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masterpug53 10/16/19 2:33:44 PM #51: |
ledbowman posted...
Kitt posted...ledbowman posted...He's not miscast in Scott Pilgrim.Nah, he totally is. Pretty sure I also posted my reasons. But when it comes to my problems with the movie, his miscasting is relatively minor. Most of the character growth and many of my favorite bits were in books 4 and 5, which were cut almost completely from the movie. It's just a case of being unfilmable in movie format, which is understandable; I have the books, and people who only watched the movie wouldn't see much wrong with it (apart from likely wondering at the end So apart from the obvious miscasts, I try not to rag on the SP movie nearly as much as I would something like Game of Thrones. --- Simple questions deserve long-winded answers that no one will bother to read. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Kitt 10/16/19 2:39:04 PM #52: |
Balrog0 posted...
Just because he's different from the books or whatever? I can understand that being upsetting if you liked the books and wanted a faithful adaptation but I think he did fine in the role as it was portrayed in the movie. What was bad about it?Part of the reason, as others as point out is that he's essentially just playing himself, or rather, the same roles he's typecasted in other movies or whatever. And yeah, not everything needs to be a 100% faithful adaption to work, but the thing is; the movie itself goes out of its way to paint him similar enough to his comic book counterpart what with how other characters describe aspects about him. And Michael Cera playing Michael Cera just doesn't fit that character. Like someone said earlier, he was probably just casted because he was the more fairly well known young Canadian actor in that age range that have some kind of wide enough appeal thanks to stuff like AD and SB. He was entirely carried by the rest of the cast. --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ledbowman 10/16/19 2:40:26 PM #53: |
masterpug53 posted...
Pretty sure I also posted my reasons. But they don't make any sense --- I wish we all waved ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Kitt 10/16/19 2:40:59 PM #54: |
masterpug53 posted...
Pretty sure I also posted my reasons. But when it comes to my problems with the movie, his miscasting is relatively minor. Most of the character growth and many of my favorite bits were in books 4 and 5, which were cut almost completely from the movie. It's just a case of being unfilmable in movie format, which is understandable; I have the books, and people who only watched the movie wouldn't see much wrong with it (apart from likely wondering at the endIirc the last two books weren't made yet while they were doing the movie. So they were basically just winging it during the last half of the film. --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ledbowman 10/16/19 2:42:33 PM #55: |
Kitt posted...
Balrog0 posted...Just because he's different from the books or whatever? I can understand that being upsetting if you liked the books and wanted a faithful adaptation but I think he did fine in the role as it was portrayed in the movie. What was bad about it?Part of the reason, as others as point out is that he's essentially just playing himself, or rather, the same roles he's typecasted in other movies or whatever. It seems like he's playing scott pilgrim to me --- I wish we all waved ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Kitt 10/16/19 2:47:11 PM #56: |
ledbowman posted...
It seems like he's playing scott pilgrim to meGood for you. --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ledbowman 10/16/19 2:49:03 PM #57: |
Kitt posted...
ledbowman posted...It seems like he's playing scott pilgrim to meGood for you. So you admit he's not miscast --- I wish we all waved ... Copied to Clipboard!
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masterpug53 10/16/19 2:50:28 PM #58: |
ledbowman posted...
Kitt posted...ledbowman posted...It seems like he's playing scott pilgrim to meGood for you. It's moreso that you yourself admitted to being deliberately obtuse. --- Simple questions deserve long-winded answers that no one will bother to read. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ledbowman 10/16/19 2:54:28 PM #59: |
masterpug53 posted...
ledbowman posted...Kitt posted...ledbowman posted...It seems like he's playing scott pilgrim to meGood for you. No yall just think pedantic hang ups over the comic strips or other movies michael cera was in is what "miscast" means --- I wish we all waved ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Kitt 10/16/19 2:57:31 PM #60: |
ledbowman posted...
So you admit he's not miscastThat's not, at all, what I said, but [I'm sure] -scratch that- I'd like to think you already know that. --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ledbowman 10/16/19 3:03:29 PM #61: |
Kitt posted...
ledbowman posted...So you admit he's not miscastThat's not, at all, what I said, but [I'm sure] -scratch that- I'd like to think you already know that. Yeah you did --- I wish we all waved ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Kitt 10/16/19 3:09:36 PM #62: |
If you say so.
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Sad_Face 10/16/19 3:10:11 PM #63: |
ledbowman posted...
