Age Inconsistency in Casting
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Re: Age Inconsistency in Casting
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For example, take Game of Thrones. All of the main kid characters they aged up. I assume the material they are going to be covering is a major factor. Like Arya is 9 or something and Dany is 14ish. People would have been outraged at seeing Jason Mamoa having his fictitious way with an 14 year old girl. I mean, people got made that Arya had sex in the last season.
I am way more understanding about why they age some characters up, especially if the material they are covering is darker. (luckily they got away with it in The Shining by not filming any traumatic with the kid that played Danny, he thought he was filming an entirely different movie)
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When an actor is young and cast for a role considerably older, I don't know. It also has to do with chemistry between actors at auditions. You may get an actor who looks nothing like how the character ought to look, but they play the role better
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Yeah Dany was 13 in the book. Graphic sex scenes with underage kids would never be allowed on film. In the book, it's a reflection of the times and doesn't come across as strongly. Maisie who played Arya wasn't even allowed to read the books for research cause of the adult scenes.Nym182 wrote: ↑11 Sep 2019, 15:03 I definitely think that there is a lot that goes into picking an actor/ress for a part in a show/movie based off a book. As a book person, I of course, want to see it exactly as I read it, but I think there are some realistic issues when it comes to that.
For example, take Game of Thrones. All of the main kid characters they aged up. I assume the material they are going to be covering is a major factor. Like Arya is 9 or something and Dany is 14ish. People would have been outraged at seeing Jason Mamoa having his fictitious way with an 14 year old girl. I mean, people got made that Arya had sex in the last season.
I am way more understanding about why they age some characters up, especially if the material they are covering is darker. (luckily they got away with it in The Shining by not filming any traumatic with the kid that played Danny, he thought he was filming an entirely different movie)
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Harry Potter got away with this because the books were so successful. It's super easy to get funding for a project with such an enormous fanbase.
If Hunger Games had had an underage cast, probably the special effects would have sucked, or something would have been sacrificed to pay for more shooting days.
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I too agree on this.1ditzyrn wrote: ↑26 Sep 2018, 13:20I agree. I started watching the show before I started the books, and it was really weird reading about Jon Snow being a 14 year old when Kit Harrington is obviously much older.nikkyteewhy wrote: ↑12 May 2018, 06:48 Game of thrones is another example. There was no way that Jon Snow was a teenager.or even the whole stark family
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Taking Hunger Games as an example, Katniss is supposed to be a 17-year-old, and it is extremely important to understand the message the story tells to see the actual violence that children and teens are subjected to in that world. They focused on the romance, something I don't believe would have happened if they had cast actors that are the same age as the characters.
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Many shows and movies produced outside of the US do a much better job at realistic casting than Hollywood does. One of my favorite shows that actually uses teen to portray teens is SKAM, a show that was originally Norwegian and has now been remade in many other countries. This, along with excellent writing, makes the show much easier and healthier for young people to relate to.
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