Why go to the movies? With shows like Breaking Bad, The Strain, Game of thrones...The Last Ship...all the good stuff is on TV.
-— Breaking Bad, The Strain, Game of thrones...The Last Ship...all the good stuff is on TV. -—
That’s even harder to explain. One thing these shows have in common is great writing. My favorite is “House of Cards.” It’s almost as good as Shakespeare or Dostoevsky.
The Dallas Buyers Club was a great movie. The character was engaging. That is what I object to in much of the schlock out there; the characters are wooden, have no depth and frankly, a lot of the time it’s the material. Buyers Club was risky to make and they pulled it off with an excellent script and actors who excel at characterization.
Not many of those out there; Charlize Theron, Cate Blanchett, Naomi Watts and the very gifted Frances Mcdormand come to mind along with Matthew McConaughey, Richard Armitage, Jared Leto and others who are able to delve deep within themselves to portray people in depth. Sean Penn is another who manages to bring a great deal of depth to his characters, also Robert de Niro, Kevin Spacey.
So many actors are walking parodies of themselves. They are who they are in every single vehicle. The script has to conform to their personalities rather than they embodying and bringing a character to life.
I’m sure you know many actors who fit that category.
I enjoy seeing a movie. Sometimes you have to see it on the screen to get every nuance.
And, good movies are rare.