One of a class actor who didn't even care being considered the best. He was really and honestly concerned about injustice, hunger, climate change, ecc. and gave millions to charity. R.I.P Marlon you will always be unique and you will be always missed.
Again, I agreed with you. As Richard Burton in his diary states, "He is a genuinely good man...he is intelligent. He has depth. It's no accident that he is such a compelling actor. He puts on acts of course and pretends to be vaguer than he is. Very little misses him as I've noticed."
There will Only be One & Only One Marlon Brando! Brando was Timeless & HAD a Magic About Him! Gorgeous, Talented, Finger on the Pulse & Special in Every Sense of the Word! Only 1 Marlon Brando Ever!
He was a treasure. There was an almost primevil rawness and realness he gave to each character he portrayed. He would attach you to a character and leave his insides out for you to really get a good look and feel for. He was a master at his craft.
What's so fascinating about Brando's acting is that when you see him on screen you are shocked. You feel as if this guy is actually enacting to a reaction or a moment exactly the way you would in real life. And then he walks away from the spotlight which makes you furious. He is the biggest acting giant. All the other great actors Pacinos, Deniros, Nicholsons, Hoffmans and the new generation are like his sincere and obedient followers.
Marlon, would mock the all important role as an actor he was. Marlon looked at his job no more greater than a carpenter. He really put things in perspective he was truly a humble, sensitive, caring, humorous kind of guy that is still so fresh to hear today. I truly wish there were more people like him.
Mutiny On The Bounty, Marlon is the only one doing an English accent, everyone else sounds American. Guess they didn't get the memo. Marlon Brando, the icon of a century.
Brando was a force of nature: he had nothing more to prove after "Streetcar" & "Waterfront", and for that reason I will always forgive his cinematic indiscretions bordering on contempt for his art.
Brando and another hero of mine Orson Welles were two forces Hollywood couldnt tame. Can you imagine these two egos collaborating? What I get from early Brando is his search for truth; and what I get from the older narcissistic Brando (ie in "Tango") is his disappointment in finding or not finding it. His cinematic epilogue for me was in "Apocalypse Now": he rewote his dialogue & persuaded Coppola to focus the camera on Brando massaging his skull, symbolisng for me his inner & artistic torment
It's so strange because reading his autobiography "Songs My Mother Taught Me", it was revealed by him that acting was never a passion of his. It was just the only thing he found that he could do well enough to be paid for it. Very ironic!!!!!
Timeless means never out of date. Because of his acting genius, Brando was able to go inside of his roles and brought each of them vividly to life. Thus, his performance is timeless whether you would watch them 50 years ago or you watch them now. They remain real, truthful and convincing. Here is specifically referred to Brando's performance in the movies; not the movies themselves because some movies may not be as good as his performance.
"he was the greatest actor on film in the 20th century,there is no one that could come close to him ,really"-Yes so true this is a phrase especially the last part that needs to be repeated through generations so that the people making comparisons to today's actors.that goes for critics as well..there will never be another like and none has come close to this man .yet even after all this time
Also, people didn't realize he was a very serious actor until he realized movie was not art but dictated by market force. He must feel disappointed that those arty films (The Fugitive Kind, Burn!, Reflections in A Golden Eye) he acted in 60's were not well-received. Also, lesser actors became more esteemed because box office success while they didn't have his talent. This realization may have prompted his early retirement. A true talent was wasted in a movie-making business. It's too bad.
That's what doesnt make sense to me about the current brando comparisons of hardy and fassbender .They are saying that these two are the next brando.Which doesnt make any sense because brando wasn't compared to anyone he stood alone in his own class.It was his peers who were being compared to him i just think its dumb.Fassbender is good but hes just another face in the crowd he really doesnt stick out like a brando does .
Mickey Rourke really took what Marlon did and ran with it. He isn't a stage actor and that's a point against him and a point for Marlon. If you look at Michael Madsens style it's a pure school of Brando method. Ryan Gosling also seems to exhibit acting traits a la Brando. But Rourke is the closest.
