Captain Marvel (2019) (1 Viewer)

[Robert Crawford]

Isn't Mendelsohn Australian? If so, perhaps, he was having fun with the accent, knowing it would bother some people and become a conversation piece.

 

[Joe Wong]

Isn't Mendelsohn Australian? If so, perhaps, he was having fun with the accent, knowing it would bother some people and become a conversation piece.

Yes, he is Australian. His early Australian roles showed his potential (if interested, check out The Year My Voice Broke (1987)), then his career meandered for a while... then he showed up in Vertical Limit (2000)! It's great to see him carve out a respected career in Hollywood.

My main thought was not so much about his Australian accent being used for Talos (but if that's what he was going for, I expressed my thought on how "Aussie" it was ), but more along the lines of: what is a Skrull supposed to sound like?

Like you said, maybe Mendelsohn achieved his aim...to create conversation surrounding Captain Marvel

 

[Robert Crawford]

IMO, he was having fun with the accent and I think most people enjoyed it.

 

[Joe Wong]

IMO, he was having fun with the accent and I think most people enjoyed it.

Oh, I agree! Don't get me wrong, I loved his take on Talos. It was such a breath of fresh air and Mendelsohn brought a lot of personality to the character.

Given we don't really know what a Skrull accent is supposed to be, any accent could have worked. My comment was my opinion on how "Australian" Mendelsohn's intended accent was, and not its usage in the film.

 

[Tino]

although it may sound snotty, I don’t believe I either expressed dissatisfaction with my collection practices, or asked for suggestions or advice!

Duly noted.

 

[dpippel]

I'll add my criticism here of the accent... but from a more technical viewpoint (very much IMO, of course, as someone who grew up in Australia). If an Australian accent was what Mendelsohn was going for, I thought it wasn't Australian enough! Or maybe it's more of a regional Aussie accent that I'm not used to...hmmm... maybe I've been away too long.

Out of curiosity, what accent were you expecting from a Skrull?

I'm not sure, but this one didn't work for me at all. Every time the character spoke it threw me out of a movie that I was having a hard time liking anyway.

 

[Joe Wong]

I'm not sure, but this one didn't work for me at all. Every time the character spoke it threw me out of a movie that I was having a hard time liking anyway.

Got it... makes sense if it distracts.