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Bloody Foehn
Dec. 1st, 2003 02:43 pmA migraine is sneaking up on me. I hope the painkiller will take effect soon. Aargh. Hate it, hate it, hate it.
I went to see 'Master and Commander' last night together with Klaus. It would have been an excellent movie if they hadn't cast Russell Crowe as Capt. Aubrey. He really doesn't fit the part, not at all. For one, his looks, language and general appearance give the impression that he's narrow-minded, an uncarved block, essentially a warrior and a bit of a brute. Now I haven't read the book, but still I imagine that the author wanted to convey something else: the image of a man who is constantly walking between two worlds, friendship and duty, brutal war and cultural aspirations, personal pride and discipline etc. But Crowe's interpretation is too one-dimensional, the conflict never shows through. I don't remember the name of the actor playing the doctor, but he was really good. As was the little boy (the one whose arm was amputated).
Besides, it seems as if the scriptwriters had a tough job; the movie gave me the feeling that O'Brien's book must be a 700-page-brick which they had to condense into 2 hours of film. Not to say that they didn't do it well, but there has to be a lot that remained unsaid. Maybe that wouldn't have been a problem with a different actor playing Aubrey's part.
But all in all, I liked it a lot and was glad Klaus dragged me out.
Due to the guilty pleasure of cinema, I didn't get as much sewing done as I wanted. So I hope that the aftereffects of the migraine won't be too troublesome, because I'd like to continue working on it tonight.
I went to see 'Master and Commander' last night together with Klaus. It would have been an excellent movie if they hadn't cast Russell Crowe as Capt. Aubrey. He really doesn't fit the part, not at all. For one, his looks, language and general appearance give the impression that he's narrow-minded, an uncarved block, essentially a warrior and a bit of a brute. Now I haven't read the book, but still I imagine that the author wanted to convey something else: the image of a man who is constantly walking between two worlds, friendship and duty, brutal war and cultural aspirations, personal pride and discipline etc. But Crowe's interpretation is too one-dimensional, the conflict never shows through. I don't remember the name of the actor playing the doctor, but he was really good. As was the little boy (the one whose arm was amputated).
Besides, it seems as if the scriptwriters had a tough job; the movie gave me the feeling that O'Brien's book must be a 700-page-brick which they had to condense into 2 hours of film. Not to say that they didn't do it well, but there has to be a lot that remained unsaid. Maybe that wouldn't have been a problem with a different actor playing Aubrey's part.
But all in all, I liked it a lot and was glad Klaus dragged me out.
Due to the guilty pleasure of cinema, I didn't get as much sewing done as I wanted. So I hope that the aftereffects of the migraine won't be too troublesome, because I'd like to continue working on it tonight.
