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I quite agree, ita. I don't think people (in the broad, good ticket sales sense) will be very forgiving of the All-American Hero deviating too far from the traditional conception.
It would be quite iconic if the character was re-formed and accepted, and would probably say something about our broader cultural climate. But yeah, I doubt it would be.
My theory on Keanu is that he can't act very well, but he (or his agent or whoever) is damn good at choosing projects.
Reports from ComicCon seem to indicate that Constantine will change your mind about the second part.
My last roommate in college and I are the only people we know who thought that Keanu was perfect in Dracula, because his character -- Jonathan Harker -- is *supposed* to be a wimpy dork.
We based that conclusion on repeated viewings of Nosferatu, for the record.
I have heard nothing about the production, but I doubt I will be able to buy Keanu as the protagonist of A Scanner Darkly. Or Winona as the girl, or Woody Harrelson and Robert Downey Jr as his roommates.
My own theory is that the film was cast by a deaf mute.
Jonathan Harker -- is *supposed* to be a wimpy dork
But was he supposed to be a wimpy wooden dork with a lousy accent?
Jonathan Harker -- is *supposed* to be a wimpy dork
But was he supposed to be a wimpy wooden dork with a lousy accent?
I could actually buy wooden as part of the character.
Point on the lousy accent, though.
Tom Waits was my favorite actor in that movie.
Gary Oldman's Dracula was just... weird.
Tom Waits was my favorite actor in that movie.
Master, I've been....naughty!
I thought Keanu was perfect for The Matrix because he dumbed down all the high-concept stuff to the audience level (esp. in the second one). "Blah blah philosophy blah blah metaphysics", and Keanu's all, "Oh, so you mean blah". He's like ADiversion!Legolas, but actually useful.
In non-Keanu news, I finally got around to catching Takeshi Kitano's ZATOICHI, and I must say, Jim was right. I appologize again to anyone who may have read my post before the spoiler got white-fonted, and thank ita again for getting that done since I didn't get back in a timely manner.
Definitely the most delightfully strange samurai movie I've ever seen.