" people didn't realize he was a very serious actor until he realized movie was not art but dictated by market force"He originally was going to go back to stage after first being in hollywood .He didn't like it i personally think all film is not art.Even the artsy ones ,i think thats why he became jaded he saw the matrix for what it was.I personally think he was too big for film whether studio or artsy there was nothing left that was challenging because he had conquered all.
"i remember one of his words of wisdom,you go to the movies and your sitting there with your popcorn and your looking up at the screen and.The trick is to get them to go :pause:"...Priceless just priceless only the workings of a genius could pull that off.Marlon brando for you
Brando was definitely "a little" crazy, but very passionate and as honest as maybe it is possible for a human being to be honest. he also had a love-hate relationship with film, ... mostly hate, in fact. a very complex man. he despised all the pretense he saw and tried to escape.
That Zen approach is so thoroughly studied through out his practice with music, movement and everything else in life. There is no mystery about Zen! It is learning how to perceive.
All the actors before Marlon were either wooden, unemotional, stoic, or they over-acted and weren't believable. Marlon showed how to act truthfully. It does bother me, though, when they go off script. I think it's rather selfish on their part to dismiss the written art of someone else. It should be recognized as a convergence of art (the director, the camera man, the lighting people, the scene artist, make up artist, sound people, editor, etc...) Some scripts are so well written, you would think that it's all improvised, like "The Big Lebowski". But the actors all said every word of that was scripted. I think Marlon did like some writers, but guys like Robert Downey Jr., that dude hates every script he's ever been given, and he makes up his own lines.
True you know its funny because people only focus on the bad .When you look at what he contributed overall.Those indiscretions are just peanuts their not important.If a lesser talent had acted up i think he/she wouldnt be as well recieved.Marlon knew he was the best he knew his value and his worth which is what hollywood usually takes from a star.He wasn't going to compromise with that he had something they desperately wanted.Most actors just are willing to give everything they have not him.
Brando is the greatest actor because of his unmatched acting range. From 1950-60 he played a paraplegic in THE MEN, Stanley Kowalski in A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, a Mexican revolutionary in VIVA ZAPATA, Mark Anthony, a Hell's Angel. Terry Malloy in ON THE WATERFRONT, Napoleon in DESIREE, sang and danced in GUYS AND DOLLS, Japanese man in TEAHOUSE OF THE AUGUST MOON, a contrite nazi in YOUNG LIONS then directed ONE EYED JACKS.
Brando could be difficult but there was also a method to his madness. He knew that a director could easily butcher his performance in the editing room. So why put himself through it when it probably wasn't going to end up in the final cut anyway? Much easier & more practical just to indicate. But with the directors he respected (Kazan, Lumet, Bertoluchi, Coppola), he trusted them & was therefore willing to put himself through the ringer that giving a great performance requires.
"Theres a timeless quality to marlon brando's work " could anyone elaborate exactly what makes brandos work timeless? I'm not doubting what hes saying .I'm just curious as to what he meant by it .He didnt elabortae too much on it
You are spot on. The only actor who I think is equal to Brando is Depardieu who seems to be going the same gastronomic way as MB with a healthy dose of self parody.
I couldnt agree more with you .In your opinion what do you think about all these brando comparisons being made today.To such actors like michael fassbender and tom hardy ?
Dennis Hopper over his long Hollywood career was a conscientiously artistically ambitious, professional actor--starting in stage Shakespearean roles. He played a pothead hippy in Easy Rider, a role. Brando on the set likely did not want to be distracted by him.
He interpreted that speech exactly right Brutus is talking to the people its not supposed to be over the top Brutus speech is a master class from Shakespeare in rhetoric the art of persuasion. Great performance by a great actor the only modern movie actor that comes close today is Johnny Depp :)
What do you mean his dissapointment in not finding it ? i think he gave a great performance in tango .You think he was tormented and thats what made him great ?
