Brando's impact was seismic, not just personally, but on the entire

Posted by tinear (A) on March 30, 2011 at 12:35:39

In Reply to: RE: The Brando autobio is very, very good. nt posted by patrickU on March 30, 2011 at 01:16:20:

profession of film acting. And more. His performance in "A Streetcar Named Desire" electrified audiences of the time and created a very different standard for the theater, as well.
And his roles transcended art--- as did Elvis--- and became a critical part of a generation's mythology, as did the Beatles, a bit later.
The Men, The Wild One, Viva Zapata, On the Waterfront, Mutiny on the Bounty, The Ugly American, Burn, The Chase, One-eyed Jacks, Last Tango in Paris, Apocalypse Now, The Godfather--- I don't know how anyone could say they didn't like him. Unlike, say, a Bogart or Olivier, Brando was a different person in his roles. He did it all, from serious, brainy films to blockbusters--- and did them better than any other actor. Western, period, war, social commentary: he excelled in all of them. He worked with several of the greatest directors of his day, Kazan, Coppola, and Bertolucci, but it is unfortunate he didn't take his craft seriously enough to seek out more of these luminaries with whom to interact.
Still, the width and breadth of his legacy makes negative criticism rather impossible: it is condemning a major part of film history!

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Topic - Farley Granger, Hitchcock's stranger on a train, dies aged 85-- - patrickU 08:19:52 03/29/11 (13)

For a change, try posting about someone alive... :( - Victor Khomenko 16:28:14 03/29/11 (1)

RE: Hear- Hear- Hear The good new! Farley Granger just resuscitated! - patrickU 01:12:25 03/30/11 (0)

I thought he was quite good in Rope nt - DFaulds 10:13:22 03/29/11 (3)

RE: I thought he was quite good in Rope nt - patrickU 10:24:09 03/29/11 (2)

Not a great film, but it included some excellent acting... - DFaulds 10:33:16 03/29/11 (1)

RE: Not a great film, but it included some excellent acting... - patrickU 11:35:34 03/29/11 (0)

His early work was very good; I've thumbed through the autobio and it indeed is very good. As soon as I - tinear 09:43:42 03/29/11 (6)

RE: His early work was very good; I've thumbed through the autobio and it indeed is very good. As soon as I - patrickU 09:45:40 03/29/11 (5)

The Brando autobio is very, very good. nt - tinear 14:22:42 03/29/11 (4)

RE: The Brando autobio is very, very good. nt - patrickU 01:16:20 03/30/11 (3)

Brando's impact was seismic, not just personally, but on the entire - tinear 12:35:39 03/30/11 (2)

RE: Brando's impact was seismic, not just personally, but on the entire - patrickU 00:41:48 03/31/11 (1)

Don't call me.... nt - tinear 07:46:14 03/31/11 (0)

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Brando's impact was seismic, not just personally, but on the entire - tinear 12:35:39 03/30/11 (2)

RE: Brando's impact was seismic, not just personally, but on the entire - patrickU 00:41:48 03/31/11 (1)

Don't call me.... nt - tinear 07:46:14 03/31/11 (0)

Brando's impact was seismic, not just personally, but on the entire

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