Artist: writes poetry for a few years then kills girlfriend and then self
200 years later people: Oh, he was so passionate!
hypnicjerk@lemmy.world 2 days ago
there are some truly incredible works of art that would have been worse if not for the people in charge of them being abusers (see: crystle castles, stanley kubrick).
i don’t say this as a matter of defense or to claim “the ends justify the means”. just that if these people weren’t monstrous pieces of shit, their creations would be less raw and emotionally moving.
bizarroland@lemmy.world 2 days ago
defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
Counter point: David Lynch was famously very pleasant to work with according to the people who have worked with him, and he got some incredible performances throughout his career.
tmyakal@infosec.pub 2 days ago
I’m reminded of the supposed exchange between Dustin Hoffman and Laurence Olivier on the set of Marathon Man. Supposedly Hoffman stayed up for three days straight to get into the physical and emotional space of his character, and Olivier criticized the choice by saying, “My dear boy, why don’t you just try acting?”
Actors are trained to deliver performances. Their job is to believably convey emotions. If the director can only get the performance he wants by abusing his cast, he’s a horrible communicator and has no business in the director’s chair.
Alternatively, if we believe actors need real experience and emotional depth to draw on for a performance, we should get rid of stunt doubles and special effects. How can I believe Hayden Christensen’s pain at the end of Revenge of the Sith if he actually still has all his limbs?