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Mark Hamill lost a TON of weight for his role in Star Wars. And do you think his phone was blowing up with job offers either? She's got the mind of a whiny little kid. Basically: "I just want acting roles to be handed to me, regardless of what I've let happen to myself over the years." Wake up Carrie, that's not how acting has ever worked.
Mark Hamill is one of the most famous VOICE actors of all time
Nobody gives a **** what he looks like, he will always have a job
You chose literally the worst example conceivable short of Morgan Freeman.
The older he gets the more offers he'll get at this point.
Yes he does have a voice acting career. One where NOBODY sees his body. You chose literally the worst example in the acting field to compare, of course he doesn't have to lose weight to voice act, and neither would Carrie.
This whole weight thing comes from a longer story about her. This post is relatively benign, I'll admit, but it has much more history to it. Here she is going into more detail, complaining at length that they wanted her to lose some weight for Star Wars: www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/dec/01/carrie-fisher-weight-loss-star-wars-the-force-awakens The point is, they asked Hamill to as well, and he basically said it was hard, but that's part of being an actor. And he's right.
I think you have us confused friend, YOU Chose to compare Mark Hamill, not I. I already pointed out that comparing him was a completely ****** idea.
And if you read her article she linked in full, the points are entirely valid and she's entitled to her opinion that the status quo should not remain as such.
Mark is the perfect comparison. He, like Carrie, has been virtually off-camera since Star Wars. And he, like Carrie, was asked to lose weight for the role. And she bitched and moaned about how unfair it was to ask that of her, and how they don't want Carrie for her own sake, they want a thinner Carrie.
No, they want Leia. They're not casting for Carrie Fisher to be in the Star Wars universe, they're casting Leia Organa. General Organa has been kicking ass fighting for the Resistance, and it is perfectly reasonable to expect her to look fit and in shape. Carrie's points are not valid at all for that reason. We don't want to see whatever-Carrie-has-become in Star Wars, we want to see a Leia we can believe. Same with Mark. It just wouldn't make since for him to be fat and out of shape when he's been isolated on this deserted planet.
Carrie is right in that it is often expected of actors to change their appearance for a role, but she is wrong when she says it shouldn't be that way. Do we believe a fat shipwrecked Tom Hanks on an island in Castaway? Do we believe a scrawny (Machinist) Christian Bale playing Batman? Would it make sense to see a fit and ripped Kevin James in Mall Cop? Carrie wasn't asked to lose weight because "ew, gross, fat women are ugly," it was perfectly reasonable for her to look the part of the badass freedom fighter, and she's nuts if she thinks movies would work any other way.
It seems to me her article wasn't about changing appearance for acting roles, but the consistent- "Lose more weight, be more beautiful"
It had nothing to do with physical fitness as you claim, it was focused on beauty, something someone fighting a ******* war gives no ***** about. Your own argument invalidates itself.
If she was asked to get in shape (Meaning have visible muscle, strength, the calluses of physical labor), it would be entirely different.
And your original claim was Mark Hamill's phone "Wasn't blowing up with job offers either", that's what he's a poor comparison for.
My statement about Mark's jobs was admittedly poorly-worded, I meant on-screen job offers. We are talking about physical appearance, so obviously screen time is the focus there.
Regarding her comments, I really don't know how you or her want the industry to work. She literally says that the only thing that matters in Hollywood is looks, which is flat out wrong. Look at Melissa McCarthy, she's a very talented actress that doesn't fit Hollywood appearance standards at all. And if they had just cast some attractive talentless bimbo to play Leia that would have turned out horribly. I don't disagree that society places a disproportionate importance on looks vs other qualifications, but in a movie the looks absolutely need to match the settings. Do you really think she shouldn't have been expected to look a certain way for the part?
I think the issue is how they wanted her to look, not that they wanted her to change
I fully support method acting and realistic physical appearances of the characters
But "Skinnier and sexier" isn't method acting, it's just trying to cram in more sex appeal
Leia is fighting a war, realistically, she'd be depicted with some physical wear - and - tear, you can't just be the pretty princess all the damn time. Stress would wear on her. She'd have some muscle, some experience.
To answer the question you just posed, I believe the appearance of the character should be reflected by the setting.
