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***MINOR SPOILER ALERT — Don't read if you don't want to know anything about "The Irishman" on Netflix***
I'm 3/4 the way done watching the film and I have to say that it feels really forced in terms of wanting us to believe the characters as youthful in the scenes that take place decades in the past. The youthful faces are younger 'looking' but feel damn awkward as they're paired w/the current aged actors movement / speed / agility... even their facial muscles have 'lessened' (if that makes sense) making the youthful faces appear slow / lethargic in terms of how quickly you'd expect a youthful face to react.
There are certain scenes where Dinero is supposed to be in maybe his 30's / 40's... his face sooorta looks right (but his nose is way too big for that age) and again—his movements look ridiculously sluggish / slow / OLD given the age he's supposed to be.
Even though I appreciate the attempt at using the latest in CGI... I don't think it was worth trying to use the same actors to cover decades of their character... at least not w/the slothy old bunch of actors used in this film. :)
It's possible (if done right / w/the right talent) to use a younger actor to portray the older version (I instantly think of the movie 'Looper' w/Joseph Gordon Levitt & Bruce Willis). OR - use a younger actor and map the older actor's face (youthfully) over a more physically agile actor's face that has the appropriate physical movement to someone that age.
- *De NiroPonyBoy
- 3/4? finish it already!pango
- Saw it at the cinema/theatre 2 weeks ago.
I had to see it on the big screen.
I forgot about the CGI 10mins in.
A lot of my friends are saying the same aboutfadein11 - watching on TV. I was aware of how they moved, bulk, etc. but I got lost in the story.
Perhaps that is harder on small screen.
I will watch again.fadein11 - Personally I would have cast v.good younger actors and made the most of them at their current time in life.fadein11
- I loved how Pesci stole the show though, he was always playing second fiddle to De Niro but he was superb in it I thought. De Niro's gurns and frowns get worsefadein11
- as he ages and frankly I struggle to take him seriously after the Fockers etc which is sad. But I just love that period in history and it did that great Ifadein11
- thought. The last hour of 3.5 hours could've been the most difficult but it was v.moving and a swan song for them all really. Was hard to feel sorry for him atfadein11
- the end though but strangely did. I think I may have been overtired as I cried a bit. Lol.fadein11
- K...finished. ha! I teared up too, fade when his kid rejected him @ the bank. :( I agree too about feeling for them all regardless of how foul they were...PonyBoy
- exactly, as a dad, i imagined that feeling... ugh, nothing worse.fadein11
- ...Scorsese has a way of humanizing the most vicious persons and even provides a path for us to not only let them off the hook but actually feel sorry for them.PonyBoy
- we gotta watch the spoilers herefadein11
- exactly pony, not many directors can do that. especially as he generally shows the horror of what they do as wellfadein11
- The effect you’re describing. I know exactly what you’re talking about. It’s just off and it didn’t have to be.monospaced
- felt the same way about Sam Jackson in Captain Marvel, looked young but when he moved around or ran it was still old ass Sam Jackson lol_niko
- Smith in Gemini man too. Weird young guy video game body. Where is the art and subtlety?monospaced