She so thoroughly inhabits the characters she plays, I don't see her, I see Ree. I see Tiffany and Katniss. Then this woman Jennifer Lawrence does interviews and talks about them. She's phenomenal.
I know the guy who’s the army recruiter. He was actually in the army at this time. My husband was his platoon sgt and I was great friends with him and his wife. He has a heart of gold. We were all stationed at Ft. Hood at the time but he was from Kansas. I miss him a lot. His name is Russell.
@@ryansharp779my husband was his platoon sgt at Ft. Hood. Was really good friends with him and his then wife. They deployed a few times together. Miss seeing Russell. He has a heart of gold. Haven’t seen him in years
@@nerthus4685 I remember the first time I saw this- I thought that guy seemed to have an odd delivery, but it was naturalistic as hell. He really stood out, but not in a bad way. You're right- I don't think an actual actor would have nailed that armed forces vibe quite so well.
This scene made me cry somehow. There's just something in Jen's eyes, I don't know. She is bloody talented. Haven't watched the full movie yet but I think it's gonna be great.
My husband was his platoon Sgt in the army and we were all super great friends. He is a super good dude. He wasn’t a recruiter at the time he did this movie, he had a different job in the army but went on to be a recruiter. I miss those days with all of us at Ft. Hood Texas. Him and my husband were deployed a few times together while in 1st Cav unit. Miss seeing him. His name is Russell
I felt he wasn't an actor, but a real recruiter because his peaceful way to speak so inspired..then i read that he was actually a sergent...great scene..magnificent
He was actually in the Army. My husband was his platoon sgt. we were all great friends. At the time he wasn’t a recruiter yet, but eventually got stationed elsewhere and became a recruiter. Super good dude. I remember when he did this part in the movie and we all waited for it to come out so we could watch him. Me, him, my husband and his then wife were best of friends.
+burpie I know right. Whoever this actor is, he did a hell of a job with this performance in under 3 minutes. His calm, patient tone of voice.. his attentive, empathetic expressions.. are perfect for this army recruiter who sees this teenager at the end of her rope and considerately, respectfully gives her an alternative.
Surprisingly he's not a professional actor. He's Army Sergeant Russell Schalk of the 1st Calvary Division. Perhaps he should quit his day job and become an actor ;)
I believe that this scene was actually improvised between Lawrence and a real military recruiter, to keep the realism of the recruiter's responses. I'm sure that he was told that she has to go away without accepting, but the manner in which it was done was improvised. I'm using the IMDb trivia page as my source - and that page doesn't list its own source, so I can't verify it. Cool bit of trivia if it is true, though.
This scene just stinks of "product placement" (Read: propaganda), which would mean that A) Yes, it's probably a real army recruiter and B) He and his bosses were really careful not to actually show all of the predatory tactics recruiters actually use IRL
Perfect. The tension... and their demeanours play off each other perfectly. This is such beautiful scene - so much is conveyed outside of just the words spoken. Bravo actors. Bravo.
In alot of ways, Ree was already a soldier through and through in the movie. The fact that she didn't even give up after all that happened to her, physically and mentally, speaks volumes for her personality overall. #StrongFemaleCharacters
Most people join the army because they love their country, Ree wanted to join because she knew it could help her family and to me that’s what makes her more noble as a character
This movie shows the difference between a natural-acting strong female character and the current trend of "strong female characters" in roles where they do everything better than any male.
My husband was his platoon Sgt when he did this scene. He’s a great guy. He wasn’t a recruiter at the time but went on to be one. He’s a super good guy and was a great friend. He really was so genuine and super funny. He would do impersonations and act out skits to make us laugh while we all hung out having BBQs and such. Still hear from him from time to time
I just want to clear a few things up, you don't get 40 grand immediately for signing up. It is called the GI Bill and you get it after you have fulfilled your contract, which realistically will be at several years in the future, and provided that you were not dishonorably discharged. Furthermore, the money is only for specific purposes, one being college tuition, you cannot use it for whatever you want. I encourage anyone considering joining the military to do as much research as you can before signing the contract. Don't be fooled by sweet deals on paper with a lot of strings attached. It's a life changing decision, and unless this is what you really want to do, don't sign up. If you've already signed up, then HOOAH! Welcome to the family :)
+MrMrsJr and the 40k goes toward college, their not going to just give it to you. (while some contracts do guarantee a nice bonus, upon completion of certain training... i.e. Navy Nuclear Engineers)
+MrMrsJr The signing bonus is paid to the service member's checking account via direct deposit that all members must maintain, typically upon completion job training or in installments. The enlistment contract specifies. But it is a gross generalization to try and say anything like what they do in the movie, or like what you said above, because the background and service record of each specific enlistee varies. One servicemember who elects the bonus may not be eligible for the GI Bill (this happened to me), because of the complicated nature of their record, and the general rule that military will try to screw everyone they can. The character--the recruiter---in this film--doesn't exist. stay away from the military? yeah right. what fuckin' recruiter says that. wish I'd met that one.
