There is nervousness in the book as well, agreed, but not to the level where you think he can't do the job.
I'm aware of the inconsistency in between JLC's books, but it doesn't really matter that much for the adaptation. It's a continuity error in the source material, and yes, it's annoying.
The reason I mentioned North Africa was because Cumberbatch talked so much in interviews about going to Morocco, to the city where Guillam was stationed, and wandering around to get in character. I know actors do all sorts of weird things that never make it onto the screen. The point is, I never got the sense that this is a man who, at one point, was running his own network of agents, who has substantial experience of the spy game. My coworkers, who saw the film a couple of days before me, all thought he seemed like a work experience guy more than anything else.
Re: the gayness, one reviewer pointed out that homosexuals in those days had to be good at double-think, at acting a part pretty much 24/7. Like I said, if I had got the impression that Peter was any good at his job, I would happily accept this as the reason for the change, but as it was, it didn't convince me.
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Date: 2011-10-04 08:12 pm (UTC)There is nervousness in the book as well, agreed, but not to the level where you think he can't do the job.
I'm aware of the inconsistency in between JLC's books, but it doesn't really matter that much for the adaptation. It's a continuity error in the source material, and yes, it's annoying.
The reason I mentioned North Africa was because Cumberbatch talked so much in interviews about going to Morocco, to the city where Guillam was stationed, and wandering around to get in character. I know actors do all sorts of weird things that never make it onto the screen. The point is, I never got the sense that this is a man who, at one point, was running his own network of agents, who has substantial experience of the spy game. My coworkers, who saw the film a couple of days before me, all thought he seemed like a work experience guy more than anything else.
Re: the gayness, one reviewer pointed out that homosexuals in those days had to be good at double-think, at acting a part pretty much 24/7. Like I said, if I had got the impression that Peter was any good at his job, I would happily accept this as the reason for the change, but as it was, it didn't convince me.