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Edited by Mrph1 on Jul 29th 2024 at 3:09:00 PM
Oh yeah, Christmas is over.
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.Forever's shorter than I thought it'd be.
Maybe you'd be less disappointed if you stopped expecting things to be Carmen Sandiego movies.I've missed the black scales. The rainbow were fantastic and meaningful but this feels like coming home.
I just worry the rainbow might have been more poignant for my platitude speeches.
edited 28th Dec '15 1:16:44 PM by TobiasDrake
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.I agree that Ben in the role of Steven Strange does make for a predictable performance to anticipate. Much like David Tennent being cast as Kilgrave. Doesn't meant it won't be high quality, its just not the kind of exciting casting you'd expect from MARVEL at this point; Chris Pratt as Star Lord and Martin Freeman as a villain in Civil War.
I still enjoy the fan cast of Pedro Pascal as Strange. But I don't think Ben has grown stale as an actor yet; wisely he only dips into tentpole roles to avoid oversaturating his performance.
edited 28th Dec '15 1:26:41 PM by nervmeister
Lee Pace as a deep-throated genocidal megalomaniac is by far and away the weirdest thing Marvel's ever done, casting-wise. Nothing will ever top it.
Maybe you'd be less disappointed if you stopped expecting things to be Carmen Sandiego movies.@Whowho-
That's kind of my thought too. I guess it's a missed opportunity for more "diverse" casting and it is a case of "knowing exactly what you'll get", even though he's quite well suited for the role. Although for what it's worth, I'm not sure any Marvel casting really stands out as being unexpected based on the actor's history. And that's not a bad thing because the movies/shows have been well cast.
As far as racism goes, I think part of Cumberbatch's hatedom is in response for his being cast as Kahn in the new Star Trek film. Although I'd really blame J.J. Abrahms for that. And besides the whitewashing issue, it was overall bad writing. And to some extent, casting him part of the (obvious) twist (tweest?).
edited 28th Dec '15 1:26:22 PM by Hodor2
edited 28th Dec '15 1:27:18 PM by Wackd
Maybe you'd be less disappointed if you stopped expecting things to be Carmen Sandiego movies.@Wack'd-
I understand that argument, but the level of anger against him seems rather disproportionate.
And with that specific example, it's not just that he was miscast as Khan. Khan shouldn't have even been in the movie in the first place/the whole twist and related plotline was bad.
Like I think a far more egregious example of what you're talking about is Emma Stone being cast as a biracial woman in Aloha. Egregious because Hawaii is filled with people who would actually fit the casting and because there's no twist angle that slightly justified Cumberbatch's casting. But she doesn't seem to have gotten anywhere near the hate as Cumby.
edited 28th Dec '15 1:30:38 PM by Hodor2
Just my opinion, but Cumberbatch has never seemed like an "average guy" to me, especially since he's famed for playing detective masterminds or all-ruling dragons. Average guy vibe is more from Chris Pratt or such.

I'd really rather we not do that thing where we start discussing whether or not a topic was worth discussing, because all it does is extend that topic further and make people more agitated.
Maybe you'd be less disappointed if you stopped expecting things to be Carmen Sandiego movies.