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Salazar Slytherin
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 Posted: February 3, 2008 6:02 pm Post subject: Gary Oldman Appreciation Thread |
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Gary Oldman is amongst the true actors of our day. Since I first watched him in Dracula, I was a fan. He plays diverse roles, and is never a "just play myself and phone it in" type of actor... unfortunately we have too many unseasoned actors who, no matter how many films they star in, will keep that unseasoned energy from either lack of effort or lack of genuine talent.
I felt that his skills in conveying emotion, depth, and character worth, made OotP all that more watchable. In a movie with actors that aren't so superb, he really shined as Sirius Black... a character that you are forced to relate to as a human, because his performance was SO human.
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He really is an incredible actor, although I'm pretty sure the only movie I've ever actually seen him in is HP.
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He's a brilliant actor!! He is definitely one of my favourites, he is just so amazing!
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Salazar Slytherin
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Found that on Google.
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^ He looks so different in that picture!
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Salazar Slytherin
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He went through a drastic transformation (in appearance, but most of all behavior) to become Sirius. If you didn't know any better, you might mistake them for two different people. That's the mark of a proficient actor.
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^ I agree. I get annoyed when actors play the same basic character over and over again and are called "good actor." How good can they be when all they've done is played the same character in every movie. And the kicker is, the character they are playing, is really just them playing themsselves. Truly good actors, like Gary Oldman, really become the characters and embrace that. If you sit there through the whole movie and are distracted by where you have seen the actor before, theen the actor isn't doing a very good job.
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