POV: Dan and Dakotta, and Morality

[jeanico2000]

Thanks for the link to this article, Steve. To me, however, it's 
just another opinion piece that I don't particularly agree with.  
First of all, how can one even start to compare Dakota and Dan (a 12 
year old and a 17 year old?). There is a huge difference between 
these 2 actors: Dakota is, indeed, a product of Hollywood, but 
definitely not Dan. He couldn't be further from the "Hollywood" 
mentality. He's smart, and grounded and knowledgeable. He is an 
artist who loves what he does and he makes choices, in my opinion, 
based on what he things will help him to fine tune his craft. 
Sometimes, an artist's choices can seem or even be controversial. To 
each his own. Nobody is forcing anybody to go see Dan in that play. 
It's kind of wrong, though, not to wish him well just because you 
don't agree with his choice.
On the other hand, and from what I understand in that article, 
Dakota's mum and agent encouraged her to take the part in that new 
movie because it may garner her an Oscar nomination. To me, as a 
parent, that's just plain disturbing. I applaud Dan for his guts, 
and I pity Dakota who is being stuffed in some kind of `Hollywood 
super star mold' for all the wrong reasons.         
Equus will be a challenge for Dan, but you've got to realize (and I 
think some of you have already pointed this out) that this is a 
play, not a movie. They won't be shining any spotlights on Dan's 
private assets in the theatre. The lighting will probably be dark, 
and multi layered, and the nude scenes (which are incidental) can be 
done in an appropriate manner. Dan knows this, I'm sure. I, for one, 
wish him all the success and happiness in the world!
Jeannie 
PS: to answer your question, Steve, Dan will not be turning 18 until 
July 23rd. He will be 17 in the play, as it will be staged from 
sometime late February or early March through June 19th, 2007
  
 
--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboyminn at ...> wrote:
>
> At the American Chronicle, young writer Samuel Van Eerden has 
voiced
> his  opinions on the corrupting influences of Hollywood, and
> specifically on recent decisions made by Dan Radcliffe and Dakota 
Fanning.
> 
> Since Dan's role in Equus was recently discussed her, and the
> consensus seemed to be that we wished him well and welcomed the
> change. Samuel Van Eerden has a decidedly different view on the 
matter.
> 
> http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/viewArticle.asp?
articleID=12465
> 
> Just passing it along.
> 
> Steve/bboyminn
>