Silver Linings Playbook was also nominated for having Best Supporting Actress. Jacki Weaver is to thank for that nomination. Her role in the film is being the mother of a man who ended up in a mental institution as punishment after beating a man near death.
As a mother of a mentally ill person, it is natural to be protective of their son and only want what is best for him. After eight months in the mental institution Pat's mom brought him back home. He constantly speaks about getting back together with his wife who has a restraining order against him and wants nothing to do with him. As he does, it is painful for Pat's mother to hear him speak like that because she understands reality and cant find a way to make Pat understand that his wife, better said ex-wife, has moved on.
I truly feel that Jacki Weaver's performance has a great chance of receiving the award because she was able to portray a loving and caring mother quite well. The emotion she conveyed to Pat was genuine. She fit the character well.
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Friday, January 18, 2013
Best Supporting Actor
After watching a few trailers for each movie that was nominated for Best Supporting Actor, I decided to evaluate Robert De Niro's performance in Silver Linings Playbook, a film about a man named Pat, who has lost everything: his wife, his house and his job. His mother takes him out of the mental institution he was in for eight months and he is determined on getting back with his wife.
Robert De Niro plays the father of Pat. For being a nominee for best supporting actor, I was expecting to see a lot more of him than the film actually shows. His character wasn't one that stood out. I felt like his character was there to shadow Pat. when pat first arrives home with his parents, it is evident that him and his father hadn't sent much time together, but as the movie unravels, the audience can see the connection between father and son. pat is not the only one who has mental issues, his father cant seem to turn down a bet and he is highly superstitious. When Pat is with him, Pat gets to be the one who is sane since his father must have his handkerchief and remote controls placed in specific locations to assure that his team will win. Pat sees this and thinks his father is a bit crazy for believing that.
I don't think Robert De Niro will win Best Supporting Actor simply because of the role he played. He was there to neutralize his son's insanity and to provide irony between him and his son. This balance was effective in making Pat look even more crazy for noticing other's crazy ideas and not noticing his own, but he could have been shown more.
Robert De Niro plays the father of Pat. For being a nominee for best supporting actor, I was expecting to see a lot more of him than the film actually shows. His character wasn't one that stood out. I felt like his character was there to shadow Pat. when pat first arrives home with his parents, it is evident that him and his father hadn't sent much time together, but as the movie unravels, the audience can see the connection between father and son. pat is not the only one who has mental issues, his father cant seem to turn down a bet and he is highly superstitious. When Pat is with him, Pat gets to be the one who is sane since his father must have his handkerchief and remote controls placed in specific locations to assure that his team will win. Pat sees this and thinks his father is a bit crazy for believing that.
I don't think Robert De Niro will win Best Supporting Actor simply because of the role he played. He was there to neutralize his son's insanity and to provide irony between him and his son. This balance was effective in making Pat look even more crazy for noticing other's crazy ideas and not noticing his own, but he could have been shown more.
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