An interesting observation into her role in Fight Club, it remarks on her she “creates” the character and is a good look into her performance is varied, particularly as this is one of her first roles outside her previously stereotyped “English Rose” type of performance. It also gives a sexualised view, which is also different from her other well-known and mainstream performances. It also good that “probably so angry” refers to how interpretation is opened due to the many complexities in that Helena creates in the role and that she leaves a strong impression.
Thursday, 6 October 2011
Roger Ebert “Fight Club” Review
"Helena Bonham Carter creates a feisty chain-smoking hellcat who is probably so angry because none of the guys thinks having sex with her is as much fun as a broken nose."
An interesting observation into her role in Fight Club, it remarks on her she “creates” the character and is a good look into her performance is varied, particularly as this is one of her first roles outside her previously stereotyped “English Rose” type of performance. It also gives a sexualised view, which is also different from her other well-known and mainstream performances. It also good that “probably so angry” refers to how interpretation is opened due to the many complexities in that Helena creates in the role and that she leaves a strong impression.
An interesting observation into her role in Fight Club, it remarks on her she “creates” the character and is a good look into her performance is varied, particularly as this is one of her first roles outside her previously stereotyped “English Rose” type of performance. It also gives a sexualised view, which is also different from her other well-known and mainstream performances. It also good that “probably so angry” refers to how interpretation is opened due to the many complexities in that Helena creates in the role and that she leaves a strong impression.
Helena Bonham Carter Interview
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FBfaPziSgc&feature=related
During this interview, Helena discusses getting into character not only in Harry Potter, but also talks about her preparations and feelings towards becoming a character in general.
2:24 – 2:32
“I find almost, like, the small the part, the bigger foundation you’ve got to create to give it some hope of credibility.”
This shows how dedicated she is to her roles and her beliefs that even her small parts must be fully fleshed out in order to get the best out of her performances
Ashe also she speaks about that if she is cast in a role that feels similar to what she has done, that she likes to try and a play it a little differently than she has done before.
0:53 – 1:03
“I’ve played witches before, so I’ve done a few. In Big Fish I did. So I thought ‘I’ve got to play it differently, this one’, but this one’s sadistic evil, I haven’t really quite done sadism before I don’t think.”
This shows how that even if the character does have similarities to previous work that she will always make the new one feel unique and as something she has never done before.
Helena Bonham Carter Interview (King’s Speech DVD)
In this interview Helena first talks about the role she is playing, then goes on to describe the fact that she is portraying a real person.
“It’s always tricky to play someone who actually lived. It’s your responsibility and you do have to be polite, I think, and respectful ... with the Queen’s Mother, it was quite different – she’s got this very soft, sweet, somewhat vague, you know, gentle exterior, but I think underneath, there’s a whole other personality going on and I wanted to play that duality, really, and that underneath she was very strong and that it was her strength that kept him going”
I believe this will be very effective in discussing her various roles and performances as she talks about the difficulties in portraying a real person and also how she chooses to interpret her role, which helps her get into character for the film.
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