The point of Emma Thompson?
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Eire_Fille — 11 years ago(April 20, 2014 01:03 PM)
PBI - I thought Emma's performance in 'Remains of the Day' was beautifully subtle and nuanced. I'm interested to know your opinion of that one as it is missing from your examples (whether you like or not)
I saw the movie during its first run theatrical release back in the day & recently revisited it on DVD [library copy]. There was a commentary feature with James Ivory, Ismael Merchant & Emma. Emma had moments of humor in that commentary, but it was definitely dialed down. She spoke quite seriously of her grandmother who was 'in service'. She was raped by her employer, resulting in pregnancy. Rather than give up the child she decided to raise it as a young single mother, even though her employer & his wife pressured her to let them raise the child as their own (apparently they could not conceive). -
Eire_Fille — 11 years ago(April 22, 2014 07:28 AM)
I find the way you frame your comments in this thread somewhat faulty. You 100% agree with the OP that "Emma has no range", but you admit to not having seen all of her work, especially a number of her dramatic performances.
You introduced the Polanski petition as a moral failing on Emma's part, even though (you admit) she removed her signature. And yes, I am aware of the 19 year old blogger from The Token Feminist who approached Emma about this. The timeline of Emma's removal of her signature coincides with her work co-curating the art exhibit 'Journey', which illustrates how the sex trafficking trade works.
Most people don't have all the facts. You yourself admitted to not having read the grand jury transcript. You probably do not also know all the players in the Polanski prosecution: Judge Rittenband, the DA & others in the LA courthouse who took the original 5 charges against Polanski and watered them down to a plea bargain fo1c84r only 1 count of "Unlawful Sex with a Minor" (the drug charge was removed as it was considered difficult to prosecute). These powerful & learned men initiated events that created a 'soft environment' that allowed Polanski to evade justice. People rarely talk about this.
Your introduction of Polanski brings up another issue. Even though Emma removed her signature, there are men, Martin Scorsese, Mike Nichols, to name a few, who haven't done so. Harvey Weinstein started the petition from what I understand - and Harvey is a very powerful man. So yeah, I find it interesting how many people, especially men, criticize women who signed that petition, but do not hold men accountable as well. I'm not saying men don't call the male signatures into question, but those who cast stones at women often fail to toss them in the other direction.
You seem to be of that mindset. Am I wrong? Ok, so where did I miss your comments on Harvey Weinstein's IMDb page? Let's start here:
http://www.imdb.com/board/20005544/board/thread/148443265
One last thing I tell everyone who decides to take to the internet to assert their opinions on Polanski or anyone who supports him. The technology you are using is the very same technology that has allowed the human trafficking industry to flourish. And in the sex trade, women and children are targeted & victimized at rates that are extremely disproportionate to men. So check your browser history - and if there are any dodgy sites, think about how you frame your moral arguments before you start typing. And if your browser history is above reproach, there are probably people very close to you who cannot say the same. -
My_Name_Is_Lydia — 11 years ago(April 20, 2014 06:59 PM)
I just looked at your posting history. You're obsessed with Emma Thompson. What happened? Did she kick your ass in middle school or did she own you on the opposing debate team?
You probably won't even try to see Wit because you're afraid you might slightly change your mind.
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aprilwearsprada — 11 years ago(April 22, 2014 09:38 PM)
I thought that I've read somewhere that when Emma was writing the screenplay for S&S she wasn't writing the part for herself but she wanted to play the part. It was up to Ang Lee to chose who he wanted to play the part of Elinor and I guess he wanted Emma.
Also let's be fair. Emma was going through some personal things while she was shooting S&S. -
mmitsos-1 — 11 years ago(July 19, 2014 10:12 PM)
You're a complete idiot who knows NOTHING about acting, and wouldn't recognize intelligence if it spit you in the face.
She's a superb, multi - faceted actress who plays drama and comedy equally geniusly. She is a very good writer. She is an extremely thoughtful, compassionate, altruistic human being. And, in addition to all this, she is also a naturally very funny, intelligent Dame who's a great conversationalist.
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tigerbos — 11 years ago(October 05, 2014 08:34 PM)
Oh shut up you idiot. You're pompous boob. Yeah, because looks is all that matters to you. It must be difficult thinking with whatever you have between your legshowever, small it is at that.
RIP Philip Seymour Hoffman 1967-2014 a tremendously great and talented actor. -
sesquick-seabag — 11 years ago(March 30, 2015 08:52 PM)
I agree. Her dotty, potty Oh-so-English shtick started wearing thin somewhere around 1996. People think it bespeaks a sincerity and humbleness which is the intended effect, of course. But she's really a smug cow who thinks very highly of herself. She's completely overrated as an actor (Wit is the only performance that stands out on her resume), and her personality is truly emetic. The people who think she's funny and witty must have very low standards and are very easily impressed - people like that sad, unstable idiot mitsos-1, who seems to think anyone who doesn't talk with a posh English twang is far beneath contempt. And she's hardly a great writer; yes she won an Oscar for adapting Sense and Sensibility (though any wit and cleverness in that was Jane Austen's) but her screenwriting output since then has been paltry and underwhelming, to say the least.
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kellyannekanye — 10 years ago(September 26, 2015 10:05 PM)
Emma is a brilliant actress and WRITER. She completely outclasses most American actresses with her pure talent. Above all, she is a wonderful human being who uses her status to bring awareness to important causes. Emma Thompson is so likeable?I can't praise her enough.