Threaded Order Chronological Order
| re: '1776' film reviews: Historically applauded or panned? | |
| Posted by: JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 01:01 pm EDT 07/05/17 | |
| In reply to: re: '1776' film reviews: Historically applauded or panned? - Michael_Portantiere 12:30 pm EDT 07/05/17 | |
|
|
|
| I don't even think Richard Henry Lee is portrayed as a fool, clodhopping or not. Lee is young and enthusiastic and has an energy and connections that neither Adams nor Franklin possess. I think they respect him, and know that he can come through for them (which he does), even if he may not be their own personal cup of tea. Nothing that Adams or Franklin say at any point indicates that they think he's a fool or don't like him. They're just different kinds of people and Lee's natural exuberance makes them at little uncomfortable. |
|
| reply to this message |
| re: '1776' film reviews: Historically applauded or panned? | |
| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 01:05 pm EDT 07/05/17 | |
| In reply to: re: '1776' film reviews: Historically applauded or panned? - JereNYC 01:01 pm EDT 07/05/17 | |
|
|
|
| Well, Adams does call Lee an "idiot" at one point :-) Obviously, I think the degree to which Lee comes across as a fool (or not) depends largely on the performance. |
|
| reply to this message |
| re: '1776' film reviews: Historically applauded or panned? | |
| Posted by: JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 09:33 am EDT 07/06/17 | |
| In reply to: re: '1776' film reviews: Historically applauded or panned? - Michael_Portantiere 01:05 pm EDT 07/05/17 | |
|
|
|
| As MikeR points out below, I've always thought that Adams referring to Lee as an idiot was more a reflection of Adams' short temper and dissatisfaction than his actual feelings about Lee. There's a reason Adams is considered "obnoxious and disliked" and it's not because he's a charming guy with a good word for everyone all the time. | |
| reply to this message | reply to first message |
| re: '1776' film reviews: Historically applauded or panned? | |
| Posted by: MikeR 01:02 pm EDT 07/05/17 | |
| In reply to: re: '1776' film reviews: Historically applauded or panned? - JereNYC 01:01 pm EDT 07/05/17 | |
|
|
|
| Adams refers to him as "that idiot Lee" at least once. But of course Adams was obnoxious and disliked. | |
| reply to this message | reply to first message |
Time to render: 0.013280 seconds.