Results: Mute (part two of two)
Published on 09/30/2023
As some here know, I lost my voice about five years back due to vocal cord cancer. Thought it would be interesting to delve into film characters who can't speak or choose not to. Most the characters in this installment can speak, but choose not to for the most part. Michael Myers I have no idea...
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Ada McGrath - In 'The Piano', Ada (Holly Hunter) is mute by choice, mainly communicating through her piano. When her new husband threatens to take it away, she turns cold and even more detached than before. Ever communicated something through music, art or other creative endeavors?
Yes - though might depend on what one considers a 'creative endeavor'.
24%
495 votes
No
45%
954 votes
N/A
31%
651 votes
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The Chief - Will Sampson plays Chief Bromden in 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'. He feigns being deaf /mute under the eye of Nurse Ratched. He's the only one who manages to escape the asylum alive. Ever fake having an affliction you don't for some reason?
Yes
13%
270 votes
No
62%
1293 votes
Not Applicable
26%
537 votes
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Michael Myers - In the original 'Halloween', Myers (Nick Castle) is an escaped mental patient who killed his teenage sister on Halloween night when he was six. After 15 years, he's on the loose. Creepy not only for the mask, but never speaking, unlike someone like Freddy Krueger or Hannibal Lecter who are quite verbal. Do you find horror characters who don't speak more creepy than those who do?
Yes - Who knows what is going on in their mind?
32%
675 votes
No - I find Hannibal or Freddy pretty creepy in their own right as well as other such characters.
24%
495 votes
N/A - Not into horror films, etc.
44%
930 votes
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Silent Bob - Played by Kevin Smith, he first appeared in 'Clerks' along with his pal Jay (Jason Mewes) and continued from there. Rarely speaks, but when he does, is intelligent or a WTF type reaction. Do you tend to speak only when you have something to add to a conversation?
Yes - I'm more a listener, will chime in if I have something that is important to say.
42%
882 votes
No - I say whatever is on my mind, like to chat.
30%
638 votes
N/A
28%
580 votes
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