This reminds me of a post on here way back when where someone complained about the Quinto casting and wondered why they didn't use their resources to find one person on the entire planet who looked exactly like Nimoy. Didn't even matter if he was an actor or not, because looking like Nimoy was the only thing of importance.
Disagreeing is fine, but why attempt to put words in someone's mouth in such condescending fashion?
Was this question necessary? I think not.
It sounds to me as if not everyone attaches the same importance to the issue that you do, that's all. It doesn't mean anyone is wrong. Besides, it's only a movie, right?
Ah, yes -- the thread with nine lives. Finally had to stake it because the OP just wouldn't let it drop. Obsessed with the shape of Quinto's nose, or something.This reminds me of a post on here way back when where someone complained about the Quinto casting and wondered why they didn't use their resources to find one person on the entire planet who looked exactly like Nimoy. Didn't even matter if he was an actor or not, because looking like Nimoy was the only thing of importance.
I'm rather puzzled by all the criticism of ZQ.
First of all, Spock has been my favorite character from the time I started watching TOS in 1966 through today. I adore Nimoy and think he did a wonderful job creating Spock, and by extension, much of what we think of as "Vulcan". He is an unusual looking man, tall and thin, with interesting planes to his face, deep, narrow eyes, a deep sonorous voice and a specific physicality that have all become inseparable from the character for many fans.
I think I fell in love with Quinto's Spock in his first scene, when he takes his mother's hands, and stares deep into her eyes with concern. And the f**k you to the Vulcan Academy elders was a stitch.
I thought ZQ really became "Spock" on the Enterprise - that scene where the "pointy-eared bastard" enters the turbo-lift, cocks his head, and then strides across the bridge to the science station - the body language was so "Spock", I was totally hooked at that point. I also thought Zach nailed the confrontation with McCoy (classic TOS), the fight with Kirk, volunteering to go onto the Narada - OMG his expression when Kirk claps him on the arm is priceless Spock. And as everyone has already noted, the moment where he sits down in the Jellyfish and intones "fascinating' could be Zach channeling Nimoy.
Most importantly, Zach as Spock has a lot going on behind the eyes onscreen, you can sense an active inner life, even when he's not the center of the scene or has many lines. You have to have an actor for Spock who can show a lot with a little since the character is requireed to keep everything bottled inside. Zach is an expressive physical actor, just little body movements, tiny changes of facial expression and voice inflection convey so much. Nimoy did this very well and so does Zach.
It simply isn't possible to duplicate Nimoy, and it would be disastrous IMO for an actor to mimic him. NuSpock is a younger man and his life path will be a different one. But what we do have is the essence of the original character, and an actor who made the role his own, who resembles the original actor as closely as was reasonably possible.
Of course, if there's one thing I've learned on internet forums, it's that fans aren't necessarily reasonable by any reasonable paramters of the term.
LOL@ Quinto looking like Nimoy.
Yeah right, they totally don't look alike, there is 1 cm of difference there, and see, there is 0.5 cm of difference on this side of face...
I'm glad you agree. For a moment there I thought you'd gone crazy.
I watched only the first season of Heroes. Fortunately, I have only seen Quinto in the role of Spock, so I do not end up comparing him to his other well-known role. Perhaps that is why I only judge him on his work in this movie.
Yeah right, they totally don't look alike, there is 1 cm of difference there, and see, there is 0.5 cm of difference on this side of face...
Nah, we need to get that clone. That's what's needed, right?
Getting a little tired of seeing this game from you, too, Shazam! Agree or disagree as you see fit, and feel free to explain why -- that's fine and dandy -- but stop trying to put words in the mouths of others; it's a poor debating tactic, and one too often used to bait or troll.
Of course, if there's one thing I've learned on internet forums, it's that fans aren't necessarily reasonable by any reasonable parameters of the term.
1. Sci ignored my point about alternate versions. I was reminding him.
