lyonheart wrote:Hello RunForCelery!
Thanks for your perspective.
I can't help but think of all the characters in the honorverse who were physically described being so different from what I anticipated from their names, that the blending was that old, that successful.
I thought the Eloi in the 2002 Time machine were a far better conception than the 1960 version, but that goes without saying, and suspected many were Polynesian.
For the record, I've always thought there are Polynesians who are great actors and actresses, who could easily portray Elisabeth, Michael, NTM Mike and their family with majesty and awesome intensity, without being African or Jamaican, while being rather dark skinned.
Granted that's not going to happen, the problem with most is they're too old for prolong, darn it!
Which I think will be a major problem or attribute of the movie, whether the rather young actors can imply the age and wisdom of obviously older characters, as Terry Farrell did as Jadzia Dax on Deep Space Nine or better.
L
Lyon,
The Wintons (especially Elizabeth) are pretty much the only people in the books who are actually described by the author as having a strong resemblance to the classic African genotype. Why would you cast Polynesian-type looks?
dreamrider