Wednesday, 24 November 2010

Masterclass

Here is a masterclass in nuanced screen acting, showing how much can be achieved with the merest hint or fleeting shadow of an expression. On the big screen, less is indeed more.
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7 comments:

  1. Uncle Dick Madeley24 November 2010 at 11:14

    Oh, this has really cheered me up today. Thanks Nige. It helps that I've never liked Cage. He only seems interested in playing Nicholas Cage. I can never see the attraction.

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  2. Mark24 November 2010 at 13:05

    Yes, they say the Bundesbank likes to show this clip to finance ministers from Greece, Ireland, Portugal, etc. After that, they sign up for some swingeing "bail out" without a murmur.

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  3. Brit24 November 2010 at 14:02

    I particularly like his rendition of the ABC. Might play that to Brit Jnr for educational purposes.

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  4. mahlerman24 November 2010 at 14:52

    Like Uncle Stan, I fail to quite get this clown - but to borrow Schumann's remark about Chopin, 'Hats off gentlemen, a genius'. If he can persuade producers to enrich his bank account to the tune of £26 million (earnings last year), and repay them with 'acting' like that, he has my total respect

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  5. Gareth Williams24 November 2010 at 18:35

    This schtick used to be fresh and quirky (Vampire's Kiss, Wild at Heart) but it became formulaic and ultimately objectionable on the way to his earning millions of dollars.

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  6. KateNZ24 November 2010 at 21:57

    I can't decide whether this clip is proof of some strange kind of brilliance on Nic Cage's part or just his utter ridiculousness - or both. All I know conclusively is that it makes me laugh my head off...

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  7. Nige25 November 2010 at 10:31

    Yes me too - it's just so brilliantly edited, like a piece of (rather hideous) music.

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