Brando Was Putting Everyone On
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elwyn1932 — 18 years ago(July 12, 2007 10:48 PM)
Brando would be the first one to tell you he's no genius. He hated people saying that about his craft. Yes, Brando was self-indulgent but he was no fool. And yes, Brando got cynical but who's wouldn't in that profession, but he always had that subversive, playful, mocking and highly astute intelligence. Director Arthur Penn said that wants his actors to give him "their anarchy" and noone did that better than Brando. Penn loved Brando and found him thrilling to work with. By the way some of the "fans" who do believe that Brando was a genius to name a few are Lawrence Olivier, Elia Kazan, Karl Malden, John Turturro, Johnny Depp, Stella Adler, James Cann, Jack Nicholson, Jane Fonda, Bernardo Bertolucci, Gillo Pontecorvo. If you don't like Brando, than fine, but don't let your ignorance rule over.
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lukejbarnett — 5 years ago(January 10, 2021 10:57 AM)
what about lee strasberg? by the way you can't learn what brando had. his instincts, skills, talents, and way of getting into character and inhabiting a character is not learnable from any acting school or class.
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Bob_Zerunkel — 17 years ago(September 19, 2008 04:05 PM)
One person who was not a fan of Brando was Arthur Penn. Penn found Brando "thrilling" in the same way that petulant teenage rebellion could be found thrilling. In truth, Penn would have replaced Brando if he could. He had a slew of fine actors on this film, but he also had Brando. Brando almost destroyed the film.
Brando had a pattern of uncooperative behavior. Penn tried to direct Brando, but Brando refused. Personally, I would have liked to have seen this movie done professionally.
It's not just that Brando was hard to work with. Brando refused to take direction at all. He would blow his lines. They would have a retake. He would blow them again on purpose. Eventually, Penn gave in and let the old fool do whatever he wanted.
That was Brando.
If your idea of a fine actor is somebody who does whatever he wants, then Brando was tops. But if you believe that acting takes skill, then thousands of actors tower over Brando.
In short, I, and millions of others, believe that Brando's popularity is due to his personality, rather than his acting skills. When you hired him, you hired him to act as Brando. Brando was a minor thug in real life, and essentially, always played a thug of one kind or another. That is the real Brando that you see on the screen. It just isn't acting. -
Bob_Zerunkel — 14 years ago(January 21, 2012 12:26 PM)
Geeze, fella. I've seen people fight tooth and nail and then "talk fondly" of each other.
I remember when my next-door neighbor was out on the porch screaming that he loved his wife.
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Bob_Zerunkel — 14 years ago(March 10, 2012 03:43 PM)
Look, buddy, I love the Three Stooges movies, and I would choose them over Brando every time. That doesn't mean that I think they are great actors. I just like their movies.
You like Brando. Great.
But why defend his acting if you believe that "even when he phones it in, or beep around, it's something to talk about"? That's not a sign that you like his acting. You just like his personality. -
brucedgo — 12 years ago(September 26, 2013 09:25 PM)
That's not a sign that you like his acting. You just like his personality.
What an odd thing to say. I for one don't know anything about his personality. Never met him. I loved his acting in this film.
and the rocks it pummels.- James Berardinelli
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lukejbarnett — 5 years ago(January 10, 2021 11:05 AM)
skill has nothing to do with one of the things brando does and that's the genius. he is the characters he plays. you don't always need to use skill to act. it can be instinctive. you don't have to follow "rules" or procedures when acting in a movie.
you're wrong, actors who use skill better than brando have never existed.
you have a very limited capacity and experience in watching movies and acting.
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