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Desolation of Smaug
LeeC:
Thank you Blue Kitty! the gif, the quote, everything!
Barmymoo:
I wonder whether there was any way she could have argued that they had breached her contract by forcing her to do something that she had made a term of the employment contract at the start? At the very least she might have had a good defence to being sued if she'd just flat out refused to film the extra scenes.
pwhodges:
But you can get known as a trouble-maker even if you're right, with the inevitable effect on your future employment.
LeeC:
old adage of "The show must go on!" comes to mind. Also if it wasn't in writing there's no guarantee that its enforceable. Chances are after shooting in 2011, they did a test screening of the movie script with the executives and they demanded a love story to entice the female demographic or some sort of BS boardroom ratings nonsense.
TheFuriousWombat:
--- Quote from: LeeC on 14 Jan 2014, 09:26 ---And yes Legolas was more or less for the fans. Calling Tauriel Jar Jar is a bit over the top to be honest. She is no where near as annoying or racist a caricature. I do agree that she is more or less a forced love triangle (not unlike in LotR arwen-aragorn-eowynn they teased at in two towers...which was dumb!). Her only role is to show a badass woman character for female audiences, and to be shoed into a love story. One of the actresses request was for there not to be a forced love story...only for them to put on in it after she signed up for the roll...
--- End quote ---
The problem with Tauriel as the "strong" female is that she may be physically strong and good at killing stuff but she's still immediately befuddled by some hot dude and driven to act in an impulsive, dangerous, and illogical way as a result. Sure, it worked out OK for her, but she doesn't strike me as an truly meaningful version of a strong, independent woman as a result. I do agree that her purpose is to create sexual tension and needlessly shoehorn a love triangle into the story. Calling her JarJar may be a bit strong but she was boring, stupid, and a useless addition to the cast, hence the (perhaps exaggerated) reference.
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