The performances it looked to me like he was indicating w/o any inner life were Moritori, Don Juan De Marco, The Chase, the Score, Guys and Dolls. Sayonara is interesting cause I think that performance was more indicative of the course acting would take rather than Streetcar or Waterfront. In Sayonara, he has a relaxed naturalism I don't see in his previous performances. And yet I don't think it has the depth of character he achieved in earlier performances (also indicative of modern acting).
it's true what your saying ..i read about a week ago that some british critics have given this actor called Tom hardy the title of being the next brando ..what do you think? does he come close?i personally dont think that anyone today has come close to being compared to brando ..what are your thoughts?
What does the guy at the begining of this documentary mean when he says that marlon brando "Had a tremendous grasp for getting into the human pschye ?" How does one go about achieving that ?
" It's no accident that he is such a compelling actor. He puts on acts of course and pretends to be vaguer than he is. Very little misses him as I've noticed."" WHat is meant by this ?
4:55-5:05 the its more a zen approach the guy nails it on the head..brando was more into the essense of the art of acting ..which is rooted in spirituality ..study up on eleonora duse she did the same thing ..brando was soo ahead of his even now actors are still trying to catch up.but can't and wont .acting is a spiritual almost religious not in the catholic christian conventional way ..this is what is missing from acting spirituality actors today just play themselves
I agree i feel that the generations after brando lowered the bar he had originally set .Then came "the list "really brought the standard down even more because you never had that during brandos time.You literally had to be best of the best to survive.Now most people just plateau when they hit A list status...Eternal why do you think that so many people in the film industry today .Look at movie making as artistic? i know there are art house low budget films .But even those are driven by market.
He's not the only actor too feel that way i think alot of actors probably feel that way .i think with brando he was just more open with it.Directors i think for the most part don't consider the actor as much.I think in film as and actor you got to cover your own behind .That's all he was doing i think the only people who found him difficult were the ones who don't fully respect the actors craft.In what performances did brando just indicate ?
..Why do you think brando was one of the few who actually got it ? While the rest truly believe what they are doing to be artful ? Part of what stuck out the most about brando to me.Was the fact that the guy wasn't afraid to go down his own path.He wasn't like most other ,brando went against the grain .While at the sametime playing the hollywood game.I see actors now who are just so proer even the really good ones.They lack that rebellious free spirit that brando had.
Fine actors both, Fassbenders understated presence especially impresses me; but when I watch early Brando part of my enjoyment is imagining what it his impact must have been considering he was like no other screen actor before him. For me he is the template for De Niro, Pacino and the current crop- and I am sure I am not saying anything new.
@Panbaccha how would you dedcribe this special breed of actor? rite now actors like michael fassbender and tom hardy are being compared to brando.you think theres any remote comparison?
i think also, stanely kowalski was a character, people may have initionally thought that was kind of him. ie his sexiness, and animal type personality, when he may not be like that. but however, maybe thats how well he played the character, and characters, yuu think its him,.
what do you mean by ?: Economical in his performances and critical of materialism/consumerism" ....." Encyclopedic knowledge of human behavior and emotions yet without empathy for others"
Oh i understand its funny you bring up the english posturing of acting because.That's still going on and it seems like things have gone back to that time .Take and actor like michael fassbender who has been compared to marlon brando.In some case people say he is the new brando including director steve mcqueen.Yet michael is a very technical actor the kind that inhabited the stage and hollywood at some point in the past. Brando destroyed actors like that making the comparison irrelevent.
This is so out of context. At his youth immediately after WWII, he did help an Jewish organization to raise fund for Israel independence. The organization later on may become more extreme, which has nothing to do with Brando's involvement.
