daimonion Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 So, Hodor is a big man with very low intelligence that can only say Hodor.It works in the books, but i'm afraid it might get a little too comedic/weird onscreen. I think we either need a fenomenal actor thats able to portray him as a believable and serious enough character or we need to make him a little more intelligent, yet still on a different level that the others - he could still say Hodor a lot, but also a few more words. And make him quite dumb rather than totally retarded. I just don't want his character to be too silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ran Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 I expect he'll be portrayed exactly as depicted in the novel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sekhmet Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 So, Hodor is a big man with very low intelligence that can only say Hodor.It works in the books, but i'm afraid it might get a little too comedic/weird onscreen. I think we either need a fenomenal actor thats able to portray him as a believable and serious enough character or we need to make him a little more intelligent, yet still on a different level that the others - he could still say Hodor a lot, but also a few more words. And make him quite dumb rather than totally retarded. I just don't want his character to be too silly.I don't understand why Hodor is a problem for you. I think he'll be great exactly as he's written. Might be nice to have a fairly good actor who can add some expressiveness through facial expressions.But then Hodor is one of my favorites! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snorki Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 Hodor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godlikebuthumble Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 Hodorhodor... Hodor? ** I think with a good actor able to pull off the gentle giant, it might be a sweet part. Now just imagine our sweettard getting beat up by the Greyjoys... *sob* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daimonion Posted April 29, 2010 Author Share Posted April 29, 2010 Well, like i said, he'd have to be pretty darn amazing in order to pull off Hodor as he is in the books. It will be difficult to find someone that also looks right, in addition to the talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimTuesday Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 I think the catch is the fact that he only knows one word, and therfore must be protrayed by a very good actor in order to convay many different emotions only through one word. this will have to be accomplished by stressing facial expresstions and body languege which is why it is imparitve to get someone with that kind of talent while still towering over everybody else. in short... Hodor :idea: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninepenny Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Considering Silent Bob can manage most of the time with no words at all I think Hodor can manage with one very versatile word which he can use as much as he wants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gertrude Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Some of my favorite dialogs are between Hodor and Bran where Bran just says 'Hodor' to him in response. It's so cute :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Meereense Knot Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 The only worries I have in regard to his portrayal revolve around the Robert Downey Jr. line from Tropic Thunder. I think they can pull it off, they should just be careful about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godlikebuthumble Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 So, basically, we need someone able to do a mix of this and this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fitheach Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Hodor can't be limited, he carries Bran and becomes more important in the later books. I agree that the actor needs to be talented, to convey emotion and meaning in one word.And tall...Another tall charcter...Too bad so many actors are short. ;-p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moondoggie Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 The only worries I have in regard to his portrayal revolve around the Robert Downey Jr. line from Tropic Thunder. I think they can pull it off, they should just be careful about it. Dont go full retard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spastic Plastic Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 They could either go "full retard" or completely change the character.I, for one, would find Hodor unintentionally funny onscreen, akin to the Matt Damon puppet in Team America that only slurred "Matt Damon!" all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horza Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 They can get around this by watching Gigli and not doing anything that film did with regard to portraying those with intellectual disabilities. Or in other words, chillax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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