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Ewan McGregor and Writers and Love

Jul 12, 2005 14:28

So, I have two Ewan McGregor movies rattling about in my head, longing to be compared. They are, of course, Moulin Rouge and Young Adam.
( Cut for spoilers for both movies )

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jedinic July 12 2005, 22:31:29 UTC

I've been hearing a lot about 'Young Adam' recently, and having read your comparison, I'm tempted to go watch it. (It's so strange, at one stage of my life I would never have let an Ewan McGregor film pass me by!)

butterfly July 13 2005, 07:56:43 UTC

I'd definitely recommend it -- it's a very good movie. Very bleak and a bit graphic, but incredibly well done. The acting is, of course, superb, but the film is beautiful -- washed out colors and mists. The story's quite interesting (though, again, very bleak -- it's described as an 'amoral morality tale') and the editing is very good.

jedinic July 14 2005, 23:36:34 UTC

I hired it last night. I agree, very bleak, and so fascinating to see a morally ambiguous character in the central role.

butterfly July 15 2005, 15:40:31 UTC

Joe was a really interesting character -- I can definitely see why Ewan was keen to play him, he's really nothing like what Ewan's been doing recently.

jedinic July 15 2005, 16:57:29 UTC

It's a role I would consider 'traditional Ewan'. (The ridiculous thing is, I prefer him in his more spectacular/leading man type roles such as "Moulin Rouge"!) It makes me wonder why we're fans of certain people. Their looks? Their charm? The factor that one can't quite quantify?

butterfly July 16 2005, 00:09:06 UTC

It makes me wonder why we're fans of certain people. Their looks? Their charm? The factor that one can't quite quantify?

I often wonder that myself. I mean, I'd like to say it's his talent, but it isn't just that I know it. The movie that made me fall for him was Moulin Rouge, so I think, for me, the tipping point was "OMG! He can sing!" which is such a huge bonus in my book. And not only could he sing, but somehow, he managed to instill the wide-eyed earnestness of all the musicals that I've ever loved into Christian. He had a Gene Kelly quality that appealed to me. And since then, I've seen his quite enormous range and I do know that that has impressed me.

He's also just... likable. Even in roles like Young Adam, I can't bring myself to root against him.

Plus, he's quite gorgeous, in a very down-to-earth, very human way. All those things put together, I should think.

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