MacDonald hits it right on the head. Brando is actually speaking to the crowd, not making a great speech. Julius Caesar is a really good play. But Mankiewicz film of the play has some real problems with it. First, the casting of Caesar, I mean what was he thinking. Second, Mason is not up to Brando and Gielgud. Finally, Mankiewicz never could shoot action or spectacle e.g. Cleopatra. Its a shame since its the last big American production of the play on film.
You tried to frame MB in two extremes, which is form of explaining things. But what you stated is generalization which may not withstand further scrutiny. For example, how you know he didn't have empathy for others, considering his dedication to American Indian causes? He was addictive to food, more a form of illness than choice. At his prime when his libido was high, he had all the women in the world throwing themselves to him, it must be hard to turn them down (was this womanizer?).
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One of a class actor who didn't even care being considered the best. He was really and honestly concerned about injustice, hunger, climate change, ecc. and gave millions to charity. R.I.P Marlon you will always be unique and you will be always missed.
Again, I agreed with you. As Richard Burton in his diary states, "He is a genuinely good man...he is intelligent. He has depth. It's no accident that he is such a compelling actor. He puts on acts of course and pretends to be vaguer than he is. Very little misses him as I've noticed."
There will Only be One & Only One Marlon Brando! Brando was Timeless & HAD a Magic About Him! Gorgeous, Talented, Finger on the Pulse & Special in Every Sense of the Word! Only 1 Marlon Brando Ever!
He was a treasure. There was an almost primevil rawness and realness he gave to each character he portrayed. He would attach you to a character and leave his insides out for you to really get a good look and feel for. He was a master at his craft.
What's so fascinating about Brando's acting is that when you see him on screen you are shocked. You feel as if this guy is actually enacting to a reaction or a moment exactly the way you would in real life. And then he walks away from the spotlight which makes you furious. He is the biggest acting giant. All the other great actors Pacinos, Deniros, Nicholsons, Hoffmans and the new generation are like his sincere and obedient followers.
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Marlon, would mock the all important role as an actor he was. Marlon looked at his job no more greater than a carpenter. He really put things in perspective he was truly a humble, sensitive, caring, humorous kind of guy that is still so fresh to hear today. I truly wish there were more people like him.
Mutiny On The Bounty, Marlon is the only one doing an English accent, everyone else sounds American. Guess they didn't get the memo. Marlon Brando, the icon of a century.
Just about everyone in the lead cast was British.
Hmm. There were no Americans on Mutiny.
Brando was a force of nature: he had nothing more to prove after "Streetcar" & "Waterfront", and for that reason I will always forgive his cinematic indiscretions bordering on contempt for his art.
I am older now. And I still love Marlon Brando.
Brando and another hero of mine Orson Welles were two forces Hollywood couldnt tame. Can you imagine these two egos collaborating? What I get from early Brando is his search for truth; and what I get from the older narcissistic Brando (ie in "Tango") is his disappointment in finding or not finding it. His cinematic epilogue for me was in "Apocalypse Now": he rewote his dialogue & persuaded Coppola to focus the camera on Brando massaging his skull, symbolisng for me his inner & artistic torment
Totally true. Every role he played and became that role. An incredible talent. An unforgettable icon. Hope he will live in ages.
It's so strange because reading his autobiography "Songs My Mother Taught Me", it was revealed by him that acting was never a passion of his. It was just the only thing he found that he could do well enough to be paid for it. Very ironic!!!!!
Timeless means never out of date. Because of his acting genius, Brando was able to go inside of his roles and brought each of them vividly to life. Thus, his performance is timeless whether you would watch them 50 years ago or you watch them now. They remain real, truthful and convincing. Here is specifically referred to Brando's performance in the movies; not the movies themselves because some movies may not be as good as his performance.
