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The movie was made WITH an eye at the Oscars. Sure it is mainstream in its appeal, but the Oscars were definitely a part of its conception. A historical drama where Hollywood played a major role? Doesn't get more insider than that. And the entire strategy of getting it out was with two eyes fully on the gold prize. That it made 200 million does not even matter, regardless of gross it would have been in play because it positioned itself so. It was sneaked in Oscar hunting ground Telluride. Then premiered to heavy Oscar anticipation in Toronto. And then screened relentlessly for Oscar bloggers and countless Guild Screenings followed by Q & As and receptions and dinners etc. So Argo is as much an Oscar movie or Oscar bait as The King's Speech is if not more. |
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Just really love the casting of Ben Affleck as Batman. Just a brilliant casting decision. No really. I'm serious.
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However unexpected it was, the casting of Affleck really is terrific.
With the exception of maybe Guy Pearce, I don't think there's a single other name out there that actually can get me exited about the casting of Batman, but ultimately Ben was the right choice, a good actor, a few Oscars under his utility belt, a huge batman fan, and from the looks of it, is physically huge. As far as I'm concerned, that movie can't get here soon enough. |
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But in retrospect,I should have used Silence of The Lambs as an example. Not exactly an Oscar Winner at first glance . |
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I think as an actor he will do a great job. Basically all of his failures have been linked to generally botched films, which I don't think this one will be by any stretch of the imagination. Worst case scenario, it will be passable.
As far as his face and his frame go, he blows the previous Batman actors out of the water in terms of faithfulness to the source material. I'm a little bit concerned with his voice, because the pitch of it is a bit high, so it could sound out of place when he's in the batsuit. Then again, they might modify it in post slightly, I just hope it won't end up as butchered as Bale's was. One thing where I feel Affleck is a slight letdown is his shape. Now, I said that he has a fantastic frame, but from the looks of the latest photos dating back to mid December, it's a pretty safe bet his shape will be far inferior to Cavil's. I know the guy is in his late 40s, but with a frame like that, I'd have expected a bit more. He's lacking in the legs, traps, and upper arms department right now. I'm pretty sure he can cut down to "The Town" body fat levels or lower until the point they film a shirtless scene, I just don't see how he could fix the aforementioned problem areas until then. Unfortunately they'll have to rely on the suit and camera magic to keep him comparable to Cavil. I for one think a shirtless scene for Affleck is a must, moreso than it was for Cavil in MoS, since we're dealing with a more experienced Bruce, it's an opportunity to both show off his battle scars (kind of like what they do for Amell on Arrow) and his physical shape. It would be a nice homage to this: ![]() Last edited by TerryMcGinnis; 01-04-2014 at 06:00 PM. |
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""I'm trying to keep him at the size he's at right now until he's done with us," Gone Girl costume designer Trish Summerville told me at the Catching Fire premiere in L.A. "I'm sure he's working out but I think for him, he's probably a guy that builds up really quickly so I just kind of asked him if he can stay where he's at right now." When he's finished with Gone Girl, he'll probably be PUSHED to his physical limits by his trainer, and I expect to see some results. |
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Far as the photos you posted go, yeah, I'd say they're pretty recent. I do think there were a couple of more recent ones but he's been wearing heavier clothes lately so it's a bit hard to tell. His last photos in that white henley, with the beany hat, are what I'm basing most of my concenrns on. I do hope Rehan Jalali can turn it around for Ben in what time remains before he starts shooting scenes. Quote:
I know he's been busy with Gone Girl, and I'm aware of that quote from the costume designer saying he wants to keep his size more stable. I think it has more to do with constant re-fitting of his clothes and visual continuity than Ben running the danger of looking abnormally large in Gone Girl. In my opinion he's at least 15 lbs short of looking like anything out of the ordinary for a guy his height. He looks like he casually works out, not like he does hardcore training. But I hope he can push really hard for the remainder of his time before filming to remedy that. Last edited by TerryMcGinnis; 01-04-2014 at 06:34 PM. |
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He has a really naturally athletic build so he won't have to do too much work come next month.
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WHY HE EATIN' PIZZA? BATMAN DON'T EAT PIZZA! PIZZA MAKE BATMAN TEH FAT!!!
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Or I could be wrong. But the main takeaway is that for a while he was also looking progressively chubbier (partly due to water retention I guess). I'd say he's gained a fair bit of fat along the way, and there's no way around that. He'll probably start cutting soon. Looking at his face on this photo (December 14th), maybe he already has:
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I bet he's in prime time cutting mode right now.
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He will look fine.
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i was watching 'thief' last night, and i marveled at how much ben looks like a young james caan sans balding jew fro.
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Oh I have no doubt he'll look good in the suit, Snyder and the costume department will make damn well sure of it.
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Heh... never noticed, but yeah, a little bit.
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