Miscellaneous Movie Musings

innerSpaceman · 01-13-2007, 03:25 PM

And yet, when most of us "playact," we put on a fake accent as one of the primary ways to differentiate to the desired persona. But when professional actors do it, it tends to stand out. I wonder why we don't allow them the most elementary trick of the trade.

Actually, I find women get a pass from me. Kidman's American or English accents, Blanchett's recent German-accented work, Streep's accents of every stripe. And yet DiCaprio's accent stood out to me. Fortuntately, having known some South Africans, I recognized it as a very passable job. But I think I let female actors get away with what I hold males' tongues to the fire for.

01-13-2007, 03:25 PM	#11
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	And yet, when most of us "playact," we put on a fake accent as one of the primary ways to differentiate to the desired persona. But when professional actors do it, it tends to stand out. I wonder why we don't allow them the most elementary trick of the trade. Actually, I find women get a pass from me. Kidman's American or English accents, Blanchett's recent German-accented work, Streep's accents of every stripe. And yet DiCaprio's accent stood out to me. Fortuntately, having known some South Africans, I recognized it as a very passable job. But I think I let female actors get away with what I hold males' tongues to the fire for.
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