tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124832616535455374.post8921287764429309025..comments2023-06-20T07:51:28.441-07:00Comments on kat ex machina: "hell hath no fury...Kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06924517010757180799noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124832616535455374.post-52965626340594683652008-05-29T13:06:00.000-07:002008-05-29T13:06:00.000-07:00I don't think Will's anger is so strange. He hasn...I don't think Will's anger is so strange. He hasn't been allowed to deal with the loss of his father and when he finally finds a way to do it, it gets (repeatedly) taken away from him. By the environment that made it impossible in the first place and then by Lee Carter. I don't think his anger had to be instilled by some systematic neglect like Lee's. It's a different kind. It certainly doesn't last as long as Lee's, but maybe it's more forceful.<BR/><BR/>But I know if they were adults, I'd pick Will Poulter, so I don't get why the scale should be any different because they're kids. At a certain point, I kind of wanted one of them to be bad so that everybody could have a side-by-side comparison and stop being so automatically amazed by child actors. Obviously, that didn't happen.Scaggsawayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17609643347079663232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124832616535455374.post-60154617510737702482008-05-28T10:27:00.000-07:002008-05-28T10:27:00.000-07:00That's a really good question, Bryan, and one I ha...That's a really good question, Bryan, and one I hadn't really thought of. I mean, which role is easier for a little kid to play? Naiive and innocent or lonely troublemaker? In my opinion, Will Poulter, who played Lee Carter, was a better actor. There was more range and depth in his sadness, really. I mean, Will (played by Bill Milner) is understandably upset about his cloistered surroundings, and he misses his father, but it's not as clear why his outlet is anger. Lee is keenly aware of his parents' abandonment, and innocent enough to have fooled himself into viewing his brother in a different light than the truth. However, when the boys are in their simpler scenes - as Son of Rambow and the General, or when they're becoming blood brothers - they are so earnest and sweet, and both very good actors.Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06924517010757180799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124832616535455374.post-54699725191203552382008-05-28T09:22:00.000-07:002008-05-28T09:22:00.000-07:00I realize this isn't a question with an clear answ...I realize this isn't a question with an clear answer necessarily, but I guess that's why I'm asking:<BR/><BR/>Which kid was a better actor, do you think? I keep going back and forth. And I know I shouldn't care to hold one in higher esteem than the other, I think just saying they're both good is just the easy way out.Scaggsawayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17609643347079663232noreply@blogger.com