"he was the greatest actor on film in the 20th century,there is no one that could come close to him ,really"-Yes so true this is a phrase especially the last part that needs to be repeated through generations so that the people making comparisons to today's actors.that goes for critics as well..there will never be another like and none has come close to this man .yet even after all this time
Also, people didn't realize he was a very serious actor until he realized movie was not art but dictated by market force. He must feel disappointed that those arty films (The Fugitive Kind, Burn!, Reflections in A Golden Eye) he acted in 60's were not well-received. Also, lesser actors became more esteemed because box office success while they didn't have his talent. This realization may have prompted his early retirement. A true talent was wasted in a movie-making business. It's too bad.
Burn and Golden Eye were very good films. Actually Tango is the 1 I didn't enjoy. Neither fugitive.
That's what doesnt make sense to me about the current brando comparisons of hardy and fassbender .They are saying that these two are the next brando.Which doesnt make any sense because brando wasn't compared to anyone he stood alone in his own class.It was his peers who were being compared to him i just think its dumb.Fassbender is good but hes just another face in the crowd he really doesnt stick out like a brando does .
JAY OH Fassbender is not in his league.not even close
Mickey Rourke really took what Marlon did and ran with it. He isn't a stage actor and that's a point against him and a point for Marlon. If you look at Michael Madsens style it's a pure school of Brando method. Ryan Gosling also seems to exhibit acting traits a la Brando. But Rourke is the closest.
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" people didn't realize he was a very serious actor until he realized movie was not art but dictated by market force"He originally was going to go back to stage after first being in hollywood .He didn't like it i personally think all film is not art.Even the artsy ones ,i think thats why he became jaded he saw the matrix for what it was.I personally think he was too big for film whether studio or artsy there was nothing left that was challenging because he had conquered all.
"i remember one of his words of wisdom,you go to the movies and your sitting there with your popcorn and your looking up at the screen and.The trick is to get them to go :pause:"...Priceless just priceless only the workings of a genius could pull that off.Marlon brando for you
That's why I don't eat popcorn in the movies. I want to feel the full impact of the art in front of me.
@@stregalilith exactly
A great man, missed by many.
Brando was definitely "a little" crazy, but very passionate and as honest as maybe it is possible for a human being to be honest. he also had a love-hate relationship with film, ... mostly hate, in fact. a very complex man. he despised all the pretense he saw and tried to escape.
when i was sixteen i loved marlon brando,he is a genius.
That Zen approach is so thoroughly studied through out his practice with music, movement and everything else in life. There is no mystery about Zen! It is learning how to perceive.
thank u 4 dis documentry
This is the full version? There is no more?
Thanks for sharing!
All the actors before Marlon were either wooden, unemotional, stoic, or they over-acted and weren't believable. Marlon showed how to act truthfully. It does bother me, though, when they go off script. I think it's rather selfish on their part to dismiss the written art of someone else. It should be recognized as a convergence of art (the director, the camera man, the lighting people, the scene artist, make up artist, sound people, editor, etc...) Some scripts are so well written, you would think that it's all improvised, like "The Big Lebowski". But the actors all said every word of that was scripted. I think Marlon did like some writers, but guys like Robert Downey Jr., that dude hates every script he's ever been given, and he makes up his own lines.
True you know its funny because people only focus on the bad .When you look at what he contributed overall.Those indiscretions are just peanuts their not important.If a lesser talent had acted up i think he/she wouldnt be as well recieved.Marlon knew he was the best he knew his value and his worth which is what hollywood usually takes from a star.He wasn't going to compromise with that he had something they desperately wanted.Most actors just are willing to give everything they have not him.
Brando is the greatest actor because of his unmatched acting range. From 1950-60 he played a paraplegic in THE MEN, Stanley Kowalski in A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, a Mexican revolutionary in VIVA ZAPATA, Mark Anthony, a Hell's Angel. Terry Malloy in ON THE WATERFRONT, Napoleon in DESIREE, sang and danced in GUYS AND DOLLS, Japanese man in TEAHOUSE OF THE AUGUST MOON, a contrite nazi in YOUNG LIONS then directed ONE EYED JACKS.
