Film critics watch tv series as a job. They don't invest any real interest into the main characters. So they watch one or two episodes and try to concentrate their impressions into an average. Maybe in the first few episodes, 90 % of the time Ryan looked dumbfounded, shocked and slightly out of it. - BAM ! Their opinion was there that that was what Ryan was supposed to look like ! So, from then on, if they actually choose to watch ALL of the episodes of the series, they ignored any exceptions from their 'rule' . . .
I don't often make my opinion after reading the reviews of professional critics. I much prefer word-of-mouth from ordinary people.
Love,
- Karin.
P.S. Great work ! Must have taken you some time . . .
Thanks for your comments Karin. I also prefer the word-of-mouth from ordinary people, and I rely on my own judgement. But I am still intrigued by the diametrically opposing opinions, not only from critics but also from ordinary viewers. Still trying to figure out what is behind it. I have some theories.... [perhaps something for another post :-)]
Glad you enjoyed it addie. It was fun to select the screen-caps but quite hard for me to find the correct words to describe his facial expressions. As English is not my first language I might easily get it wrong.
Yes, he has one of the most expressive faces I have ever seen. And not only when he is playing a role but also in interviews or when he is caught by paparazzi, just walking down the street.
Ah, this post makes me happy. It's very well thought out. "Seeing death?" made me laugh out loud; I love that picture and that moment in the first episode (poor Ryan!).
I remain mystified by Ken Tucker's review of Wilfred, and more specifically of Elijah's acting, and I think you must be right -- perhaps he only watched the pilot and never bothered to revisit the series. In fact I've always been bewildered by talk of "The One Expression," because I've always thought that his incredible facility for subtlety of facial expressions was one of Elijah's greatest gifts as an actor. When I had a paid account here on LJ, I had a custom mood theme that consisted of pictures of Elijah's face showing all the different possible emotions in LJ's mood list. It was fun to make. (I wonder what I did with those files....)
(Edited because, oh, right, LJ uses HTML mark-ups rather than ProBoards markups. Oops.)
“I've always thought that his incredible facility for subtlety of facial expressions was one of Elijah's greatest gifts as an actor.”
Couldn't agree with you more! Actually, I think that the subtlety is lost on some people and they perceive it as blandness. Have some theories about this. Perhaps a topic for a later post.
“I had a custom mood theme that consisted of pictures of Elijah's face showing all the different possible emotions in LJ's mood list. It was fun to make. (I wonder what I did with those files....)”
Those files need to be dug up! Makes me quite envious of all you long-time fans. Everything that could be (screen-)captured and said about Elijah and LOTR has been said before. Well, I'll just say it again.
I had a custom mood theme that consisted of pictures of Elijah's face showing all the different possible emotions in LJ's mood list. It was fun to make.
I think mine are gone. :( I can't find the CD they were on. Sadness! Oh, well. Since I don't have a paid account anymore, I guess I couldn't use it anyway!
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Another one I can't see it and now when I look of this wonderful pictures I want more to see it!!!! ...I hope the will came on DVD soon!:D
Thank you so much for sharing this!!:))
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Film critics watch tv series as a job. They don't invest any real interest into the main characters. So they watch one or two episodes and try to concentrate their impressions into an average. Maybe in the first few episodes, 90 % of the time Ryan looked dumbfounded, shocked and slightly out of it. - BAM ! Their opinion was there that that was what Ryan was supposed to look like ! So, from then on, if they actually choose to watch ALL of the episodes of the series, they ignored any exceptions from their 'rule' . . .
I don't often make my opinion after reading the reviews of professional critics. I much prefer word-of-mouth from ordinary people.
Love,
- Karin.
P.S. Great work ! Must have taken you some time . . .
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I remain mystified by Ken Tucker's review of Wilfred, and more specifically of Elijah's acting, and I think you must be right -- perhaps he only watched the pilot and never bothered to revisit the series. In fact I've always been bewildered by talk of "The One Expression," because I've always thought that his incredible facility for subtlety of facial expressions was one of Elijah's greatest gifts as an actor. When I had a paid account here on LJ, I had a custom mood theme that consisted of pictures of Elijah's face showing all the different possible emotions in LJ's mood list. It was fun to make. (I wonder what I did with those files....)
(Edited because, oh, right, LJ uses HTML mark-ups rather than ProBoards markups. Oops.)
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“I've always thought that his incredible facility for subtlety of facial expressions was one of Elijah's greatest gifts as an actor.”
Couldn't agree with you more! Actually, I think that the subtlety is lost on some people and they perceive it as blandness. Have some theories about this. Perhaps a topic for a later post.
“I had a custom mood theme that consisted of pictures of Elijah's face showing all the different possible emotions in LJ's mood list. It was fun to make. (I wonder what I did with those files....)”
Those files need to be dug up!
Makes me quite envious of all you long-time fans. Everything that could be (screen-)captured and said about Elijah and LOTR has been said before. Well, I'll just say it again.
(sorry for the edits; no idea what went wrong)
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me too! i still have them. :)
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