I agree with not liking the voice direction. I was in on the various threads throughout this games build up to release agreeing that the voice direction of Barret was really outdated and off putting. Like others in these threads say, "I really don't get non black people's obsession with with the Mr. T characture being applied to many black male characters"
Yes. Barret himself is a good character. He has an amazing arc and purpose to the entire FF7 story. But that does not explain or excuse why his voice is so damn trumped up and goofy in most scenes. Why does everyone else get to sound like a normal ass speaking person when they have lines but Barret sounds like a freaking cartoon? It's made worse because we get examples of his character in a normal voice, but its always contrasted by the tropey direction in the next.
"Ya'll gotta look at the big picture, nothing comes without sacrifice" Amazing normal sounding voice, read, and direction.
"I'm here to take the LAAWD OF YA SHOULDAS!" like some goofy ass southern baptist preacher stereotype. Why. I kept asking myself why he was directed like that.
Sure he was envisioned as a Mr. T style character... A reference that isn't as obvious today and even less apt or appropriate in its hammy execution contrasted by the normalized speaking of literally the rest of the cast. I get that the direction and actor both got the refrence and wanted it characterized, it just stands out negatively in my opinion.
Here's hoping we get less Mr. T, and more Barret in the followups.
Yes. Barret himself is a good character. He has an amazing arc and purpose to the entire FF7 story. But that does not explain or excuse why his voice is so damn trumped up and goofy in most scenes. Why does everyone else get to sound like a normal ass speaking person when they have lines but Barret sounds like a freaking cartoon? It's made worse because we get examples of his character in a normal voice, but its always contrasted by the tropey direction in the next.
"Ya'll gotta look at the big picture, nothing comes without sacrifice" Amazing normal sounding voice, read, and direction.
"I'm here to take the LAAWD OF YA SHOULDAS!" like some goofy ass southern baptist preacher stereotype. Why. I kept asking myself why he was directed like that.
Sure he was envisioned as a Mr. T style character... A reference that isn't as obvious today and even less apt or appropriate in its hammy execution contrasted by the normalized speaking of literally the rest of the cast. I get that the direction and actor both got the refrence and wanted it characterized, it just stands out negatively in my opinion.
Here's hoping we get less Mr. T, and more Barret in the followups.
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