Larry and Dennis legends in there own right
Brando could be difficult but there was also a method to his madness. He knew that a director could easily butcher his performance in the editing room. So why put himself through it when it probably wasn't going to end up in the final cut anyway? Much easier & more practical just to indicate. But with the directors he respected (Kazan, Lumet, Bertoluchi, Coppola), he trusted them & was therefore willing to put himself through the ringer that giving a great performance requires.
He would have played De niro's part in "Silver Playbook Lining" excellent!
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so he met her in he movie munity on the bnounty!
Best actor since John Barrymore (Drew Barrymore's grandfather).
"Theres a timeless quality to marlon brando's work " could anyone elaborate exactly what makes brandos work timeless? I'm not doubting what hes saying .I'm just curious as to what he meant by it .He didnt elabortae too much on it
You are spot on. The only actor who I think is equal to Brando is Depardieu who seems to be going the same gastronomic way as MB with a healthy dose of self parody.
itgetseasierlessitry the only actor in his league was Olivier
great, thank you
I couldnt agree more with you .In your opinion what do you think about all these brando comparisons being made today.To such actors like michael fassbender and tom hardy ?
As a Soldier, I laughed, his reply to about being an officer "It's a debatable point" LOL, a true gentlemen. ;)
Dennis Hopper over his long Hollywood career was a conscientiously artistically ambitious, professional actor--starting in stage Shakespearean roles. He played a pothead hippy in Easy Rider, a role. Brando on the set likely did not want to be distracted by him.
He interpreted that speech exactly right Brutus is talking to the people its not supposed to be over the top Brutus speech is a master class from Shakespeare in rhetoric the art of persuasion. Great performance by a great actor the only modern movie actor that comes close today is Johnny Depp :)
basically, ALWAYS FRESH & RELATABLE to an audience of any era. =)
i was suprised at how good brando was in this movie..
What do you mean his dissapointment in not finding it ? i think he gave a great performance in tango .You think he was tormented and thats what made him great ?
The performances it looked to me like he was indicating w/o any inner life were Moritori, Don Juan De Marco, The Chase, the Score, Guys and Dolls. Sayonara is interesting cause I think that performance was more indicative of the course acting would take rather than Streetcar or Waterfront. In Sayonara, he has a relaxed naturalism I don't see in his previous performances. And yet I don't think it has the depth of character he achieved in earlier performances (also indicative of modern acting).
it's true what your saying ..i read about a week ago that some british critics have given this actor called Tom hardy the title of being the next brando ..what do you think? does he come close?i personally dont think that anyone today has come close to being compared to brando ..what are your thoughts?
What does the guy at the begining of this documentary mean when he says that marlon brando "Had a tremendous grasp for getting into the human pschye ?" How does one go about achieving that ?
" It's no accident that he is such a compelling actor. He puts on acts of course and pretends to be vaguer than he is. Very little misses him as I've noticed."" WHat is meant by this ?
Interesting. I had never heard that before. I wonder how well documented those accusations are. ???
4:55-5:05 the its more a zen approach the guy nails it on the head..brando was more into the essense of the art of acting ..which is rooted in spirituality ..study up on eleonora duse she did the same thing ..brando was soo ahead of his even now actors are still trying to catch up.but can't and wont .acting is a spiritual almost religious not in the catholic christian conventional way ..this is what is missing from acting spirituality actors today just play themselves
I agree i feel that the generations after brando lowered the bar he had originally set .Then came "the list "really brought the standard down even more because you never had that during brandos time.You literally had to be best of the best to survive.Now most people just plateau when they hit A list status...Eternal why do you think that so many people in the film industry today .Look at movie making as artistic? i know there are art house low budget films .But even those are driven by market.
