I have nothing against Anne Hathaway or James McAvoy, but I found "Becoming Jane" boring. I spent the entire movie watching for Anna and saying, "Poor, sweet, awkward Wisley - well, at least you get Billie Piper."
I LOVE the dorky, goofy moments because it comes across as if THAT is who the personality of this Doctor truly is, but the horror of what happened to him has dimmed that, so when that comes out -- more and more, thanks to Rose
YES! Nine is so crushed and defeated, and Rose rebuilds him slowly. I forget who it was who said that Rose made Ten. Ten's openness, Ten's smiles, Ten's more joking behavior - to me, at least, it was a product of Rose's being with him before, particularly so soon after the Time War and regeneration.
I love David Tennant, I do, and I've seen some of his non-"Who" work, but I'm not sure he could have pulled off the tortured Nine as well as Eccleston did. I really had trouble with the scene in "Christmas Invasion" where the Doctor allows the Racnoss' Empress's babies to be flooded to death. I suppose the idea was both fear and sorrow while Donna screaming for the Doctor to stop while Ten has no sympathy, that it's to be a moment where the viewers is slightly frightened by this dark side of the Doctor while feeling sympathy for all that has brought that darkness, but I just couldn't feel it.
By contrast, when Nine started torturing the Dalek, it was a bit freaky; but when Rose confronts him at the end, he says, "Oh, Rose - they're all dead!" I just wanted to run over and hug him.
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Date: 2008-08-25 01:56 am (UTC)Yes, Anna played Cassandra Austen, Jane's sister.
I have nothing against Anne Hathaway or James McAvoy, but I found "Becoming Jane" boring. I spent the entire movie watching for Anna and saying, "Poor, sweet, awkward Wisley - well, at least you get Billie Piper."
I LOVE the dorky, goofy moments because it comes across as if THAT is who the personality of this Doctor truly is, but the horror of what happened to him has dimmed that, so when that comes out -- more and more, thanks to Rose
YES! Nine is so crushed and defeated, and Rose rebuilds him slowly. I forget who it was who said that Rose made Ten. Ten's openness, Ten's smiles, Ten's more joking behavior - to me, at least, it was a product of Rose's being with him before, particularly so soon after the Time War and regeneration.
I love David Tennant, I do, and I've seen some of his non-"Who" work, but I'm not sure he could have pulled off the tortured Nine as well as Eccleston did. I really had trouble with the scene in "Christmas Invasion" where the Doctor allows the Racnoss' Empress's babies to be flooded to death. I suppose the idea was both fear and sorrow while Donna screaming for the Doctor to stop while Ten has no sympathy, that it's to be a moment where the viewers is slightly frightened by this dark side of the Doctor while feeling sympathy for all that has brought that darkness, but I just couldn't feel it.
By contrast, when Nine started torturing the Dalek, it was a bit freaky; but when Rose confronts him at the end, he says, "Oh, Rose - they're all dead!" I just wanted to run over and hug him.