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Edited by Mrph1 on Jul 29th 2024 at 3:09:00 PM
Winston Duke definitely deserves an award for playing a Scary Black Man who hoots like a gorilla and is literally called "the Man-Ape" in the comics, and making the audience go "THIS GUY IS AWESOME AND THE BEST CHARACTER EVER" instead of just coming across like a super-racist caricature.
I also agree with this. In terms of the narrative, Okoye was basically a Mook. Her job was to be a Warrior Woman in a group of Warrior Women who had a name and a face so that the film could develop the mooks' identity. But her performance went far above and beyond the call of duty for a role that, by all rights, could have just been a Mauve Shirt, making her scenes into some of the most memorable parts of the entire film.
Edited by TobiasDrake on Dec 18th 2018 at 12:58:00 PM
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.They are very high-quality shows. We haven't yet discussed that, but I would say that's a possibility.
I mean, what are they going to do, say no?
@Life being tough for mocap: I still remember the debacle of Tintin not getting nominated for an animated Oscar because it was mocap, but not getting nominated for a live action Oscar because it was animated.
Edited by KnownUnknown on Dec 18th 2018 at 4:31:46 AM
And is set to keep burring with debates over the new "live-action" Lion King.
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.This forum moves quickly.
I think we definitely need to have a mocap award... And then retroactively give like five of them to Andy Serkis.
And Winston Duke is charismatic as hell.
Also, I second that The Return of the King is a masterpiece.
"In 900 years of time and space I've never met anyone who wasn't important."

I liked the performance of whoever played M'Baku (hopefully I don't confuse the name here) even better. He dominated every scene he was in, despite someone dressed up like a Gorilla should be stupid. But he managed to sell it as absolutely badass.