Kitt posted...ledbowman posted...It seems like he's playing scott pilgrim to meGood for you. Dude, I feel Scott Pilgrim is a fantastic movie, but upon reading the first comic volume, it's glaringly obvious that Cera is a miscast for Scott. For starters Scott in the volume had confidence and charm in what he does while Cera's Scott was straight up awkward. --- imgtc.com/i/4HgTl0ebzq.jpg imgtc.com/i/60CWP2Gtlg.gif ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ledbowman 10/16/19 3:12:00 PM #64: |
Sad_Face posted...
ledbowman posted...Kitt posted...ledbowman posted...It seems like he's playing scott pilgrim to meGood for you. "But superman wears red underwear in the comics!" --- I wish we all waved ... Copied to Clipboard!
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gatorsPENSbucs 10/16/19 3:13:04 PM #65: |
All the ones Ive seen him in I was plenty good with him being in it
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masterpug53 10/16/19 3:14:03 PM #66: |
ledbowman posted...
Sad_Face posted...ledbowman posted...Kitt posted...ledbowman posted...It seems like he's playing scott pilgrim to meGood for you. You're really gonna go full meltdown over this, huh? --- Simple questions deserve long-winded answers that no one will bother to read. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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WafflehouseJK 10/16/19 3:14:10 PM #67: |
led pls; A distinctive personality trait being different as well as a distinct difference in energy level is a pretty fair reason to feel that someone was miscast.
Source: Me, a guy who's directed and casted multiple projects. --- "She was like, 'Oh, did you see that firefighter? Hes so cute.' And I was like, Mom, I just got blown up." ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ledbowman 10/16/19 3:14:51 PM #68: |
masterpug53 posted...
ledbowman posted...Sad_Face posted...ledbowman posted...Kitt posted...ledbowman posted...It seems like he's playing scott pilgrim to meGood for you. Did i touch a nerve --- I wish we all waved ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Kitt 10/16/19 3:15:07 PM #69: |
WafflehouseJK posted...
led pls; A distinctive personality trait being different as well as a distinct difference in energy level is a pretty fair reason to feel that someone was miscast.Thank you --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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fusespliff 10/16/19 3:17:35 PM #70: |
ledbowman posted...
It seems like he's playing scott pilgrim to me This just in: Poster that doesn't know the character Scott Pilgrim thinks he knows who Scott Pilgrim is supposed to be --- ... ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Balrog0 10/16/19 3:19:15 PM #71: |
WafflehouseJK posted...
led pls; A distinctive personality trait being different as well as a distinct difference in energy level is a pretty fair reason to feel that someone was miscast. I mean idk. There are lots of changed made to characters for various reasons and I think they can be justified in various ways. For instance, in the main character in Adam Sandler's remake of the Longest Yard doesn't beat up his wife in the first couple minutes of the movie and the character's misanthropic characteristics are vastly downplayed. That's partially because Adam Sandler and Bert Reynolds have two different styles, it's also because people in 2008 found beating up your wife a lot more off-putting in a comedy than they did in the original time frame. Based on the descriptions of the character here I can imagine there were similar concerns. Michael Cera's awkwardness makes his dating and cheating on a younger girl more palatable in the format than if he were confident and good with women. But idk I should read the books and watch the movie again to see what I think --- But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Kaldrenthebold 10/16/19 3:20:00 PM #72: |
Arrested Development was awesome. "Was". Seasons 1 - 3.
EDIT: I also really do enjoy Scott Pilgrim, as well as his role in Wet Hot American Summer. First Days of Camp? Can't remember which season he was on, but he was a funny lawyer. --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ledbowman 10/16/19 3:23:23 PM #73: |
WafflehouseJK posted...
led pls; A distinctive personality trait being different as well as a distinct difference in energy level is a pretty fair reason to feel that someone was miscast. It's pretty nit picky in this case --- I wish we all waved ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ledbowman 10/16/19 3:24:58 PM #74: |
fusespliff posted...
ledbowman posted...It seems like he's playing scott pilgrim to me I know the character. Scott Pilgrim is one of my favorite movies --- I wish we all waved ... Copied to Clipboard!
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bobbysjoby2 10/16/19 3:27:12 PM #75: |
Hes griffin hilarious in Scott pilgrim
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Musourenka 10/16/19 4:03:53 PM #76: |
He has Scott's awkwardness, but not his energy.
That being said, he wasn't terrible as much as miscast for the movie. --- Shooing away pigeons crapping on debate tables is not a violation of the pigeons' free speech. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Zeus 10/16/19 4:06:42 PM #77: |
masterpug53 posted...
Reasons he was chosen to play Scott Pilgrim: Cera was a great fit for Scott Pilgrim, considering he's been typecast as self-centered, needy, and oblivious. My first thought on seeing him in Scott Pilgrim was, "This works." --- (\/)(\/)|-| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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The Eko 10/16/19 6:05:50 PM #78: |
This dude even played himself in Year One, where he's supposed to be a caveman or whatever
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MedeaLysistrata 10/16/19 7:30:03 PM #79: |
TIL Michael Cera is a hot topic current event
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