There have been a lot of sad losses this year, but I'd be lying if I said that this one hadn't affected me the most. RIP indeed Carrie x
Gutted to hear Richard Adams passed away today too. I'd like to watch Watership Down tonight, but I know I'll be in tears if I do.
Ya, just now checked email and saw this on the Yahoo page. Shocker. Was not expecting that at all. Wow. RIP
Oh no, so sad to hear that. 60 isn't an age anymore nowadays, so I kind of hoped, that she would come around again. R.I.P.
I went and saw Rogue One yesterday with my sister and niece. We all agreed that the lack of news after the initial attack was not a good sign. I mean "stable and in ICU" is all we heard after hearing she had CPR and was unconscious for a long time on the plane. Still, I was hoping to be wrong. I really liked her open and honest attitude whenever I saw her in interviews. Didn't hold back. Good wit. Great advocate for mental health issues in a time where the stigma was even worse than it is now. LOVED what they did with Leia in "The Force Awakens." One of my favorite parts of that film. Also loved her in "Blues Brothers" and "When Harry met Sally." Darn you 2016!!!!!
I watched her One Woman Show on HBO about a year ago. I was truck then & always by her wit & wisdom. Rest in peace, Princess. May the Force be with you.....
That's one of things I admired with her as well. being open about mental health is difficult still, so everytime a celebrity is open about it, it sets an important sign. Sure, if non-celebs do that it awesome as well, but we live in a time, in which celebs opinions and experiences actually can make others think.
I'm not usually the kind of person who would write so much about a celebrity, but as it's quite obvious that everyone here were influenced by her in one way or another. Whether her portrayal of Princess Leia made you attracted to her, or you saw her as a strong female role model. A Princess who is not necessarily a damsel in distress but as a rebel. What most don't actually know, is that behind the scenes. She wasn't just an actress and performer. But actually Hollywood-land's one of their go to Script Doctors. Film scripts are written by their main credited writers, but during the Production, a lot of things change, such as budget, location or casting of people. A script would be altered to fit that change in the film's dynamic. And that's what she would do as a job. Since Doctoring and Ghost writing are mostly uncredited, you may never know the full extent of her touch in all the films that those who grew up between 70-2000. You could be watching any film, any genre and she might be there. A bit cheesy to go back to Star Wars which made Carrie Fisher a brand name, but she essentially embodied the Force in our entertainment, our childhood, her creative mind being all around us, binding us together. She is reunited with R2, who left us earlier this year. RiP Carrie and Kenny. Our journey to Episode VIII will be all that more meaningful. :cry:
This remains a favourite Carrie clip of mine, which shows her hilarious (IMO) stint at roasting Mr Star Wars himself, George Lucas. (and you only need read thru the comments, to get an insight into how loved and respected she was) https://www.facebook.com/AudienceExtension/videos/490645091139637 Travess
Cheers Latokis - Not sure what happened there, as it was working fine on both my phone and my tablet, but did not work when I just tried it on laptop... ...Either way, I have edited my original post and updated it with a new link (for the same video) so hopefully all will be well now. Travess
I think this is why I'm sad at her loss. I was always a bit of a geek as a child and never a 'girly' girl, so discovering Star Wars when I was around 7 or 8 ish and finding a female character who was strong and not squealy damsel in distress meant a lot to me. I will always remember Carrie Fisher for her portrayal of Leia, as it is probably one of a number of factors that made me comfortable being me and not uncomfortable because I was never going to fit in with the 'girly' types. Not that there is anything wrong with being girly, but more that, at that time, in the 70s, strong female, non-girly characters were not the norm.
And now there are reports that her mother, Debbie Reynolds, is in the hospital. First reports, which could be wrong, are that she has had a stroke.