I haven't really been reading these because I haven't gotten into Sherlock except through fandom osmosis, but I did read your comments on the commentary and was struck by this bit:
They talk about Martin Freeman as being the opposite of Benedict except for the amount of talent. Benedict "is a kind of a magnificent exotic person as an actor, he doesn't look like a normal person...he plays exceptional people" whereas "Martin finds a poetry in the ordinary man."
... which explains perfectly why Martin is playing Bilbo Baggins, the Everyman hobbit, and Benedict is playing Smaug, the magnificent exotic dragon. IT ALL MAKES SENSE NOW. :D
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Date: 2012-06-22 11:44 pm (UTC)They talk about Martin Freeman as being the opposite of Benedict except for the amount of talent. Benedict "is a kind of a magnificent exotic person as an actor, he doesn't look like a normal person...he plays exceptional people" whereas "Martin finds a poetry in the ordinary man."
... which explains perfectly why Martin is playing Bilbo Baggins, the Everyman hobbit, and Benedict is playing Smaug, the magnificent exotic dragon. IT ALL MAKES SENSE NOW. :D