Pity that didn't happen.criddic3 wrote:But there is a way to justify placing her in supporting (mostly as a way to give her double-placement
Kate Winslet in The Reader - Lead or Supporting?
This is tough for me, because the character of Kate Winslet's is being viewed through another character. I can't recall a lot of time where we see her without the Kross character, but we do see his character on his own quite a bit.
You could make the "Anthony Hopkins in 'Lambs'" argument, since his character is talked about in scenes where he isn't present, just as Winslet's is. But there is a way to justify placing her in supporting (mostly as a way to give her double-placement), without too much difficulty by using the "character perception" argument mentioned above.
You could make the "Anthony Hopkins in 'Lambs'" argument, since his character is talked about in scenes where he isn't present, just as Winslet's is. But there is a way to justify placing her in supporting (mostly as a way to give her double-placement), without too much difficulty by using the "character perception" argument mentioned above.
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She's a lead, and I agree with those who think it's not much of a gray area.
Winslet's not in EVERY scene in The Reader, but she's never gone from the movie for all that long. For me, it's akin to arguing that her role in Eternal Sunshine was a supporting one as well.
My way of thought is that if a movie is primarily about the relationship between two people, which The Reader unequivocally is, then both of them are leads.
Plus, if the "so-and-so is not a big star" argument is commonly used to justify incorrect placement in supporting, I'll play that game and argue that Winslet IS a big star and thus has no business being in the supporting category unless it's genuinely a supporting role.
Winslet's not in EVERY scene in The Reader, but she's never gone from the movie for all that long. For me, it's akin to arguing that her role in Eternal Sunshine was a supporting one as well.
My way of thought is that if a movie is primarily about the relationship between two people, which The Reader unequivocally is, then both of them are leads.
Plus, if the "so-and-so is not a big star" argument is commonly used to justify incorrect placement in supporting, I'll play that game and argue that Winslet IS a big star and thus has no business being in the supporting category unless it's genuinely a supporting role.
Which do you think is the most accurate category classification for the role of Hanna in The Reader?
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