faetal on 24/7/2014 at 07:10
That makes sense and saddens me.
Nicker on 24/7/2014 at 16:13
Quote Posted by Thirith
I'd imagine they thought that the kid characters need to be identification figures for the main audience and therefore sound as much like them as possible, i.e. American.
Yes. It sort of harkens back to the Commedia dell'Arte and the Panto. The protagonists are played without masks, so the audience can identify them and identify with them, while all the other characters are exaggerated and usually masked. It probably goes back to Greek theatre too.
