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themaninblack@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoWhat pulls me out is modern Californian-accented actors in period pieces. Leonardo DiCaprio is a bad choice for Jay Gatsby. Can’t say “old sport” convincingly. Give me Daniel day Lewis.
majster@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Exactly! Big budget movies need big budget actors to attract crowds and that kills the immersion. They could cast Mediterranean actors with their distinct english accent but no one would be willing to invest hundreds of millions in such a film. On the other end you could do a modern interpretation of the story with stars but then you loose the pull of the classic. Can’t have it all I guess.
I think that is the reason why I prefer smaller budget international production. Why would I want to watch Damon, DiCaprio, Hathaway in the first place?
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
i saw it said somewhere, i think some random youtube essay, that actors aren’t really allowed to be “ugly” these days.
Everyone’s gotta be pretty, everyone’s gotta be a marketable individual who can do ads for stuff.
There’s a place for the big name actors, but that place is stuff like Morgan Freeman playing the role of god, or jim carrey being in a comedy movie.