Gollum-- a 60-year old heroin addict? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Elentári · 07-12-2003, 10:02 AM

Yeah, well how was Serkis supposed to portray a 566-year-old Ring addict?? Just like Ian McKellen didn't even try to play Gandalf as how many years old he is, he just did a seventy-year old man. It worked. Don't get too hyped up about this, guys, it's the closest Serkis could get to relating it to real life (well modern life anyway...never say never ) and I've read that somewhere. I don't think he was trying to make it funny, nor was he saying that Gollum was no better than a 60-year-old heroin addict or whatever. It's just how he portrayed him. And...Gollum wasn't exactly cute, was he?

07-12-2003, 10:02 AM	#6
Elentári Wight Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Up a tree somewhere in Caras Galadhon... Posts: 113	Yeah, well how was Serkis supposed to portray a 566-year-old Ring addict?? Just like Ian McKellen didn't even try to play Gandalf as how many years old he is, he just did a seventy-year old man. It worked. Don't get too hyped up about this, guys, it's the closest Serkis could get to relating it to real life (well modern life anyway...never say never ) and I've read that somewhere. I don't think he was trying to make it funny, nor was he saying that Gollum was no better than a 60-year-old heroin addict or whatever. It's just how he portrayed him. And...Gollum wasn't exactly cute, was he? __________________ Dotard! What is the house of Eorl but a thatched barn where brigands drink in the reek, and their brats roll on the floor among the dogs? Spread the word! The 1st annual Golden Ring Marathon! October 20th 2005! Tell Everyone! Frodo Lives!