![]() ![]() Emotional attachments simply confuse matters and so Roland abstains from indulging in them to the point that in the first book of the series, The Gunslinger, the “hero” coldly allows his young companion, Jake Chambers, to die so he can continue his pursuit of the Man in Black and prevent him from destroying the Dark Tower.Įlba’s gunslinger seems solely fuelled by sentiment in the film adaptation, though: his version of the character has foresworn his oath as a gunslinger to protect the Tower and now only seeks McConaughey’s evil sorcerer to avenge his father’s death. As such, he is loyal only to the Dark Tower as his creed demands. Roland in the novels is a solitary, unsentimental creature, the last of the gunslingers, an ancient and revered order. The Man in Black is made to be more wizard-like as well, a choice that makes the character come off way more campy. ![]() For the most part, the two performances delivered, although the film’s decision to soften Deschain’s temperament may have left fans of the source material a little puzzled. Idris Elba’s Roland is faithful to his counterpart from the novels, a man of few words who shoots with his heart and few could argue against Matthew McConaughey’s star power for the role of the Man in Black. Nikolaj Arcel’s adaptation of The Dark Tower wasn’t without its merits: casting for example was spot-on. ![]()
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