Twitching & Birdwatching1 min ago
National Treasure
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What do you think of it so far?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I thought it was excellent. The vulnerability of Coltrane's character is emphasised by the emphysemic breathing on the soundtrack that is not there all the time, but drifts in and out.
The clever contrast between the public persona - jovial, family-friendly, and the private man - seedy, selfish, amoral, was wonderfully drawn.
It heads into the dilemma the writer is presenting for the viewer to consider - Coltrane's character is a deeply unpleasant individual, but does that mean he is guilty? As he said last night, he is innocent until proven guilty under the law, but of course, human nature and the law part company pretty rapidly in these circumstances.
So I think it is shaping up to be a wonderful drama - with stellar actors who know that TV is all about small facial nuances, not big speeches - I look forward to the drama unfolding.
The clever contrast between the public persona - jovial, family-friendly, and the private man - seedy, selfish, amoral, was wonderfully drawn.
It heads into the dilemma the writer is presenting for the viewer to consider - Coltrane's character is a deeply unpleasant individual, but does that mean he is guilty? As he said last night, he is innocent until proven guilty under the law, but of course, human nature and the law part company pretty rapidly in these circumstances.
So I think it is shaping up to be a wonderful drama - with stellar actors who know that TV is all about small facial nuances, not big speeches - I look forward to the drama unfolding.
Well worth watching. Great acting and story line which I'm sure will make compulsive viewing. Although his character suggests he's more than capable of what he's been accused of, he probably didn't do it. By the time that is known, his character will be shot to pieces and his family and career life will be finished. IMHO!
TRT - //I wonder if its supposed to sound like that, as when Coleraine's character was first interviewed at the cop shop, didn't he say he say, he was born in Ireland, but brought up in Scotland, hence his wife's accent! //
I think it is usual for children to adopt the accent of the area in which they are raised, although there are exceptions.
If Ms Walters' character was born in Ireland and raised in Scotland, she would surely have a Scots accent, the same as her husband?
I think it is usual for children to adopt the accent of the area in which they are raised, although there are exceptions.
If Ms Walters' character was born in Ireland and raised in Scotland, she would surely have a Scots accent, the same as her husband?
ummmm - //And it was Coltrane's character that was born in Ireland but brought up in Scotland. //
Indeed - I merely wondered if they were giving the same back story to her, to explain her accent.
I could understand if her accent veered from Scots into English, if they lived in Scotland and now in England, but there seems no reason for a sudden Irish brogue to come in.
But as anne says, it is a minor point that shouldn't spoil an excellent drama.
Indeed - I merely wondered if they were giving the same back story to her, to explain her accent.
I could understand if her accent veered from Scots into English, if they lived in Scotland and now in England, but there seems no reason for a sudden Irish brogue to come in.
But as anne says, it is a minor point that shouldn't spoil an excellent drama.