tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2966578125134835042.post5857326680181729010..comments2023-03-06T11:45:19.904-05:00Comments on Honkymagic: War and Peace and Henry FondaHonkymagichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16168554990381777452noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2966578125134835042.post-47062060796653968182009-05-07T09:15:00.000-05:002009-05-07T09:15:00.000-05:00Heck, let's go ahead and cast Brad Pitt as Ignatiu...Heck, let's go ahead and cast Brad Pitt as Ignatius Reilly and finally get that Confederacy of Dunces movie made.Honkymagichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16168554990381777452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2966578125134835042.post-36069805145846342162009-05-07T09:12:00.000-05:002009-05-07T09:12:00.000-05:00And, putting Fonda in that role completely changes...And, putting Fonda in that role completely changes the nature of Natasha's character. Now, instead of finally falling in love with Pierre, she can fall in love with whoever it is that Fonda is playing, and that does not serve the story, or Natasha's character, at all. Why wouldn't she simply love Pierre / Fonda from the start? Because he might be a more forgiving person than Bolkonski, or a more decent person than Anatole?Honkymagichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16168554990381777452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2966578125134835042.post-53716349130953480732009-05-07T01:27:00.000-05:002009-05-07T01:27:00.000-05:00If an actor fits the role, age, or other individua...If an actor fits the role, age, or other individual characteristics can be surpassed, belief can be suspended, however in this case, the blatant miscasting obliterates any possibility that Mr. Fonda could act his way out of the obvious inconsistencies between his person and the role. No way. No how.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2966578125134835042.post-27283665346533715832009-05-05T13:20:00.000-05:002009-05-05T13:20:00.000-05:00Besides Henry Fonda is too old to be Pierre.Besides Henry Fonda is too old to be Pierre.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com