Bradley Cooper was nominated for Best Leading Actor in Silver Linings Playbook. The role he played that allowed him to get the nomination was as a mental person that was obsessed in getting back together with his ex-wife.
Mental people tend to not see their insanity. Something that they see as normal can actually be something that is completely insane to a sane person. After eight years of being in the mental institution, Pat (Bradley Cooper) is taken out by his mother and brought home. His reality is that his ex-wife is still in love with him and all he has to do is prove to her that he is better. He expects for his ex-wife to take him back. the actual reality is that she has moved out and isn't even considering getting back together with him.
At the first look, one cant tell that Pat is supposed to be crazy. The way one can tell is by the way Bradley portrays Pat. His acting allowed this because when he speaks the insane things Pat says, he says them in a sway that you can see that that is his reality and he isn't just trying to pass off as being crazy. When people think of an insane character, they imagine exaggerated smiles, wide eyes, and jittery, well at least I do, and i feel that it would take great dedication to portray an insane person without these stereotypes. I believe Bradley should win as Best Leading Actor because he makes a fine line between Pat's world, and the real world.
I looooooove Bradley Cooper. I also looooooove Jennifer Lawrence. Those two made the movie worthwhile. Their chemistry on screen is just phenomenal. As much as I would have loved to write about Cooper as well, I decided not to, since Lawrence will be the apple of my eye on the next blog. Either way, Cooper was amazing in Silver Linings.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with you when you said that many people view those that are insane as persons with wide eyes and creepy smiles. In the movie, Cooper's character was a bit off-balanced, yet he did not merge into any of these sterotypes, just like you said. Instead, he manages to give a realistic portrayal of his character without making him seem silly. It gave the movie a more realistic vibe rather than something from a horror film and such a task is not often easy.
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