15 thoughts on “Roots (2016): Part 2

  1. You’ll appreciate this, as a JRM-hater.

    My mother happened to catch a split-second shot of “The Imitation Game” cover the other night as I cracked the case open for her to watch. It wasn’t long enough to distinguish Benedict’s features, so she mistook him for JRM and said, “PLEASE TELL ME THE ACTOR WHO PLAYED IN THE TUDORS ISN’T IN THIS. I CAN’T WATCH IT IF HE IS!”

    1. Ugh, JRM is like Derek Zoolander, he has only one “look” and he emotes by yelling. I’m happy!, yell I’m Sad! yell Angry! yell

      1. I think it’s his intensity that throws me off. There’s something… unstable about it. I remember thinking, when watching him as Henry VIII, “I can’t believe all these characters aren’t on pins and needles, waiting for him to explode with rage.” Even when he wasn’t playacting upset, the tension and potential was there — and it underscores everything he does.

        (The only movie I’ve been able to relax and enjoy him in was “August Rush.”)

  2. Where was this production filmed? The house featured in one of the photos looked as if the setting was in the early to mid 19th century Deep South, instead of late 18th and early 19th century Upper South.

  3. The only thing to say about the meh costumes on the uppity, er upper class White women is, to paraphrase,’No more unfortunate bigginses.’ As there weren’t any, but the pseudo-Hollywood-esque take on late Georgian Fashion is abysmal.
    I really enjoyed Kunte’s indigo wedding attire. It reminded me of African Islamic attire.
    I also abhor, detest & dislike JRM as an actor. There is no growth in his performance. It’s the same no matter what or who he is portraying.

    Please review Mommy Dearest. I like the 1940s attire in it.

  4. I could not deal with Kizzy’s white hand me down dress…those ruched panels on the bodice, and puffs on the sleeves, were straight out of 1819. I’d attach a fashion plate if I could…you see this EXACT bodice treatment in 1818-19, ditto sleeves. Was this really supposed to be the 1780s or 90s? the girls all looked 1810s-20s. That’s not my only “huh?” here but it was the one that bothered me the most. Then again–Matthew Goode. So, forgiven.

      1. oh, ok then. The rest of the costumes were not that clear…and when they were grown up, it looked more like about 1800-05…IIRC.

  5. I also abhor, detest & dislike JRM as an actor. There is no growth in his performance. It’s the same no matter what or who he is portraying.

    I’ve always considered JRM as a pretty good actor. However, I don’t know what he is like as a human being.

  6. In 1759, the 17th Light Dragoons were created and in memory of the recent victory and death of General Wolfe at the Battle of Quebec, their cap badge was the skull and crossbones with the motto, “Death or Glory”. This unit served in the American Revolutionary War and was part of Tarlton’s Legion. They converted to the lance in 1823 and became the 17th Lancers.

    Additionally, the death’s head badge also has a long association with German light cavalry units. Beginning in the 18th C. the 1. Leib-Husaren-Regiment Nr. 1, 2. Leib-Husaren-Regiment „Königin Viktoria von Preußen“ Nr. 2, and Braunschweigisches Husaren-Regiment Nr. 17 all used it.

    1. True it is. However, I’ve seen some things in the corners of 16th and 17th c. portraits that look like safety-pin prototypes, so I suppose they’re just possible here.

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