I only watched up to part of the second dream level yesterday, but that was my first rewatch in months, as well, and the first time that I noticed *how* fanon Arthur's characterization is so often.
I think part of that is that fanon tends to mold one part of a very popular slash pairing into someone with emotional issues making them more accessible for "fixing" or whatever. Arthur got that role in this fandom.
In the movie, though, he comes across as a pretty normal guy, is stolen kiss from Ariadne very much similar to how fanon characterizes Eames (this is weird).
I think the dvd release is already fueling a fandom renaissance. I think maybe characterization will now skew, too, and there will be "camps" so to speak of people really into this or that characterization. PREDICTION!
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Date: 2010-12-09 05:55 pm (UTC)I think part of that is that fanon tends to mold one part of a very popular slash pairing into someone with emotional issues making them more accessible for "fixing" or whatever. Arthur got that role in this fandom.
In the movie, though, he comes across as a pretty normal guy, is stolen kiss from Ariadne very much similar to how fanon characterizes Eames (this is weird).
I think the dvd release is already fueling a fandom renaissance. I think maybe characterization will now skew, too, and there will be "camps" so to speak of people really into this or that characterization. PREDICTION!