Okay i know everybody has been going on about how great the casting of the shadow and bone series is, but there is just something that has been bugging me about it, and i finally know what it is!
For like forever i was so confused because yes they are absolutely accurate to their descriptions in the book, from the way they look to their character and the way they are played but i just always thought there was something off about them, specifically the six of crows cast. Turns out, its their age. Like, in the books, they are teenagers. They are (i think i didnt fact check this) 16-18 in the books, but are played by actors that are 25-30, so literally double the age they are in the books.
I know thats normal in the film industry but frankly, i am kinda sad about that. Like yes, they are probably better actors than a bunch of 16 year olds but its still annoying. Especially since im pretty sure they are not aged up, because sorry, but despite jack wolfes great puppy eyes, he does not pass as 16.
And i think that takes a lot away from the characters. In the book, kaz is 17 when he is so thoroughly traumatised that he cannot touch people and gets a panic attack that leads to him passing out in a wagon full of people. He is also 17 when he is shown to be absolutely ruthless, basically leading a gang, ripping out a mans eye and then drowning him, breaking into a foreign prison and not caring about anything but his own financial gain (as much of a mask as that is), because he had to learn to survive. But when he is played by a 30-y/o actor, that kinda takes away from his character imo.
Same goes for inej, who is 14 (i think) when she is sold to a pleasure house and then continues to be the best spy in ketterdam, nearly unnoticeable and despite her believe in her saints learned how to kill people effectively, because she had to survive.
and nina, who with 17 has fought for a war, been taken prisoner, nearly drowned, and is able to manipulate everybody to do what she needs them to do, mainly by flirting, because thats how she learned to survive.
And matthias, and jesper, and wylan. I wont go into all of their traumas, but you get the point. All of them had to adapt at a really young age to a horrible world, had so little time to do so, and still managed to survive and kick ass at the end of it, and that makes them so special me thinks. They are absolutely traumatised, but they survived and are still strong. So having them played by 30-y/os is really bothering me, because they do not pass as minors. They look like people in their late 20 who are traumatised, but still had far more time to adapt then the characters actually had.
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