I think of Nick Naylor everytime I see Harvey Dent in The Dark Knight.
I think of Nick Naylor everytime I see Harvey Dent in The Dark Knight.
Heath Ledger was a pretty big method actor and did a lot to get into the role of the Joker. I don't know if Aaron Eckhart is the same, but really, Nick Naylor and Harvey Dent are pretty similar characters even if he is taking the method approach. They're both cocky, have a pretty firm set of morals that they push, do a lot of public speaking, etc. Luckily Eckhart is good with that kind of character and pulled off both of them wonderfully.
It also helps that Harvey and Naylor are both pretty regular guys. Heath Ledger doesn't play a maniac with face paint in his other movies.
You deserve a thread that's dedicated specifically to answering all of your questions. =O
And you deserve a better avatar than that Little Mermaid crap.
Anyway the reason why I started this thread is because I just wanted to point out that it seems like Aaron Eckhart wasn't playing Harvey Dent it's like he was channelling Nick Naylor through Harvey Dent instead.
Last edited by The Fat Bioware Nerd; 02-28-2009 at 02:13 AM.
Hold the phone.
Since when are Nick Naylor and Harvey Dent the same person?
Last edited by The Fat Bioware Nerd; 03-02-2009 at 02:40 AM.
I agree with you. When characters in Dark Knight would talk about how Harvey Dent was the hope for Gotham, I just couldn't believe that Dent was an honorable character because Aaron Eckhardt reminded me too much of his much less honorable characters in Thank You For Smoking and (even more) In The Company Of Men.