[SilverOptimus]

News Post: Henry Golding Talks About Japanese Influence In Snake Eyes, Robert Schwentke, And Test Screening

[Mud Wasp]

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Originally Posted by Henry Golding

We had our own corners of the cinema because you need to go through the processes.

Maybe it's just me, but whenever people use the word "cinema" in casual conversation, they always sound quite pretentious, actually.

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Originally Posted by Henry Golding

I think the heart of the story really is who Snake is and his journey as a person, really.

Could be potentially promising. Sorta like a G.I.Joe version of "Boyhood".

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Originally Posted by Henry Golding

Robert is a huge Japanese cinephile, everything from [Akira] Kurosawa to just the phenomenal Spaghetti Westerns of samurai movies.

Maybe it's just me, but whenever people use the word "cinephile" in casual conversation, they always sound quite pretentious, actually.

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Originally Posted by Henry Golding

I think that’s why it’s going to be so special. It’s definitely been a challenge in creating something fresh and new, but I think we definitely achieved it.

And you know he'd never say that, if he didn't truly believe it.

[Josh Z]

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Originally Posted by Mud Wasp

Maybe it's just me, but whenever people use the word "cinema" in casual conversation, they always sound quite pretentious, actually.

Golding's father is British and he grew up largely in England, where the word "cinema" is more commonly used than "movie theater," which we favor in the U.S.

The part of his interview I find baffling is, "Robert is a huge Japanese cinephile, everything from [Akira] Kurosawa to just the phenomenal Spaghetti Westerns of samurai movies."

Spaghetti Westerns and samurai movies are two different things, from very different countries and cultures. A couple of famous Spaghetti Westerns were based on samurai movies, which is perhaps what he was referring to, but whatever he meant isn't at all clear from his word salad.

[shishi]

"Cinema" is what we call it on this side of the pond. No one would say "movie theater".

[Mud Wasp]

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Originally Posted by Josh Z

Golding's father is British and he grew up largely in England, where the word "cinema" is more commonly used than "movie theater," which we favor in the U.S.

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Originally Posted by shishi

"Cinema" is what we call it on this side of the pond. No one would say "movie theater".

Oh, if he has a British accent, then that is quite different, actually. (Wasn't able to discern the elocution through a text interview.)

I'm not (originally) American either, but seeing as 90% of the people I'm around are, I still sorta try to "speak their language". Because I wouldn't want to sound pretentious. (Although an occasional "ghastly" or "mortified" still slips out sometimes.)

At any rate, this wasn't meant as a dig at Mr Golding (who seems like a cool guy).

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Originally Posted by Josh Z

The part of his interview I find baffling is, "Robert is a huge Japanese cinephile, everything from [Akira] Kurosawa to just the phenomenal Spaghetti Westerns of samurai movies." Spaghetti Westerns and samurai movies are two different things, from very different countries and cultures. A couple of famous Spaghetti Westerns were based on samurai movies, which is perhaps what he was referring to, but whatever he meant isn't at all clear from his word salad.

Yeah, I'm thinking that might be a typo in the EW article, and it should read "or" instead of "of". Though your theory is plausible, also.

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