Her accusation is that it was reflected by sex appeal, rather than realism
Down to earth means you see things for what they are without emotions and small things clouding your vision. And aren't afraid to talk about things candidly
Sadly, I doubt it. She has a huge drug problem and a severe case of bipolar disorder. She's pretty well known for having some wild manic fits. That's a clear case of word salad, a common symptom of severe mania. Given that gotohemp says she tweets normally at a different time, I'd say it's reasonable to conclude she was manic at the time.
Nah, check her photos, if you google reverse search those pics were first in Twitter, meaning she uploaded them4
I mean, maybe it's run by someone else? that would be weird
Word salad is a "confused or unintelligible mixture of seemingly random words and phrases",[1] most often used to describe a symptom of a neurological or mental disorder
She looked really bad for a while, mainly due to a bad drug problem, but I do hope she has gotten fully over it. She still has her personality in tact which I do enjoy.
He also made a cross-universe reference in his debut "You are my son" for the kid who copycatted him. It's obviously a reference to "I am your father".
Okay, I love Carrie Fisher; HOWEVER, you can't bitch and whine about losing weight for a movie, then go and tell Disney that it's dumb to ban her slave bikini outfit...
no it was actually banned. because they didn't like the message it sent to young girls. they do not want anything to do with slave leia. theres actual some talk about editing the original movies to cut out the bikini scene outright
Instead, every female character must be a mary sue protagonist without any flaws and is instantly good at things that normal people take decades to accomplish
is someone else really really dissappointed with the new film?
i never understood why part 1-3 were critized that harshly
but...god...the new film is horrifyingly bad
there was basically no story...and some girl getting a jedi in like 3 days?
definitely not watching the next one! what disney earned with that is ******** , wont waste money for them again. best scene: kylo pulls off his mask and starts talking and everyone in the cinema laughed
I mean it isn't unheard of for a person to have jedi skills without much training. Anikin had a sort of future sight as a kid, which is why he was able to be the best podracer on Tatooine. Also, there were stories of the jedi that were known throughout the galaxy, so it's not unimaginable that she would have known that jedi use to be able to persuade people and remember she failed the first time she tried it
she needed 30 seconds of praxis before she managed...
"she failed the first time"...yeah, k
there are things you fail more often than just one time and the older films kinda implied the force is anything but an easy skill to master.
i mean ok...its a film...its a new interpretation of some dude...his choice...but it seemed just cheap. its not about "would she be able to or not?" ... since its fiction. there is just no quality in a "she the stronkest jedi with 5 minutes praxis....sooo talented"-story. where is the tension? its not there
They might be going the superman route, where the tension isn't in the struggle to best one's enemy, but to connect with one's fellow man, which would explain why Rey is paired with Finn, a man who is fault incarnate.
Dear god. you sound like you're reaching for anything to call Rey overpowered, so consider this:
-Anakin AND Luke both were able to fly ships with no practice at all, Anakin blew up a droid command ship and Luke ran the Death Star's trench that had killed multiple seasoned pilots during the run
-She missed a LOT with her gun, especially when she first saw Kylo
-She 'won' against Kylo because he was injured in the side and the shoulder, and they even say he wasn't fully trained
How is any of that "the strongest jedi"? She's only compared against an apprentice, no one said either her or Kylo are super strong.
Anakin and Luke both had experience flying. And both were crazy force sensitive.
Kylo should be on a similar level of force sensitivity as Rey, on top of having much more training both with the force and the saber. Luke didn't defeat Vader the first time they fought. Vader used most of his force just to keep himself alive at all times, on top of being more prosthetic than human, and still beat Luke 1 handed after Luke had received semi formal training from Obi Wan and Yoda.
i just think the film is cheap
there is not much thought behind the story...i dont give a **** if there is "a possibility"...its ****** fiction
a book isnt good or bad because there is some op character...its the ****** story
you guys just want to make drama out of this
You are right. The story doesn't have much depth and has more plot holes than swiss cheese. But If this movie and jurassic world tells us anything, it's that the audience of this age cares far more for the superficial action than a deep story.
thats my point ...but people start discussing everytime and im so stupid i answer them...until they find something to disagree with me and can vote every comment down and act like my opinion was **** from the beginning
Looks like you don't get what Star Wars is about
It's not about epic and superlarge stories, it's about characters and their adventures that make them grow
>It's not about epic and superlarge stories, it's about characters
Lets look at that first part (spoilers): Death star blows up one planet.
