Sounds like you answered your own question to me.Why is it so common with characters not being able to separate the role they play from people who're similar to the roles? Even if that's what they're based on, they're still obviously twisted into their own characters. I mean, I can understand fans being crap at separating actors from their roles, since when you get enough of them, there will always be some lunatics involved, and if you get more than enough, you get more than enough lunatics.
Nah. I separate actors from fans, even if the actors are also fans.Sounds like you answered your own question to me.
They're not pros; I don't expect much from common teenagers that weren't even interested in acting before this play is decided, and had to rush their acting lessonsNah. I separate actors from fans, even if the actors are also fans.
But they're not dumb. Supposedly. It's like a student showing up at school not expecting to learn something, or someone showing up at a paintball match with a real gun and treating it like an American school.They're not pros; I don't expect much from common teenagers that weren't even interested in acting before this play is decided, and had to rush their acting lessons![]()
Expecting to learn is one thing, mastering what they're learning immediately is another. It would be more understandable criticizing their confusion as they're doing the play, but they're literally in their learning period; mistakes made is inevitable more than anything, nobody is perfect from the get go (unless you're the protagonist I guess).But they're not dumb. Supposedly. It's like a student showing up at school not expecting to learn something
Reminder they as far as we've been told are still 12 and the 2 having issues have not been shown to be the smartest.But they're not dumb. Supposedly. It's like a student showing up at school not expecting to learn something, or someone showing up at a paintball match with a real gun and treating it like an American school.
Yeah same. I think Fol acted like she was one? The way she knew too much etc. which made him think theres more like him? I forgor.It's been a while, I completely forgot the plot around Fol and how/why Cyril is trying to find other reincarnators...
So according to you and your wording, once you've learned how to see the difference between playing a role and the actual person, you've mastered the craft of acting. You're perfect at it.Expecting to learn is one thing, mastering what they're learning immediately is another. It would be more understandable criticizing their confusion as they're doing the play, but they're literally in their learning period; mistakes made is inevitable more than anything, nobody is perfect from the get go (unless you're the protagonist I guess).
I work at a preschool. I've seen them handle it.Reminder they as far as we've been told are still 12 and the 2 having issues have not been shown to be the smartest.
My wording is irrelevantSo according to you and your wording, once you've learned how to see the difference between playing a role and the actual person, you've mastered the craft of acting. You're perfect at it.
Intelligence doesn't equate to actingBut they're not dumb. Supposedly. It's like a student showing up at school not expecting to learn something, or someone showing up at a paintball match with a real gun and treating it like an American school.
If you don't appreciate me saying what you're saying, don't say what you said, because that is what you said. I never expected them to do anything perfectly. I was never even talking about their acting ability. And yet your entire argument hinged on that false fact. You're the one trying to put words into my mouth, so you have no cause getting offended for me calling you out on it.My wording is irrelevant
The point is they're still learning and you're peeved that they're not doing optimally despite not finishing their lessons yet.
I don't appreciate the "so you're saying" modus operandi of putting words in my mouth thing, but since it's just tangential poopery of semantics it's no biggie I suppose![]()
So what? That has nothing to do with what I said.Intelligence doesn't equate to acting
You really lost me there. They've never been depicted to have this "presence of mind" you mentioned and that's the basis of my stance, that they are not very intelligent and have never been shown to be capable of learning "the lowest of the basics" so easily. Not to mention, we can infer that this is the first time they're making this mistake because the protagonist is surprised, and most importantly haven't adjusted the lessons to solve this problem. I might be wrong but if I remember correctly, this is their first lesson session in general (he's surprised that girly is going to practice in a modern Japanese gym suit); although we can assume otherwise, (once again iirc) this is the first time us the reader see them having acting lesson with the protag. On the other hand if we assume this isn't their first lesson, what should be criticized is the protagonist's lesson itself for not teaching this "actor" mindset first.I was never even talking about their acting ability. And yet your entire argument hinged on that false fact. You're the one trying to put words into my mouth, so you have no cause getting offended for me calling you out on it.
As I said, I never expected them to be any kind of experts on it, or behave in any kind of optimal way. I expected them to be better than preschoolers. I expected them to manage the lowest of the basics. I expected them to have the presence of mind they've been shown to have up until then
You're wrong. Acting ability is about the ability to act. Learning about the difference between a role and a person is knowing about what acting is in the first place.Please tell me if I'm wrong, but I thought "being able to separate the role they play from people who're similar to the roles" is a skill, an acting ability.