TA TALKS BACK: TO SEE PATTINSON’S FUTURE, LOOK A LITTLE FURTHER BACK
Ta fan Theresa has some comments on a recent article about Rob (read it here):
In this article about the challenges that will face Robert Pattinson as he moves along in his career through and beyond the Twilight films, the author makes several valid points. However, I think the biggest and most relevant parallel is staring right at us and he manages to dance right around it. The heart-throb-turned-superstar that Pattinson most resembles to me is not Orlando Bloom being held up by Johnny Depp, but the one and only Johnny Depp himself.Reading the books, the image of Edward Cullen in my head is nearly identical to a young Johnny Depp; think 21 Jump Street with an Edward Scissorhands complexion. Before I saw the movie, I knew that if these books has been written 20 years earlier Depp would have been the only actor I could imagine playing Edward on the big screen. I worried about seeing the movie because I didn’t want my image of Edward to be destroyed, and waited until he was firmly planted in my imagination to see the film.
It’s not just that Johnny Depp is hot. We all know that, right? But for me, the genius of Johnny Depp is that he is so versatile, his face is so expressive, and he can look so different from moment to moment, character to character. And for me, that was the striking thing about Edward: the way he is described in the books, his expressions, the way he moves, his eyes all tell so much of how he’s feeling, and I worried that no actor would be able to capture that properly. No actor but a Johnny who, even in his still extreme talent and beauty, was no longer going to be cast as a 17 year old.
I was pleasantly surprised beyond expectations at how Robert Pattinson captured the Edward in my head and played him out on screen. My worries evaporated as he moved through the scenes, replicating the expressions I had seen in my mind, just on another face. Far from ruining my vision of Edward, he enhanced it, gave it life and depth, without breaking what was already there.
I’ve had a Johnny Depp poster hanging in my office for several years now. Helps take the edge off those stressful days, gives me something to stare at during meetings. When Johnny needed a friend, only one other would do. I expect to be adding to my Robert Pattinson collection for a long time.
Talk back to us….what do you think?