New "death star" is 10x larger and blows up 5 planets and consumes a sun.
Luke Skywalker is called "too old" to be trained, and it took 3 episodes to go from sand monkey to jedi that is able to use mind trick on a low-level, backwater planet gamorrean guard. All this while under the direct instruction of one of the most powerful jedi masters.
Rey (roughly the same age) goes from scavenger to jedi knight that can use mind tricks on a storm trooper (see: ben kenobi) without any instructions whatsoever
Oh please, everybody have their own interpretation on what star wars is about, thats why it appeals for so many people. Clearly, drpenguinz have a different opinion than you on what make a good star wars film.
I myself was also dissapointed in the story, the movie kept me entertained but episode VIII will hopefully be both more original and interesting.
That's what I'm saying, story in Star Wars is secondary
It had different enough characters and adventures, I don't see why would you need a Lord of the Rings type of story
>>#31 going to a Star Wars movie and expecting 2001 is a bit dumb, imo
And thats fine, i also enjoyed episode VII because of the new characters, its just that the story didnt work for me. I still enjoyed the movie and im excited for episode VIII.
goerge lucas said basically exactly the opposite of "story is secondary" in his commentary about the new film
he called his films a "soap opera...in space"
And soap operas are about the conflict between the characters and how they overcome them. Your point?
copypasting from wikipedia
A soap opera, soapie, or soap is a serial drama on television or radio which features related story lines about the lives of many characters. The stories usually focus on emotional relationships to the point of melodrama.[1] The term soap opera originated from such dramas being typically sponsored by soap manufacturers in the past.[2]
I think you don't understand the difference between a movie driven by story and a movie driven by its characters
It doesn't matter where or how the story develops in Star Wars because it's focused on its characters and their reactions
For example, the Death Star, the whole final fight in A New Hope could have been replaced by anything as long as the character of Luke could use it as an excuse to be guided by the force. What it matters there is his evolution from non-believer to believe in the Force.
nahhh, it will be more an excuse than an explanation
they had too much story they wanted to put in this film at once...then there was no other way than making her learn it that fast.
pretty sure she's had training before, that's why she knows nothing of her past
im assuming she trained with luke and after kylo killed everyone, luke left her on jakku with no memory of her past, only telling her that he'd come back, hence why she says her family would come back one day
uhm well...that would make a bit more sense then
but i missed the part where it was implied she had training? and if she had...she wouldnt have to worry about getting food by this thing at the very start of the film
She's always been seen wearing that Jedi type of plain clothing, and in that flash back with her younger self, she was in an attire even closer to those of Jedi initiates. Her powers only truly awaken after Kylo Ren decided to tamper with her mind, so Luke may have manipulated her memory of past events.
Even then, I agree with you. Leaving a kid alone in that wasteland when you were bored out of your mind on Tatooine in your formative years is a pretty ****** thing to do, Luke.
my problem is...most action films nowadays are not many special effects and action...they are just special effects and action, no plot no nothin
and star wars wasnt even meant to be an action film...(at least the older ones)
This is why fame doesn't work out for women in the long run, even for the most successful stars. You hit fourty and bam, you're suddenly unappealing. No amount of makeup can hide a sluggish menopausal metabolism some women have it, some don't, but it can and does happen. In their case, it isn't just an excuse. and aging.
I mean sure if you wanna do the Joan Rivers approach you might get some success like Kathy Griffin, but at the risk of looking like Joan Rivers. And putting all those chemicals in your body ultimately just becomes a potentially fatal and expensive stall.
You pretty much have to beg for work even if you were the hottest **** in town at 25. Unless you get lucky and find some voice acting work.
At least older men can still find lead roles and it's easier for them to look younger until about 65-70.
Our girls are about that level, but very few are more attractive than that.
This is where I expect your average hollywood actress to be. Her and Emma Watson/Stone/Roberts, Elizabeth Banks, ect... you know, on a level of beauty that says "professional"
I know Carrie's more real than half the other chicks, or was, but she's not exactly something to drool over either.
maybe she should start weight lifting and get "breit gebaut, braun gebrannt, 100kilo hantelbank" (roughly translated: broad of size, dark tannend and weightlift 220 lbs)