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I pictured the Mexican Hat dance. With the clapping and such.

>blood meridian
>favorite book
>The judge
>best semi fictional character/soap box ever
>dance scene in book
>only point in novel where narration changes to speaking in the present tense
>Giant naked hairless man
>in a smoke filled bar room
>surrounded in a circle by men and women
>sweaty from dancing and drinking despite the cold
>somewhere outside they are calling for a missing little girl
>and he is dancing there with all of them
>yet he is the only true dancer
>with his small and delicate feet
>and he is quite the favorite, the Judge is
>and he will never die

>>4227561
Some sort of Irish folk dance. Like the dancing in Titanic.

oh i misread, i skipped over the "'s dancing" part

oh well i already wasted 2 minutes of my life doing this

Some sort of jig, and even though he's really big he barely makes any noise as his feet hit the ground.

>>4227561
An Irish jig, or something similar.

>>4227561
That's a creepy picture of the guy. I always envisioned him as a big, kind-faced dude. So that manipulating everyone came more easily to him.

>>4227696
i always envisioned him as Apocalypse Now Marlon Brando

>>4227744
Close, but he still looks too gruff. If he was played as a completely relaxed, jovial and confident character (who just happened to be a child killing psychopath) then I could get over it.

>>4227620
>dem chills from reading this

>>4227756
John Goodman in Barton Fink.

>>4227744
This
>>4227872
Too fat. I picture the Judge to have a lot of "mass", but not flabby. Like that kind of muscly + big belly look. Like Tony Soprano or Tom Hardy in Bronson maybe

>>4227860

Thanks!

>I cry when the bear gets shot.
>every time.

>>4227744
>>4227872

Penn Jillette

>tfw Marlon Brando is dead
>tfw no one can play The Judge in the Blood Meridian movie

>>4227658
I pictured him as stamping his feet hard at times though, in the last few passages it gives that impression.

>>4227696
best judge drawing

>>4229235

>>4229235
>>4229237
bonus glanton

I'm kind of getting an image of him as a gruffer, more evil Locke from LOST.

>>4227620
>only point in novel where narration changes to speaking in the present tense

The beginning is also in the present tense.

>>4227696
>>4227744
>>4227872
>>4227895
>>4229198
>>4229253
I've thought of him to look like Gus, from Mission Hill.

Sort of like the engineer from Prometheus

Probably something like gif related or in this link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgJPydQOjEw

Or this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWT1AnDVen4

>>4229416
I can't believe that I'm not the only one who pictured that in my head when I first read it. Not the face or voice but the general build.

>>4230319
>Not the face or voice but the general build
fucking spot on! I imagine The Judge had a much, much softer and childlike face but with a strong, commanding yet humble voice. But yeah, body and head shape as Gus.

>>4227561

The MC Hammer dance. With a circle of people surrounding him, clapping and stomping.

>>4228033
It really is the saddest part of the book for me.

>>4229241
>based Glanton
My fav.

well I couldn't find "The Judge" but I've got the urge to share this for those who haven't heard the based album

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atuJzivuF1o