With the coming of "The Golden Age...." its trailer pointed to the terrific contrast between the recent battling Elizabeths. Mirren playing a somewhat giddy, often capricious woman suffering from whim compared to a wooden Blanchett dripping of gravitas and all things dramatic and serious. Who do we prefer vs. who is most real?
I prefer Blanchett in the typical "historical" portrayl as someone you don't take lightly nor even consider mortal. It just fits better with the preconceived notions of history learned from schooling. Although, Mirren's portrayl shows us a "woman" acting as such, I prefer the regalness of Blanchett's queen.
Who else has a take on Liz vs. Elizabeth?
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Topic - Which Elizabeth do we prefer? Blanchett or Mirren? - mr grits 09:28:18 10/05/07 (36)
- Blanchett=woof woof - YECH 12:35:42 10/07/07 (9)
- You get XMAS PRESENTS???????????????????? nt - dave c 14:03:51 10/08/07 (2)
- I buy myself something nice every year - YECH 13:56:50 10/09/07 (1)
- You old softie! - dave c 20:38:26 10/09/07 (0)
- 3 on a scale of 10. nt - Duilawyer 11:59:26 10/08/07 (0)
- Hot? She has the face only a kennel would love.....Mirren has gotten.... - mr grits 17:00:23 10/07/07 (4)
- "If you ever see Cate's hubby you will scream, "fag hag"....You don't know (as usual).... - TWB 18:31:05 10/07/07 (1)
- She's married to Phil Collins?! nt - geoffkait 04:02:18 10/08/07 (0)
- Man...you've got problems recognizing a beautiful woman...I guess that is why... - TWB 17:40:03 10/07/07 (1)
- I think the "boys"... - dave c 14:01:54 10/08/07 (0)
- Mirren. nt - Duilawyer 18:06:00 10/06/07 (0)
- RE: Mirren, of course. - patrickU 13:37:09 10/06/07 (0)
- Since I haven't seen The Golden Age... - Harmonia 16:58:43 10/05/07 (14)
- What I'm really asking is which portrayl does the viewer feel more comfortable with.... - mr grits 08:45:28 10/06/07 (11)
- My answer is... - Harmonia 22:49:21 10/06/07 (10)
- RE: No No AND NO! - patrickU 02:16:58 10/07/07 (9)
- And I say... - Harmonia 21:45:51 10/07/07 (6)
- It might be better to compare Elizabeth with... - dave c 14:08:30 10/08/07 (0)
- RE: And I say... - patrickU 01:42:13 10/08/07 (4)
- Give her a break, my dear. - Harmonia 19:46:48 10/09/07 (3)
- RE: No break for you, ma chere! - patrickU 02:10:27 10/10/07 (2)
- Ah, but then I would say... - Harmonia 20:08:50 10/12/07 (1)
- RE: Ah, but then I would say... - patrickU 01:41:44 10/13/07 (0)
- Mirren made Liz to be nearly giddy...Cate's certainly had more gravitas... - mr grits 11:04:57 10/07/07 (1)
- RE: No, that was highly artistic... - patrickU 11:20:31 10/07/07 (0)
- Blanchett was in "Elizabeth" (the prequel) and got nosed by Paltrow for the Oskie. * - mr grits 17:16:36 10/05/07 (1)
- Yes, I know that... - Harmonia 23:57:13 10/05/07 (0)
- Blanchett....is a FAR better actress than Mirren...IMHO not even in the same league...(nt) - TWB 12:47:32 10/05/07 (8)
- Can't agree with you there. - Harmonia 17:03:20 10/05/07 (6)
- We could argue this all day...as it is strictly perception...but in Blanchett's short career... - TWB 00:46:28 10/07/07 (0)
- I wonder, if Mirren were the young woman and Blanchett the older, his views - tinear 17:05:26 10/05/07 (4)
- No indeed. - Harmonia 00:02:28 10/06/07 (3)
- Absolutely! Why choose? - dave c 16:40:37 10/06/07 (2)
- RE: That is true... - patrickU 10:52:09 10/07/07 (1)
- I believe... - dave c 15:19:25 10/08/07 (0)
- Which portrayl do you prefer? Liz the woman or Elizabeth the Queen? * - mr grits 14:56:37 10/05/07 (0)