In Reply to: Don't mean to be unfair....... posted by afilado on December 17, 2009 at 12:14:35:
teen actors, can one?
So, a discussion of "young" actors would center on work in the twenties, early thirties. I merely pointed out that the Danes did lots of good stuff in their twenties.
As for moving goal posts, you're being really unfair. You misread my original post which was "YOUNG ACTORS." For the sake of discussion, I soldiered on. You completely ignore my points about leading vs. quirky character actors, which is central. You want to compare Dellahunt or Kenner to.... Kaas or Thomsen? Get serious, really. Look at the résumés. Third-billing vs. top billing.
And my larger point is the juvenalization of American films. It is geared to teenagers and the lead actors that have come up during this time all look.... teen-agey. Cutesie. Downey's grin. Pitt's wide-as-a-canyon smile and dimples.
No cutesie in Denmark (or Iran, French, Italian, Korean, et al) films.
You like cutesie, don't be bashful.
I don't.
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Follow Ups
- Age: well, one cannot speak meaningfully of - tinear 12:55:27 12/17/09 (6)
- Wrong on so many of your own .... - afilado 14:13:30 12/17/09 (5)
- I spelled out "cutesie" by defining their elements in two American actors, - tinear 14:58:48 12/17/09 (4)
- Disappointing performance, Tin - afilado 15:30:53 12/17/09 (3)
- Afilado, I think we need to co-counsel. - tinear 16:33:51 12/17/09 (2)
- LOL! Legal or psychological? nt. - afilado 19:12:45 12/17/09 (1)
- Social. It's been "the thing" here in Eugene for ages. Usually, it's counter-culture - tinear 19:33:04 12/17/09 (0)