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‘Stranger Things’ creators criticised after forcing teen actors to perform unscripted kiss
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Duuuuuuuuude
Nah I watched it, sure people are laughing around but you can tell Ross was being semi-serious.
Yeah this was an after show on Netflix called beyond Stranger Things. From watching this particular conversation it felt like everyone was all joking around.
Ok that's adds some context. His "your fault" line sounds like a teasing joke in that setting.
It's really important you watch this exchange yourself and not read a transcript.
It should be in the OP.
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Eh, it might come off that way, but the way she reacts tells it.
Like her character being conveniently killed off for talking about this probably, no way Netflix will do anything to the creators of this big hit.
People should watch the clip first on Beyond Stranger Things, it seems way worse out of context. Everyone is sitting around and it's a very jokey tone
They're like 12 or 13. A lot kids have kissed another kid at that point. This is unrelated to how the creators handled things but I don't think its weird to see kids that age kissing.
This. It's on "Beyond Stranger Things" and everyone is joking around. And the kids joking around talking how excited they were that day asking one another about it.
I have no issue with this, you're paid to do a job and paid very well. It's not like he demanded a make out session or tongue or anything. He wanted a perfectly acceptable kiss between two kids. No one said acting was easy or didn't make you uncomfortable at times.
Yeah I think everyone needs to watch the Beyond Stranger Things episode where this discussion takes place. it's all very lighthearted and jovial. I dont think there's any ill intent here. Just a young actress stressing about what might be her first on-screen kiss, that's all. no more, no less.
This is a super extreme comparison as Brando literally raped someone in Last Tango in Paris.
This interview is part of Beyond Stranger Things. A Netflix show. She wasn't even the one who started talking about it. She obviously won't be killed off for it.
People really should watch an interview first before making silly assumptions.
Yeah, I watched the video.
Just because they're on camera and there is a "joking" tone doesn't make this any better.
It's not like as a kid fucking actor in an interview you're just going to blatantly call them out and get super serious when they're in control.
It's not cool to not put something like that in the script and there's a reason why the actor brought it up in the first place
Just because they're on camera and there is a "joking" tone doesn't make this any better.
It's not like as a kid fucking actor in an interview you're just going to blatantly call them out and get super serious when they're in control.
It's not cool to not put something like that in the script and there's a reason why the actor brought it up in the first place
But it wasn't in the script so forcing her to do it was "just her job" right?
Just trying to show that when you sign on for something you sign for the script. Nothing else.
the expression on her face during the conversation though. "like okay, yeah"
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Exactly, she didn't want to do it. He is in a position of power. Just because they are fooling around in this video, or make it seem like they are, doesn't make it okay. Also, I really got something different from her face in that video, people should look closer.
Why couldn't they just write the kiss in the script? It's not the first time history where teen actors kiss on camera, and there is clear chemistry between the cast, she should have seen this coming. They're actors after all, this is what they do, it is their job to act a certain way, and sometimes it isn't always comfortable.
It's a shitty thing to do, because it was prompted apparently by the nervousness of the actor.
But it was included in the show, and kissing is a part of an actors job. There's no doubt this a bit of an asshole move to do, but since it was part of the show and part of the regular duties of an actor, I don't think it's that horrible.
But it was included in the show, and kissing is a part of an actors job. There's no doubt this a bit of an asshole move to do, but since it was part of the show and part of the regular duties of an actor, I don't think it's that horrible.
First off, that's a terrible example. Secondly, no, scripts change, people add lib. A movie is never "just the script", not to mention everyone was clearly joking around. Stuff like this is great to make an ignore list with though.
Yeah I watched the behind the scenes after I finished the second season and I didn't really think she was mad or accusing them of forcing her to do it. It's unfortunate she was very uncomfortable but I did not get the impression from the writer duffer bro that he was insist and forced it on her. This is a difficult subject though so I hope it's worked out with the cast and bros, etc.
But they def shouldn't have forced her if she said no.
Hey I'm just responding to "actors are supposed to do what the director says".
I'm not wrong. No matter how extreme it is.
It's bad because they admit it was only added after he saw how uncomfortable she was. That's not cool.
She had to kiss someone that had been clearly scripted as her crush and love interest? I can't really summon the much anger for this one. If that's the part you agree to then you should probably be prepared to ad-lib affectionate or intimate behavior (up to a point).
Yeah but you seem to be disingenuous about how you're going about it. There is going off script because someone had some inspiration or a scene was ad libbed and so on where there is nothing negative or malicious about the act of going off script. Brando raped someone and that being off script seems to focus on entirely the wrong aspect of what was so fucked up about the Last Tango in Paris situation.
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