Gollum
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I guess I’m just very interested in the fact that I loved him so much as a kid. Like I was afraid of everything, found the David Bowie Labyrinth movie unwatchable, had nightmares about Spirited Away, but I took one look at Gollum and was like I’m obsessed with that guy. Is it universal? Does he tap into some sort of secret peak in the uncanny valley? Is it just Andy Serkis’s genius? I love his song about fish. Sometimes my cat reminds me of him.
4 months ago
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@gabywilson
I'm cracking up because I was thinking about this very recently too. The character scared the crap out of me in the animated Rankin-Bass Hobbit movie but, yes, Serkis's performance is incredible. I remember thinking "He's unwell! He needs help! He's all alone!" and being upset that almost no one else seemed to see that. He is like the other side of the coin of the velveteen rabbit "to be loved is to be changed" thing.
@lidarichardson
He’s unwell!! Ok I would love to read a paper comparing gollum to the velveteen rabbit
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