Post by sgev1977 on Mar 26, 2022 17:23:33 GMT
I wish these kind of articles included his best/probably less famous performances. They mention Patrick Melrose (by the way, not an “eccentric genius” like they claim. Probably the writer hasn’t even watched it) but it’s only about his movie work,
I like the description of his Julian Assange as a “charismatic cult leader” It was indeed a great performance and the last scene with him talking directly to the camera is hypnotic. You indeed doesn’t know exactly if he is some kind of hero/martyr or a fanatic. It would be interesting comparing it with, for example, Dominic Cummings. You know, a character in the other side of the political spectrum. Assange is charismatic and a leader and it’s, as played by BC, pure passion and sincere(?) idealism meanwhile Cummings is a strategist, someone in the shadows who actually moves the strings. He is more cold and contained but both characters at certain point have their moment of pure madness and full ambiguity (Did Cummings really believed he was hearing the voice of the people on the street or, you know, he is just a madman?) Of course, both productions are about very controversial issues and it’s very difficult that people watch them objectively! Successful or not, they were better daring choices.
I like the description of his Julian Assange as a “charismatic cult leader” It was indeed a great performance and the last scene with him talking directly to the camera is hypnotic. You indeed doesn’t know exactly if he is some kind of hero/martyr or a fanatic. It would be interesting comparing it with, for example, Dominic Cummings. You know, a character in the other side of the political spectrum. Assange is charismatic and a leader and it’s, as played by BC, pure passion and sincere(?) idealism meanwhile Cummings is a strategist, someone in the shadows who actually moves the strings. He is more cold and contained but both characters at certain point have their moment of pure madness and full ambiguity (Did Cummings really believed he was hearing the voice of the people on the street or, you know, he is just a madman?) Of course, both productions are about very controversial issues and it’s very difficult that people watch them objectively! Successful or not, they were better daring choices.
