties with the story. I'm a purist - I can't see why people can't make movie adaptations that even slightly resemble the story, especially when you're dealing with something as classic as Lewis Carroll! And why make the Mad Hatter a love interest for Alice? there wasn't the slightest hint of that in the book.
I'm not trying to sound like a snob, but I wrote a paper on Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass in college. I really loved everything about those stories! It's like seeing the Leonardo DiCaprio version of Romeo and Juliet - or any of these modern adaptations of Shakespeare. they don't work for me.
I know many people will disagree with me about this, but film adaptations work only when they stay true to the original author's vision. Why else do we want to see the film except to see a broader view of what we've read and loved?
anyway, that's enough of my soapbox. I'm back to staring at katakana and kanji and wondering if I'll ever learn Japanese well enough...
I've decided that I don't want to see the new Alice movie. I'm sure that the whole cast is good in it, and I'm sure that visually it's very stunning... but I read this review on Slate's website, and it sounds like Tim Burton is taking WAYYY too many liberties with the story. I'm a purist - I can't see why people can't make movie adaptations that even slightly resemble the story, especially when you're dealing with something as classic as Lewis Carroll! And why make the Mad Hatter a love interest for Alice? there wasn't the slightest hint of that in the book.
I'm not trying to sound like a snob, but I wrote a paper on Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass in college. I really loved everything about those stories! It's like seeing the Leonardo DiCaprio version of Romeo and Juliet - or any of these modern adaptations of Shakespeare. they don't work for me.
I know many people will disagree with me about this, but film adaptations work only when they stay true to the original author's vision. Why else do we want to see the film except to see a broader view of what we've read and loved?
anyway, that's enough of my soapbox. I'm back to staring at katakana and kanji and wondering if I'll ever learn Japanese well enough...
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Love Pirates, didn't like Sweeney Todd.
Love Chocolat, really not sure about Willy Wonka.
I'm still undecided whether to see Alice. Hannah loved it. But then she hasn't read the book...
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haven't watched Sweeney yet - wasn't in the mood last night. I'll let you know my verdict after I watch it:)
oh, tsk tsk! Hannah must must read the book!! Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass are classics, and great for sparking imagination! that's another reason I fear for our future generations - they will just see these wild, colorful movies and not use their own imaginations as when they just read the book. Does Hannah like reading?
anyway, enough of my ranting and opinions LOL:)
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You might like Sweeney... give it a chance.
Hannah loves reading, I'm glad to say. It's probably on her list - I'll have to make sure she reads it. I know I have a copy. I also have it as an ebook on my iPhone. Lol.
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Loved Sweeney - but you already know that - LOL:) I'm late with this reply!
wow - books on your iphone? that would hurt my eyes to read something so small ^_^
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It's OK on the iPhone, surprisingly. You can change the size of the font too. Too big a font and you only end up with about six words on the screen though. Lol.
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