He's not the only actor too feel that way i think alot of actors probably feel that way .i think with brando he was just more open with it.Directors i think for the most part don't consider the actor as much.I think in film as and actor you got to cover your own behind .That's all he was doing i think the only people who found him difficult were the ones who don't fully respect the actors craft.In what performances did brando just indicate ?
..Why do you think brando was one of the few who actually got it ? While the rest truly believe what they are doing to be artful ? Part of what stuck out the most about brando to me.Was the fact that the guy wasn't afraid to go down his own path.He wasn't like most other ,brando went against the grain .While at the sametime playing the hollywood game.I see actors now who are just so proer even the really good ones.They lack that rebellious free spirit that brando had.
Marlon Brando the goat
"sensual raw behavior without cursing, and an internal implosion against societal acceptance." What do you mean by this ?
Fine actors both, Fassbenders understated presence especially impresses me; but when I watch early Brando part of my enjoyment is imagining what it his impact must have been considering he was like no other screen actor before him. For me he is the template for De Niro, Pacino and the current crop- and I am sure I am not saying anything new.
@Panbaccha how would you dedcribe this special breed of actor? rite now actors like michael fassbender and tom hardy are being compared to brando.you think theres any remote comparison?
He was Romantic soul who had to pretend he was more basic than he was on screen. Because of the limitations of other commercial sellers
He was also a NUT in real life!! A real fucking nut but most genius's are! #Eccentric!!
Leo who ?
"marlon didn't want me on the set while he was on the set" ...yeah thats because you were a doped up hippy
Charles Laughton is my favorite actor.
I hate when they pad interviews by picking moments in the movie that seem to reiterate what the interviewee just said. Very irritating.
Out of all the comments here, yours consistently make the most sense and have the most objective appraisals. Therefore I agree with all of them
oh ok gotcha thanks for your help.
Brandon is king. Leo is next.
i think also, stanely kowalski was a character, people may have initionally thought that was kind of him. ie his sexiness, and animal type personality, when he may not be like that. but however, maybe thats how well he played the character, and characters, yuu think its him,.
The best
what do you mean by ?: Economical in his performances and critical of materialism/consumerism" ....." Encyclopedic knowledge of human behavior and emotions yet without empathy for others"
Hi, I have just re-read my comment- please be my guest in describing it as pretentious hogwash. I do talk shite sometimes.
I agree. 100 %
@zazapk9 Indeed a great movie! I have the dvd, but not this release that you got! Brando was a genius and he acted like one.
It's not "like" poetry ... Shakespeare wrote poetry.
Oh i understand its funny you bring up the english posturing of acting because.That's still going on and it seems like things have gone back to that time .Take and actor like michael fassbender who has been compared to marlon brando.In some case people say he is the new brando including director steve mcqueen.Yet michael is a very technical actor the kind that inhabited the stage and hollywood at some point in the past. Brando destroyed actors like that making the comparison irrelevent.
This is so out of context. At his youth immediately after WWII, he did help an Jewish organization to raise fund for Israel independence. The organization later on may become more extreme, which has nothing to do with Brando's involvement.
MacDonald hits it right on the head. Brando is actually speaking to the crowd, not making a great speech.
Julius Caesar is a really good play. But Mankiewicz film of the play has some real problems with it. First, the casting of Caesar, I mean what was he thinking. Second, Mason is not up to Brando and Gielgud. Finally, Mankiewicz never could shoot action or spectacle e.g. Cleopatra. Its a shame since its the last big American production of the play on film.
You tried to frame MB in two extremes, which is form of explaining things. But what you stated is generalization which may not withstand further scrutiny. For example, how you know he didn't have empathy for others, considering his dedication to American Indian causes? He was addictive to food, more a form of illness than choice. At his prime when his libido was high, he had all the women in the world throwing themselves to him, it must be hard to turn them down (was this womanizer?).
and dennis hopper
Yup
still out of context.
@Panbaccha even people being compared to brando are playing out there celebrity?
Fascinating Thankyou. zazapk9
The Formula terrible performance