tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685634083080876125.post2424814381324398521..comments2023-11-03T07:24:19.298+00:00Comments on Film Intel: Acting Or Doing An Impression? When It Matters And Who It Matters ToSam Turnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05696602364349746693noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685634083080876125.post-80816826013681367162011-07-13T11:01:46.484+01:002011-07-13T11:01:46.484+01:00Perhaps at risk of contradicting myself but I agre...Perhaps at risk of contradicting myself but I agree with the fact that Streep is a shoe-in for Maggie. That said, that again leaves open my question about whether that should mean she receives Oscar attention. If she is a natural fit for Maggie then why is her's the assumed 'best' performance of the year?<br /><br />I enjoyed Frost/Nixon but I think the two main leads typify the point perfectly. I didn't enjoy watching Sheen because he tried to imitate Frost. I really enjoyed watching Langella because he did a version of Nixon; his Nixon. He put his own stamp on it that was different from the person we all know but recognisable all the same.Sam Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05696602364349746693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685634083080876125.post-25877861657580840292011-07-13T10:30:42.262+01:002011-07-13T10:30:42.262+01:00Great read and some very valid points! I've al...Great read and some very valid points! I've always thought of an actor posing as a real person as doing an interpertation of the person, so I suppose impression is very much the same thing.<br /> There is no other actress going today who could be Maggie but Streep. Not only has she the age but the sheer skills to become an 'impression' of Thatcher. Hopefully the script is a good one and historically accurate.<br /> I personally loved Frost/Nixon as a film as I'm quite interested in Nixon himself. I thought Frank Langella was outstanding as Nixon and dreadfully overlooked for an Oscar for the performance. It should have been another one to the list of actors winning for 'impersonting ' someone else!BRENThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15953231992674091002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685634083080876125.post-11562481351766729032011-07-13T10:23:18.912+01:002011-07-13T10:23:18.912+01:00She's done a couple I think although I must ad...She's done a couple I think although I must admit to a) not seeing that and b) not really knowing who Julia is but yes, as in the article, if you know the real-life character then the effect is definitely increased.Sam Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05696602364349746693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685634083080876125.post-14153285376428880672011-07-13T04:21:37.074+01:002011-07-13T04:21:37.074+01:00really interesting. i liked hoffman actually, but ...really interesting. i liked hoffman actually, but i would also file meryl streep's performance in julie & julia under this category of imitation.Candice Frederickhttp://ticketstubz.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685634083080876125.post-46201558477517615902011-07-12T15:13:13.145+01:002011-07-12T15:13:13.145+01:00A good point but on that basis I still think there...A good point but on that basis I still think there's a problem with the way certain actors tackle real-life roles. Sheen as Clough for example (and I'm aware I'm picking on him slightly) went after all of Clough's very public affectations and foibles. There was very little in that film that wasn't regarded as 'Clough-like'. On that basis I think Sheen's performance was, as you point out above, 'true to what the story required' but because he only went out there to do an imitation of Clough's traits I didn't feel like he got to the heart of the character/person. Sheen was Clough-like as we knew him but that was all that he was. The role and the film added little to our understanding of Clough as a man.<br /><br />Be interesting to see how much Streep's performance adds to our understanding of Thatcher!Sam Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05696602364349746693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685634083080876125.post-25915571999847290582011-07-12T14:57:50.286+01:002011-07-12T14:57:50.286+01:00Interesting editorial!
I can't I've ever ...Interesting editorial!<br /><br />I can't I've ever give the matter much (if any thought), i've felt that if the performance, whether its an imitation or a completely fictional, was outstanding enough then it should receive whatever plaudits come its way. I doubt that Jesse Eisenberg's portrayal of Mark Zuckerberg was a dead on imitation but he served what the script and story required., the same with Colin Firth. <br /><br />I guess what I'm saying I wouldn't concentrate on the similarities between the actor and the real-life persona and just judge it on whether the performance was true to what the story required.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com