I've always known her as Tim Burton's muse, and I have to say I love her in his films as well. Even if I don't love the film, her performances are enjoyable. And she kind of nails Bellatrix in Harry Potter. And, I sort of watched Fight Club for the five thousandth time last week and she was incredible in that as well.
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| Helena Bonham Carter in Fight Club |
If you take anything from HBC's performances (oh yeah, Big Fish is another I love), it is how to convey emotion without words. She has such a range of expression, both facial and figurative. Watch that. Describe it to yourself. Use it in your own characters, and they just might come alive.
She's very quirky and I like her characters. She's not boring, that's what I like about her. Not predictable, exactly, but you still know she is playing the character like a good actress and not like a natural extension of herself like Johnny Depp seems to pull off. I don't know if that makes sense, but anyway - I like her too!
ReplyDeleteI know--I think Depp keeps playing Jack Sparrow b/c he wants to BE a pirate living in the Caribbean!
DeleteBig Fish was a novel of mythic proportions. I met the author, Daniel Wallace - a handsome fellow. Then, of course, I watched the film adaptation by Tim Burton, and was not disappointed.
ReplyDeleteI am ashamed to say I haven't read it--I'll add it to my to-reads list today :)
DeleteOh man, she is so freaking talented. You know an actress is amazing when you start blurring the line between her acting and real life. (Also, I totally agree with Debra... Big Fish was wonderful!)
ReplyDeleteIf I met her I'd be surprised if she couldn't fly.
DeleteThank God I'm not the only one with an HBC addiction. I do love it when she, Burton, and Depp get together, though. I call it the "holy trinity" of movie stars. But I have to disagree about Johnny just being an extension of himself (ewww--that sounded gross!). I truly think he seems to truly disappear into whatever character he plays. And he might be continuing with "Pirates" because, at this point, it's a multi-BILLION dollar franchise! LOL But if he wants to be a pirate, hey--who can blame him? :-)
ReplyDeleteI think she is pretty.
ReplyDeleteI love Helena Bonham Carter, particularly in Fight Club! That aura of weird and scary yet absolutely mesmerizing is something I haven't found in many actresses. Her interpretation of Marla is stuck in my mind forever, and sometimes comes out when I read too. There was one protagonist in particular that I couldn't imagine anyway else but "enacted" by Helena---Miriam Black in Chuck Wendig's debut novel Blackbirds.
ReplyDeleteOh, and I loved her in Harry Potter too!
Forgive me, but I'm hitting you with a whole different topic here - I've given you the Fabulous Blog Ribbon Award.
ReplyDeleteBelieve it or not, I've yet to see any of those movies. Guess I have some catching up to do.
you are too sweet!
DeleteShe was absolutely amazing in Sweeny Todd: The demon barber of fleet street alongside johnny depp!! they've done a few movies together i think and make a great combination
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