It's been pointed out before that female actors seem to get a lot of accolades for their acting talent when they 'uglify' themselves for a role. Remember all the hoopla about Charlize Theron and Halle Berry looking less than polished? Suddenly they became "brave" and "dedicated" and "compelling" when they look like they've been dragged backwards over gravel.
That bothers me. I almost mentioned this point in my last post. It isn't as if Halle Berry or Charlize Theron only possess talent when they don't look attractive.
No but critics in Hollywood will give accolades when an actress moves outside of her comfort zone and is willing to tackle a role where she is perceived differently than how she was first marketed.
I don't know. There have been recent films where George Clooney fattened up and it made news about how good he was in those roles. Then there's the Benjamin Buttoning of Brad Pitt. Maybe it happens more often to actresses, but it seems to happen to actors plenty. Particularly to good looking actors, but also it seems to bad looking ones (like Zach Galafianakis or Jonah Hill) who almost always have to start out in comedy to "make it".
George Clooney has never been one to shy away from the microphone, but politics are usually his forte. In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, the "Descendants" star took to sexism in the movie industry with as much zeal, saying it's nearly impossible for women to lead in blockbusters these days, and that it's only gotten worse in the last few decades.
Clooney told EW, "There's this strange thing that's happened over the last 25 or 30 years where there's this decision being made that women aren't able to carry the box office ... It's much harder to get a film with a woman lead made. When a man hits 40 is when roles just begin to happen. And for women it doesn't happen. I find that to be a very concerning issue."
Since you brought up how male comedians who are not attractive must take comedic roles, where are the unattractive comedic female leads?
even comedian chicks are generally expected to be hot.
It's been pointed out before that female actors seem to get a lot of accolades for their acting talent when they 'uglify' themselves for a role. Remember all the hoopla about Charlize Theron and Halle Berry looking less than polished? Suddenly they became "brave" and "dedicated" and "compelling" when they look like they've been dragged backwards over gravel.
Since you brought up how male comedians who are not attractive must take comedic roles, where are the unattractive comedic female leads?
I believe both those actors were respected before they got fat for a role. Brad Pitt got a Golden Globe and an Academy Award nomination in 1995 for 12 Monkeys. Clooney has been nominated for and won so many awards, there's too many to list. Pointing out that occasionally an attractive male actor presents himself as unattractive on screen sort of misses the point I made, doesn't it? Especially since Clooney plays lead roles even though he's over the age of 50.
Clooney himself spoke out about it.
Since you brought up how male comedians who are not attractive must take comedic roles, where are the unattractive comedic female leads?