Does it seem wrong that a colonist would pretend to be English or Irish or Scottish?
2007-05-11 08:49:33 · 19 answers · asked by Hot Coco Puff 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Most Americans can't tell if it's done well. As for is it wrong....is it wrong for Hugh Laurie to fake an American accent on "House"? Can you tell? Is there something morally wrong with imitating another culture's accent? I just thought it was acting....
2007-05-11 08:55:46 · answer #1 · answered by peachyone 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
relies upon completely on the skills of the actor. It could no longer quite count what nationality an actor is in terms of what nationality they're to play. the only ingredient could be being waiting to tug it off. Take 'Band Of Brothers', as an occasion. a honest quantity of the actors enjoying American squaddies have been British actors, and that they did an quite convincing pastime. Damian Lewis's overall performance grow to be quite convincing, lots so, incredibly some the team believed him to be an American. i think of Hugh Laurie and Christian Bale, are astonishing options for the jobs they play. Michelle Ryan does a honest sufficient pastime i think of. it quite is all right down to the casting although. whilst undesirable casting is made, and the actors have a constrained variety interior the accents they attempt, it quite is tremendously important.
2016-10-15 09:50:24 · answer #2 · answered by misconis 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Normally its really easy to tell. I don't think Americans really know a lot about British accents they only seem to go for cockney or try to sound like the queen. Also Brad Pitts Irish accent in the devil's own is absolutely terrible.
2007-05-11 08:54:44 · answer #3 · answered by Mark T 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would say that you can tell more often than not. There's nothing wrong with actors 'doing' accents of course, some are just better than others.
Incidentally Jane Leeves who actually is English, does a fairly terrible Mancunian accent in Frasier.
2007-05-12 11:46:53 · answer #4 · answered by dustkicker 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Good actors have studied and practiced the word changes that make an accent.
It doesn't seem wrong to play a person from another country at all. That's part of being an actor and is according to the skill of an actor.
2007-05-11 08:55:40 · answer #5 · answered by E Click 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The only non-Irish actor I've heard doing an perfect Irish accent was Cate Blanchett in Veronica Guerin.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0312549/
The list of actors with terrible Irish accents is endless:
Julia Roberts - Michael Collins
Any non-Irish in Gangs of New York (well they weren't terrible just not convincing)
Thats all I can think of at the moment... but trust me its endless!!
2007-05-11 09:01:47 · answer #6 · answered by Pete 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's absolutely not wrong. Acting is just that - playing someone that you are not. But unfortunatly quite often they give them much too posh accents and it does sound a bit forced. Quite often you can tell they are not British. But I don't mind too much unless it's really bad and just gets in the way of the acting.
2007-05-11 08:58:58 · answer #7 · answered by loca_loxo 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
we haven't been a colony for over 200 years babe
and most times I cannot tell the difference, if they are a good enough actor. I really really liked Leonardo DiCaprio's acting in Blood Diamond. His Rhodesian accent was dead on.
2007-05-11 08:57:24 · answer #8 · answered by Frank K 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Don Cheadle played and English character in Ocean's 11 soo funny him speakin in cockney accent!!
2007-05-11 09:14:43 · answer #9 · answered by Bwabyboi 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes of course they sound artificial. They sound ridiculous. All forced vowels and RP nonsense like they spoke in the 40s*. Even Meryl Streep couldn't pull it off 100%. And not forgetting Dick van Dyke, classic laughing stock of Mary Poppins.
*e.g pronouncing "cattle" the same as "kettle"
2007-05-11 08:53:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