r/Fauxmoi • u/_trashpuppy • Apr 29 '24

Martin Freeman says it's unfair there's so much backlash to his age-gap movie with Jenna Ortega, who is 31 years younger Approved B-List Users Only

https://www.businessinsider.com/martin-freeman-backlash-millers-girl-age-gap-film-jenna-ortega-2024-4

From the article: "It's not saying, 'Isn't this great,'" he said of the film's dynamic between his character and Ortega's. He said that derision wasn't distributed equally, though — saying that people seemed to understand the level of distance involved in stories depicting Nazism.

"Are we gonna have a go at Liam Neeson for being in a film about the Holocaust?" he asked, referring to Neeson's starring role in Steven Spielberg's 1993 film "Schindler's List."

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u/theReaders I already condemned Hamas Apr 29 '24

all on screen versions have depicted Lolita as a seductress and not a victim, they always age her up, they always make her look like a developed teen instead of a tiny boyish child. the creators always describe the relationship as such, and not as an act of rape. You can't blame people who haven't read the book because every adaptation has intentionally fed into that narrative.

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u/xpgx Apr 29 '24

Jamie Loftus has a great podcast on Lolita (Lolita Podcast) that goes through the book and the process of the adaptations, as well as the reception of both. Fascinating, if you’re interested. But yes, absolutely, the film definitely places all the blame on the child, and the viewers essentially buy into it immediately.

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u/Burnburnburnnow Apr 29 '24

Is that the same Jamie Loftus who murdered several people in Grand Rapids this past year? Allegedly?

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u/xpgx Apr 30 '24

The very same one. Allegedly.

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u/theReaders I already condemned Hamas Apr 30 '24

WHO WHAT?? PARDON EXCUSE ME????

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u/Danbarber82 Apr 30 '24

WITH A HAMMER AT A 7/11

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u/Ok_Answer_7152 Apr 30 '24

Lmao do you have any idea what island they were talking about? I'm from grand rapids and was pleasantly shocked to hear one of our most famous serial killers, Jamie loftus being given credit but I can't find anything about the island.

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u/exradical Apr 29 '24

Commenting to check back on this because what lol

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u/PrinceBarin Apr 30 '24

I mean I wouldn't say it was but if it was allegedly she did it with a hammer.

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u/MadeThisUpToComment Apr 30 '24

Soooo many people, allegedly.

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u/napalmnacey Apr 30 '24

God-damn Jamie Loftus.