base talk Method acting: cringe or a compromise to greatness?

[shyboi]

I've noticed that only TALENTED actors incorporate method acting, or at least talk about it publicly. You never see mids like John Cena or Amy Schumer method acting. 

 

 

Is method acting straight up cringe or a compromise to achieve greatness? 

 

 

 

[Achilles.]

It’s stupid and awful, and these days it is mostly used by male actors who want an excuse to behave badly. 

[izebize]

It's bullshit that you don't do if you can actually act

[illia]

Cringe

If, in order to do your best acting, you have to recreate the circumstances that your character is in almost exactly and you can never break character, you're a bad actor 

[burninredhot]

It's an old and tired method for Oscar bait

[Miley Cyrus]

For the most part it's cringe  

[Marry The Gods]

It's cute when Gaga does it because we know she's a nerdy theater kid and she doesn't take herself TOO seriously. It is cringe for actors like Jared Leto who use the role as an excuse to behave like an unhinged *******. 

[vale9001]

What Salma Hayek face is saying 

 

[Kevin Parker]

None. It's just another way to perfect your craft, like any other way. This conversation is dumb.

 

20 minutes ago, illia said:

Cringe

If, in order to do your best acting, you have to recreate the circumstances that your character is in almost exactly and you can never break character, you're a bad actor 

So when a singer is rehearsing 24/7 and singing all the time or going fully silent in order to protect the vocal chords etc etc they're bad singers? Lol

[Zaram]

We have this thread like every two months

[shyboi]

5 minutes ago, Kevin Parker said:

None. It's just another way to perfect your craft, like any other way. This conversation is dumb.

 

So when a singer is rehearsing 24/7 and singing all the time or going fully silent in order to protect the vocal chords etc etc they're bad singers? Lol

 

no conversations is "dumb" if you think somehow this is beneath you, just keep scrolling luv. 

[Revolution]

Stanislavski’s system is great. But this kind of pretentious staying-in-character all the time is not (and has nothing to do with his Method).

[єѕℓαм]

I personally love it & enjoy watching it both on and off screen 

 

[Richie.Valdez]

If you can’t turn the switch off the moment the director says “Cut!” then maybe you can’t really act. 

[shyboi]

56 minutes ago, Zaram said:

We have this thread like every two months

 

and i will make it again next month, howbowdah 

[Zaram]

Just now, shyboi said:

 

and i will make it again next month, howbowdah 

I'm perched for it

[CoolNebraskaGuy]

Artistry/Artistic expression is almost always perceived as cringe in popular culture unless it has been tailored to your wallet or your aesthetic sensibilities. Method acting is seen as pretentious nonsense by many everyday people, but at the same time it often produces pretty spectacular results. 

 

Examples of method acting done well:

Marlon Brando - Every role

Meryl Streep - Devil Wears Prada

Heath Ledger - Batman The Dark Knight

Natalie Portman - The Black Swan

Robert DeNiro - Taxi Driver

Christian Bale - Every role

 

You might not like the process, but the results can be legendary. Guess it's better to not know how the sausage is made for some people

 

 

[shyboi]

2 minutes ago, CoolNebraskaGuy said:

Artistry/Artistic expression is almost always perceived as cringe in popular culture unless it has been tailored to your wallet or your aesthetic sensibilities. Method acting is seen as pretentious nonsense by many everyday people, but at the same time it often produces pretty spectacular results. 

 

Examples of method acting done well:

Marlon Brando - Every role

Meryl Streep - Devil Wears Prada

Heath Ledger - Batman The Dark Knight

Natalie Portman - The Black Swan

Robert DeNiro - Taxi Driver

Christian Bale - Every role

 

You might not like the process, but the results can be legendary. Guess it's better to not know how the sausage is made for some people

 

 

funny thing is that those actors you mention weren't making a big deal out of it like Austin Buttler, for them it was just that, part of the process, not a promo strategy. 

 

[SleepingTigers]

Depends on the role 

[CoolNebraskaGuy]

Just now, shyboi said:

funny thing is that those actors you mention weren't making a big deal out of it like Austin Buttler, for them it was just that, part of the process, not a promo strategy. 

 

For sure. People really milk the snot out of method acting sometimes, especially when campaigning during awards season.

 

Like, Austin Butler's performance as Elvis really didn't merit ignoring his family for years

 

I love Gaga but her interview alongside Selma Hayek for HoG was so hard to watch

[shyboi]

4 minutes ago, CoolNebraskaGuy said:

For sure. People really milk the snot out of method acting sometimes, especially when campaigning during awards season.

 

Like, Austin Butler's performance as Elvis really didn't merit ignoring his family for years

 

 

 

exactly! basically saying he activated "method acting mode" at 25% is a bit much 

[GentleEarthquake]

I don't get it, if you have to go through such a process to succeed as an actor, are you even good at acting on itself?

[CoolNebraskaGuy]

20 minutes ago, shyboi said:

 

exactly! basically saying he activated "method acting mode" at 25% is a bit much 

He really wants that Oscar! 

 

He could still get it though, that man is extremely sexy (when he's not channeling the spirit of Elvis)

Edited February 24 by CoolNebraskaGuy

[CoolNebraskaGuy]

8 minutes ago, GentleEarthquake said:

I don't get it, if you have to go through such a process to succeed as an actor, are you even good at acting on itself?

Ask Marlon Brando or Robert DeNiro

[DanyelP23]

It's okay as long as the actor in question doesn't make the life of those around them difficult.

It's also okay to lie about it during campaign season to boost your chances for a win/nom.

Otherwise, no.