yea same
LOTR describes things a bit to much lol.
i imagined hagrid as what he is as well. i imagined dobby the same aswell. and dumbledoor coz of the beard haha. voldemort in the forth movie, i didnt imagine lol
*sigh* I share the concerns of many people here, especially the fact that the "enemy" will have to be given some kind of racial trait, and it's not going to be pretty. The problem is that the book is more focused on how Ellie and friends cope with losing their way of life, not who the enemy is. The film will shift this focus.
Considering the recent attacks on Indian students in Melbourne, I'm really concerned that the film will incite racial hatred even though the books certainly don't.
Ashlings' guildleader
14 years ago
Ashlings' guildleader
Dreamscape Artist
The problem with Australia is that we've never been properly invaded (current state of occupency excluded - we can't exactly invade again). Most places in the world, you could have the country being invaded by a country who had done so or attempted to do so in the past. The opposing country can't take too much offense since they can't say that they'd never do a thing like that.
However, we've only ever been partially invaded by the Japs (Darwin) and I think they would take offence because when my friends went on exchange there they said that people would get offended if you said anything that portrayed Japan in a negative light, even if it was true.
This is possibly the first time in history that anyone has ever whinged about not being invaded.
Wanderer Guilden
14 years ago
Wed Jul 22 2009, 09:42pm
Wanderer Guilden
Mage
[act]huggles *dpm* [/act] :-"
is it just me, or is it every time i turn on the news (radio or TV) they're pluging 'and well-known author John Marsden's 'When the war began' series is going to be made into a movie'? i swear i almost blew my lid when it came on while i was on the bus, a mainstream station was on btw- which i find amazing when they use words like 'well known author' ...
sorry, that was a bit of a rant... but i've decided that i don't like the idea of a movie :P
Edit: actually, never mind, i just found out why they've been pluging it so much...its going to be shot where i live! how awsome/irritating is that?? i mean, im against the movie and all, but i mean, come on, its one of the books that i've grown up loving! [act]is now more torn than ever[/act] great, just when i decide that i don't like it they spring this on me! ::) ~:|
oh, and Orlando Bloom is suposed to be playing some one i think, from the the garbled screamng of my friend who just rang me and was just like 'omg you know that book thing that youwere ranting about? well guess what???!!' etc..... :P
who the hell would he play?
Where do you live? I figued they would shoot it near maffra considering that is where it was based on.
Wanderer Guilden
14 years ago
Thu Jul 23 2009, 03:09pm
Wanderer Guilden
Mage
i live in/arround the Hunter Valley (im not saying where exectly, that would just be stupid) and they're shooting it around there and Newcastle, from what my friend said... i don't know exectly, i was on the news, and i was too busy ranting about it to take much notice... so i must have missed the continuation of it, but my friend didn't...
i have no idea who he's going to play.. maybe one of the grown-ups? Homer or Elle's dad maybe? :P i have no idea ~:| either that or he's helping with production...
i can see why they'd want to shoot it around here, it matches some of the places in the books perfectly sometimes.. especially around where i live... i'd always imagined that the huge cliff in the bush behind my street was Hell... but i don't think that they'll use that particular part of the HV in the movie lol
Well thats disappointing, i figured they would keep it in Victoria, especially because the scenery was based on satans steps and the surrounding areas... there was even a hermit there. Oh well. I guess the production people have their reasons.
Wanderer Guilden
14 years ago
Wanderer Guilden
Mage
lol knowing her, probably :P
anyways, i've found out that the auditions for all the major characters are basically all over, they're having call-backs this week and probably continuing into next week... so we'll find out who's playing who soon....
all the people that have posted on this other site that i go on who auditioned are really nervose/exited and are jumping at small noises ;D
Damn I can't believe it!
And while they're auditioning I'm in the UK. Argh, incredibly not fair! I have Nottingham being filmed down the road but I don't have a car to get there to get work, and now I'm out of the country for this. What are the chances?
Maybe they could keep the invaders kind of in the background... you know not really showing their faces? Ok, it wouldn't work.
They were very selective with who they auditioned for the main cast members. They wanted 17yr olds and they had to have quite a bit of experience. Im excited to see who they have cast. Though the people that i have seen who have auditioned are all extremely attractive so i hope they arent going for that perfect model look.
I hope that the cast for all the main roles is filled by Australians. Have you ever heard a non-Australian attempt to do an Australian accent? It's not great...
I'm trying not to pay much attention to all this (which isn't too hard, since I'm in England, and the only Australian news that makes it over here is stuff like 'man eaten by crocodile') because I'm terrified it's going to be awful. If the screenwriters get the mix between action, angst and anti-war activism right, it could be great, though.
Heck there shouldn't even be make up . . . well maybe Fi might have brought some since I think she packed half her wardrobe . . . they are camping and then in a war throughout the entire thing :P Who wears makeup camping???
Wanderer Ward
14 years ago
Wanderer Ward
Mage
I do remember Ellie complaining at one point that she would do/give almost anything for some moisturiser and other assorted beauty products...and there were some mentioned of hair being greasy due to complete lack of shampoo etc (as well as non-frequent bathing...)
Hopefully the movie won't have them all in clean clothes and perfectly made-up!
I'll be interested to hear more about how they're going to do it ... Although I'm a little excited they're filming close to where my parents live! May have to go back for a visit ;)
:| Hmm I don't know. I don't like how she looks and I think she is too old. Guess I'll have to wait and see how good her acting is . . . personally the fact that she was off neighbours makes me think this is unlikely but yeah maybe she'll be alright in something actually half serious :P
Wanderer Guilden
14 years ago
Sat Sep 05 2009, 08:34pm
Wanderer Guilden
Mage
hmm.. [act]imagines her all messed up and crawling through the bush, killing people with bombs and semi-automatics[/act] hmmm... i don't know... she might be alright... IF she can pull the whole 'rough and ready' look that the gang has after about a week in the bush... i don't know... [act]is reserving her judgement[/act]
she wasn't who i was expecting for Ellie, tho.. i don't know who i was thinking of, but it wasn't her.. maybe she'll be a pleasant surprise...? :P
I think I was expecting/kinda hoping for a 'new/unknown' actress for this role...Anyway can't wait till for rest of the cast is released.