Introduced now to the astonishing John Lone by (me!) ~topps
utterly astonishing. the lion dance share of my attention went to charlie.. mesmerized by every scene; scene after scene after scene -the body language; lack of language; facial expression; vocal expression.. interaction with others; interaction with what his character would find novel.. the way charlie processed contact with unfamiliar objects; places; environments... people..
how did he do that? hope he won best actor oscar! every acting school should be using this performance as the example of a masterpiece.. can't get better.. could not be improved upon; perfect!
and the entire cast was quality; the story itself; quality; the cinematography/direction/editing/soundtrack; everything was quality for its time; seen in context.
and when you watch a movie which was released in April of 1984, from the vantage point of April 2024
well, you can see all the time stamps; how much more movie-makers have at their fingertips today, that was unimaginable in 1984 and anytime before
but its a truth about humans that remains true no matter what era: this instinct/need/desire to share a story and humans continue to use whatever is available to them at the given time to make manifest..
so, to see what was available to these movie makers at the time.. the graphics; the attire/costumes/uniforms/clothes -hairstyles.. settings.. special effects.. whatever cameras/technology..
what might this movie look like if it was made today?!? but, i cant imagine, in my wildest imagination, and i do have a pretty solidly wild imagination
that any actor; from any generation; back or forth
could even come close to the astonishing performance of john lone as charlie. if we isolate just his performance -there is no time stamp- when it comes to the level of acting
his master level craft!
he is absolutely... convincing and
mesmerizing as a neanderthal discovered by scientists after being cryogenically suspended for 40,000 years
the opportunities for 'charlie' to be a caricature of... million to one
and so, in my humble opinion, john lone is one in a million and i'm giving him my imaginary oscar for best actor in iceman, 1984 movie
then of course, i had to research and learn more..
and, next rainy day, we will be watching the last emperor
"selah!" what a blessing to be audience to the greats in any field..
Philippians 4:8
Thank You Jesus, amen
posted by SANDRA HARRISON KAY @ 9:38 AM
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