Martin Freeman's "relatable" characters

[Arcadia]

Ah. I get it now. I was thrown by the date on the first post!

[SherlockedCAMPer]

 

I'm not sure if I think Martin Freeman has a tendency to play relatable characters or whether he just has a knack to make every character he takes on relatable. I am inclined to believe the latter.

 

Me too.  The only character of his I can think of offhand that I would NOT consider relatable is the one in Wild Target, and I'm not sure I'd want to relate to that character!  So MF may have chosen to play that role non-relatable, and likewise Lester Nygaard in the last few episodes of Fargo.

 

It occurred to me while I was cleaning the litter boxes (we have six cats, so I get a lot of thinking done) that one way Mr. Freeman makes his characters relatable is that he somehow lets us in on their thoughts (by letting them show on his face, I think).

 

 

I agree that Martin does show the character's thoughts on his face.  The restaurant scenes in TEH are good examples of that.

[Arcadia]

I agree that Martin does show the character's thoughts on his face.  The restaurant scenes in TEH are good examples of that.

Boy does he ever. And also during the "Sherlock and Janine kissing" thing. He has some fantastic reaction shots in The Hobbit, too, the guy's a genius.

[sittything]

I'm rewatching The Office, home sick today, and babyface MF is so cute.

 

[Carol the Dabbler]

I don't have anything new to add, just dropping by to agree with everyone! (And to wonder how come this is the first time I've seen this thread?)

 

The thread is new as of last night/this morning so it's a matter of seeing it and observing in those few hours.

 

Right.  Some of the posts have been up for several days, but that was on another thread.  This discussion was taking on a life of its own, so I split it off.

[T.o.b.y]

I'm rewatching The Office, home sick today, and babyface MF is so cute.

 

 

Oh my god, that is one of the best Tim scenes. I am hopelessly in love with Tim, and have been so ever since I saw The Office. In fact, it was my crush on Tim that made me watch Sherlock in the first place. So thank you, Tim, thank you, Martin Freeman, thank you The Office and thank you, BBC. (Also thank you, BBC, for Aramis - Musketeers fans will know what I mean ;))