'Underneath'
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LoTR and Harry Potter are two phenomenons which will define the Oughties, I think.
Now I'm wondering what defined previous decades, and if I saw any of those. Maybe I can pin down when I was last in tune with the culture.
But really, for movies at least, I think the decade was more about franchises in general than any one in particular. I'm sure I've read more than one article on that theme. Harry Potter and Pirates and Spider-Man and Dark Knight and Star Wars and the fucking elves.
You know, if someone were at home sick with the flu, he could Nilly it up.
You know, if someone were at home sick with the flu, he could Nilly it up.
I'm over the flu! Mostly. And not at home. (Though on a computer.)
Mostly, though, I am as lazy as a hobbit.
I think one of the things working against them is that the films were such a big thing, with everyone besides McKellen, Bean, and Blanchett being relatively small name actors going in, that almost none of the hype and public familiarity got transferred to the actors themselves rather than sticking with their characters.
In the time it took me to proclaim my laziness, Scola comes through with the Nilly.
Ahhh, yes. Dead Bear Daddy.
In the time it took me to proclaim my laziness, Scola comes through with the Nilly.
Embrace the irony.
And the awesomeness that is Scola.
And the whole discussion/explanation was in LoTR: The Two Towers (go to the archives, under "Other Media"), starting at post 5106.
See also: Hamill, Mark; Fisher, Carrie; Williams, Billy Dee.
It's funny because I thought they all did well. Viggo got moved up to movie star. And while he didn't make much off LoTR, he made a shit ton on things like Hidalgo. Dom got work on Lost. Orlando became a lead. The name actors - Cate, Ian, Bean - continued to work. Though Bean less so. Elijah's doing the work he wants to do. Sean is mostly directing, which is the direction he was moving towards.
The two actors that could possibly come out of it as stars - Viggo and Orlando - did. And Orlando has gone about as far as his talent will take him.
Viggo's gone on to a particularly fruitful collaboration with Cronenberg.