Natalie Portman is my favorite actress. Oddly enough this doesn't mean that I want to have sex with her or anything - it's more that I want to be her. Or just think she's very cool, and want to be a lot of her characters, one might say.
My favorite two roles of hers are Alice in
Closer and Molly in
Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium. Regardless of whether
Closer is a meticulously-constructed gem or pretentious bullshit (which I think is open to legitimate debate), I love her character and how she plays it - bohemian and whimsical, cheerful, and a combination of passionate investment and a curious emotional detachment that makes her even stronger.
And as to
Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium - it's not a better-known role, from a smallish movie that took forever to actually get released. This is probably because the movie, while it has its compelling moments, isn't that well written. I mean, it's presented as a children's movie, but the story is about Natalie's Molly dealing with the death of her mentor and father-figure (the magical toy-creator Mr Magorium, played by Dustin Hoffman). I mean, come on.
( Read more... )I also really love the visual design and Natalie's styling in both of these films which is also quite important to me, haha. So here is a screencapture-picspam. Or two, actually. Because I really felt like it.


( 80-something pictures )