SKANK 14,288 Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 I'd love to see more trans people represented as both the subject of Hollywood films and the stars of Hollywood films. This at least ticks one of those boxes. I can't wait to see Eddie Redmayne portray Lili Elbe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wixson 4,900 Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 ​Adults doing the voice-acting isn't always the case: off the top of my head, I do recall a young Kristen Dunst doing the voice of young Anastasia in the 1997 FOX movie and two young girls voicing young Elsa/Anna in Frozen. But I imagine adults do it much more because the pool of child acting is small enough as it is? IDK.The thing about the "Theory" role is that I know of no actor out there with the same disability that Mr. Hawkings has (and can replicate it in the same way), but there sure are LGBT actors/actresses that can perform this particular role. People behind movies and stories like this one don't give a damn about the LGBT community in the way they should. It's all about money and the headlines. Of course it's gonna sound more challenging if a man plays a transgender woman than a transgender woman starring as a transgender woman! But that's a whole differerent area... I don't have a problem with it as much as the others do, because at the end of the day it's still a form of art and I can appreciate it either way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordDisick 1 Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 ​Because it's not acting then. It's simply being yourself and saying what the screenwriters wrote. Same with "why don't disabled people play disabled people in movies" ​you make zero sense Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellspont 1,468 Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 he was so fabulously terrible in Jupiter Ascending, he looks quite pretty in drag Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JusticeforVenus 950 Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 2016: and the oscar goes tooo Eddie Redmayne Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Boy 2,930 Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Shocking? where? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wixson 4,900 Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 ​you make zero sense You should read more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robotboy 1,700 Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 im sooo tired of the "ugh its not a transwoman so that means they are transphobic" bs. transgendered people have alot more important issues to deal with and this is not one of them. Remember that you are unique. Like everyone else. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slade 2,591 Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 ​Are you seriously stating that a real transgendered woman can't play a transgendered woman in a film?Okay.. so because Bradley Cooper is a straight male in real life.. he can't play a straight male in a movie, right? Smh. Think before you type.​I think he meant that the actor/actress doesn't have to be what the role calls for in real life to play it. Sure, a transgender woman could play a transgender woman in a movie, but so can someone who isn't. It's acting. Anyone can play any role if their talents fit the character. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haroon 49,685 Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 He looks good looking as both genders But yeah with regards to the transgender acting thing, it's a double-sided thing I guess On one hand having an actual transgender woman do it would be great because it's more connected and giving that minority a limelight and stuff. On the other hand, having a big name like his do it brings loads of attention to the movie itself, and the whole transgender subject I think both are good at the end of the day, I'm just glad the whole situation is being represented Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelbHawker 6,206 Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Yeah, I guess a real sociopath should've played the role of Lisa Rowe in 'Girl, Interrupted' originally played by Angelina Jolie, right? Or David Fincher should've hired a woman who framed her husband of murdering her, running away and killing her ex boyfriend instead of Rosamund Pike. Makes sense.​You need to familiarise yourself with what 'acting' means, x. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wixson 4,900 Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 ​You need to familiarise yourself with what 'acting' means, x. I've been involved in student theatre for the past three years & I've been volunteering in a local movie theater for the past six months. Don't talk to me about 'acting', darling.If that's the best you have to offer, don't reply to this, I've made my point, your perception is not my problem. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pandora 162 Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 WOW Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelbHawker 6,206 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 I've been involved in student theatre for the past three years & I've been volunteering in a local movie theater for the past six months. Don't talk to me about 'acting', darling.If that's the best you have to offer, don't reply to this, I've made my point, your perception is not my problem.​You stated that an actual transgender woman playing a transgender woman in film isn't acting, because then it would mean the actor was playing themselves. Do you not know what a 'character' is within the context of film? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryhanna 3,507 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Representation in the media is important. It would certainly be more authentic if it were a trans person playing the role, but trans people being positively represented at all is a good thing. Personally, I'm not a trans person and all I'm interested in is the quality of the performance, but it's understandable why some are upset. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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