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<blockquote data-quote="Eosin the Red" data-source="post: 1640897" data-attributes="member: 168">I will take a little of the contrary opinion of how Elektra should be portrayed. Elektra is a world-class piece of art not because she is bad to the bone but because she was a lost child looking for a way to assuage her pain by repaying her tormentors. Depending on the evolution of Elektra in the movies, she may not have fallen to the dark side - yet.Elektra, like Magneto is driven by a goal that they know to be good, unfortunately the manner in which they seek to achieve it leads them down a path of damnation. The best movie “tumbling into the abyss” scenes IMO were in Training Day – Alanzo [Denzel] is a near perfect analog for Elektra.&nbsp; We don’t want her to be a ruthless killing machine out of the gates – the correct evolution of her story has to include her tumble into that abyss that makes her a cold hearted monster.&nbsp;&nbsp; Now, on to the movie. I do not know if JG has the moxy to pull it off either. But unless Denzel is willing to undergo a sex change, I am willing to give her a shot at it. Off hand the only female who has the oomph IMO is Linda Hamilton who, again IMO, is too old and has the wrong look for Elektra.PS – anybody have any good suggestions for female who could take the roll?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Eosin the Red, post: 1640897, member: 168"] I will take a little of the contrary opinion of how Elektra should be portrayed. Elektra is a world-class piece of art not because she is bad to the bone but because she was a lost child looking for a way to assuage her pain by repaying her tormentors. Depending on the evolution of Elektra in the movies, she may not have fallen to the dark side - yet. Elektra, like Magneto is driven by a goal that they know to be good, unfortunately the manner in which they seek to achieve it leads them down a path of damnation. The best movie “tumbling into the abyss” scenes IMO were in Training Day – Alanzo [Denzel] is a near perfect analog for Elektra. We don’t want her to be a ruthless killing machine out of the gates – the correct evolution of her story has to include her tumble into that abyss that makes her a cold hearted monster. Now, on to the movie. I do not know if JG has the moxy to pull it off either. But unless Denzel is willing to undergo a sex change, I am willing to give her a shot at it. Off hand the only female who has the oomph IMO is Linda Hamilton who, again IMO, is too old and has the wrong look for Elektra. PS – anybody have any good suggestions for female who could take the roll? [/QUOTE]

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