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I loved the voice of the angel of death

posted 10 years ago by n-j-h
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I loved the voice of the angel of death, it s peaceful

The bombs were coming thicker now.
It's probably fair to say that no one was able to serve the fuhrer as loyally as me.

[–] Professor-Bob 10 years ago

The book was beautifully written and I was quite curious to see how they handled the voice of Death. In my mind it worked out better than I anticipated. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and the movie did a creditable job with the book portrayal.

Schrödinger's Cat is Dead, Schrödinger's Cat is not Dead

[–] boxerrebellion 10 years ago

I was really surprised to learn it wasn't Jim Dale... he does lovely narration and it sounded like him. He did the Harry Potter audio books, but also narrated the television show Pushing Daisies.

[–] leanne-kershaw1 10 years ago

Me too it was so soothing

[–] BloodDoll 10 years ago

I really didn't like it, it was the only thing about the film that I didn't like. It just didn't seem to fit, to me.

[–] inwiththelove 10 years ago

I agree. There was an air of cynicism and scorn for these beautiful people as if Death was taking everything too lightly. Hated the voice.

"Jerry, let's not ask for the moon. We have the stars!"

[–] Ithilfaen 10 years ago

I was worried after hearing the book was made into a movie because narratives don't go very well from the page to the screen, usually. But the tone of the movie made it feel effortless and a part of the story so it worked perfectly here. I guess people who don't think so are not big readers who are not used to narrators.
Roger Allam was a perfect choice for Death.

For every lie I unlearn I learn something new - Ani Difranco

[–] stevenca 10 years ago

I truly loved the scene you're describing. It was beautifully done...

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[–] thegroomes 10 years ago

Yeah, great voice. And he's really good as the young Morse's sergeant in the BBC "Endeavour."

[–] GravityCakes 10 years ago

Yes, he has a great voice (he reminds me a bit of the late John Wood who was just brilliant -- with a voice filled with melancholy and wisdom). And Endeavour is fantastic.

"That's the trouble with you readers. You know all the plots." (Sunset Blvd.)

[–] dmny92 10 years ago

It's what made the movie much better for me. I love narration as a storytelling tehnique in any movie, but in this one it really added a special touch.

[–] Bruno-Diaz 10 years ago

It threw me off a little because it sounded a lot like Geoffrey Rush to me.

"God, when I meet you, I'm gonna be pretty. If it's the last thing I do. I'll be a beautiful angel."

[–] diagoro-2 10 years ago

Especially liked his line at the end about Hitler...."met him once, than again, I meet everyone once".