Jeremy Ordan
Major Contributor
Wow, when I mentioned that he comes off as a muscle bound moron who is actually very talented I had no idea that his writing credits were as numerous as they were... That's impressive.
The simple fact is that unless Sly accepts the fact that he is closer to the end of his life than the beginning and that people don't want to see him running around trying to save the world he is in trouble.
There are tons of examples of actors who as they have gotten older have accepted their age and accepted roles that are more suitable for them. Audiences become more engaged with them. One of the best examples I can think of is Jack Nicholson lately with that Diane Keaton movie (can't remember the name) as well as About Schmidt. These are roles that, while still starring, he has accepted that he is a dimished figure, yet he continues to reinvent himself in front of the audience.
I don't want to see Sly running around trying to save the world. That's not realistic and wont get me to buy a ticket. I loved him in Copland. The more he allows audiences to see his flaws the more appealing he becomes.
If you look specifically at the new generation of action heros they are all inherently flawed characters:
Spiderman - Dorky and consumed by guilt from the death of a father figure
Neo - Brainless
Xmen - Deal with prejudice (I dunno)
Catwoman - Forced to appear in that awful movie
Granted, these are poor examples, but even if you look at Arnold his Terminator and Predator characters were not accessable, just too one dimmensional. His True Lies character was multi-facetted and therefore more engaging.
Stallone in Rocky and Rabmo was more than one-dimmensional. Stallone in Judge Dredd, Demolition Man, Get Carter... nothing. Flat.
He needs to prove to audiences that he can engage them, that he is more than just that muscle bound moron.
I would love to see him as a father of a junkie or something like that. I would love to see him as a terrorist (a la Bruce Willis in The Jackyl). I would love to see him in a psycho thriller as a homocidal maniac (a la Kevin Spacey in Se7en).
I don't think there has been a part that has challenged him as an actor in a long time, maybe because he is type casted or maybe because those parts don't appeal to him. Either way, something has got to give with him.
I don't know how I didn't know that he was involved in Staying Alive, just look at the hair... That was his contribution.
(Wow: 999 posts, the next one had better be good)
The simple fact is that unless Sly accepts the fact that he is closer to the end of his life than the beginning and that people don't want to see him running around trying to save the world he is in trouble.
There are tons of examples of actors who as they have gotten older have accepted their age and accepted roles that are more suitable for them. Audiences become more engaged with them. One of the best examples I can think of is Jack Nicholson lately with that Diane Keaton movie (can't remember the name) as well as About Schmidt. These are roles that, while still starring, he has accepted that he is a dimished figure, yet he continues to reinvent himself in front of the audience.
I don't want to see Sly running around trying to save the world. That's not realistic and wont get me to buy a ticket. I loved him in Copland. The more he allows audiences to see his flaws the more appealing he becomes.
If you look specifically at the new generation of action heros they are all inherently flawed characters:
Spiderman - Dorky and consumed by guilt from the death of a father figure
Neo - Brainless
Xmen - Deal with prejudice (I dunno)
Catwoman - Forced to appear in that awful movie
Granted, these are poor examples, but even if you look at Arnold his Terminator and Predator characters were not accessable, just too one dimmensional. His True Lies character was multi-facetted and therefore more engaging.
Stallone in Rocky and Rabmo was more than one-dimmensional. Stallone in Judge Dredd, Demolition Man, Get Carter... nothing. Flat.
He needs to prove to audiences that he can engage them, that he is more than just that muscle bound moron.
I would love to see him as a father of a junkie or something like that. I would love to see him as a terrorist (a la Bruce Willis in The Jackyl). I would love to see him in a psycho thriller as a homocidal maniac (a la Kevin Spacey in Se7en).
I don't think there has been a part that has challenged him as an actor in a long time, maybe because he is type casted or maybe because those parts don't appeal to him. Either way, something has got to give with him.
I don't know how I didn't know that he was involved in Staying Alive, just look at the hair... That was his contribution.
(Wow: 999 posts, the next one had better be good)