I got 40 thousand in a government check of which i netted 27k in 2008 for joining as reservist in the SeaBees. I had to go to Iraq but in fact they do give you 40k sometimes.
holy shit. I guess so. well, it's uncommon enough that I never knew anyone paid that much in the Army. I got 5k for a four year contract as a medic. before I got out I was offered 15k to re-up, but I'd have to do SIX more years not four AND I'd have to change MOS to UAV operator. pass. I heard Special Forces could get huge sums for re-upping which would make sense given how much the Army spent on their training. need trumps all. Navy must have needed SeaBees.
They did need reservist Seabees. Its a specialist thing in that you really need to know what you are doing as say, an electrician as I was and reservists generally do the trade as a living not as some short term military thing. Being a bad electrician means you die in short order working live stuff or you burn the camp down later not knowing your trade. I am glad to now I got trained super fit warrior money just keeping the power on.
Man , it's weird to think at the time this was being filmed was when I was enlisting in the army. The fall of 2011 , when I got back from the 'Stan is when I saw this on Netflix first.
the sad thing is that recruiters meet people like her all the time. its absolutely sad and if I were a recruiter, it would be very hard mentally since I'd have to say no to a few potential service members that may have had the slightest error in their packet so MEPs said no. Recruiters go through a lot and they deserve respect.
He was actually in the army and went on to retire out of the army. My husband and him served together and we were all super good friends. He was super funny and very animated and could do some funny impersonations. I miss those days at Ft. Hood. Still keep in touch with him from time to time
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the emblem and the flag on the left side of the screen a Marine Corp. emblem and flag? Just curious, it caught my eye right at the beginning.
+ryan schissler Yeah I was wondering why the EAG (Eagle, Anchor, Globe) of the Marine Corps is everywhere and she's clearly talking to an Army recruiter.
+ryan schissler Many recruiting stations are now shared by farious branches of sevice. The brochures on the table are Army and this may have been filmed in one of the recruiting offices and the recruiter may have been actual Army.
great scene , the setting and recruiter are set so well that I wonder if this was filmed in an actual recruiting center. if the writers were ambitious they could write a sequel based on ree coming back from her first deployment. better yet the sequel cud have scene where Ree is playing my childhood was more f,d up than your childhood.
He was in the army at the time but wasn’t a recruiter yet at that time. He served with my husband and we were all great friends. His name is Russell. He went on to retire out of the army. Super good guy and hella funny. He was always so animated he could have been an actor. Miss him dearly and our time at Ft. Hood. Still hear from him from time to time
Thought most of the acting in this movie was pretty lousy, the Army recruiter being the exception.Now someone's comment here says he's not an actor? Well he's the best actor in the movie, so I guess professional actors must be really lousy at acting compared to the average person on the street.
Or you aren't quite as good at judging acting as you think. This Army guy isn't an actor and it looks so natural because he doesn't have to act - this is the exact same thing he'd do in a real recruitment office. This is the exact same way he'd act if Ree was a real person, and there just happened to be cameras filming their conversation.
She so thoroughly inhabits the characters she plays, I don't see her, I see Ree. I see Tiffany and Katniss. Then this woman Jennifer Lawrence does interviews and talks about them. She's phenomenal.
This was the most pleasant encounter she had the whole movie
I love how he tells her it takes backbone to stay home with her siblings. No disrespect or making her feel bad for coming in.
I know the guy who’s the army recruiter. He was actually in the army at this time. My husband was his platoon sgt and I was great friends with him and his wife. He has a heart of gold. We were all stationed at Ft. Hood at the time but he was from Kansas. I miss him a lot. His name is Russell.
He's not an actor, he's a real military recruiter.
He was in my unit
Heard that happened a lot in the movie, the production team just got some locals to play in alot of the parts, extras and some main characters
You can tell. I don't think an actor could have nailed the vibe.
@@ryansharp779my husband was his platoon sgt at Ft. Hood. Was really good friends with him and his then wife. They deployed a few times together. Miss seeing Russell. He has a heart of gold. Haven’t seen him in years
@@nerthus4685 I remember the first time I saw this- I thought that guy seemed to have an odd delivery, but it was naturalistic as hell. He really stood out, but not in a bad way. You're right- I don't think an actual actor would have nailed that armed forces vibe quite so well.
Not seen the movie, but this scene is really compelling. The acting's so natural.
Wow! Just 2 minutes 30 seconds and I'm blown away.
+Vanessa R Exactly.
1 of the Best movies ever made...and J.L. MADE it that way.
How come so many comments on these about people not having seen this? It's a travesty. One of the top 5 films of the decade I think.
Well, he is a real actual Army Recruiter.
Powerful movie.
Definitely one of Jennifer Lawrence's better movies.
Lawrence is AMAZING. I was skeptical at first, but am really learning to appreciate her talent. wow
IKR
This scene made me cry somehow. There's just something in Jen's eyes, I don't know. She is bloody talented. Haven't watched the full movie yet but I think it's gonna be great.
Aw he was so nice.
My husband was his platoon Sgt in the army and we were all super great friends. He is a super good dude. He wasn’t a recruiter at the time he did this movie, he had a different job in the army but went on to be a recruiter. I miss those days with all of us at Ft. Hood Texas. Him and my husband were deployed a few times together while in 1st Cav unit. Miss seeing him. His name is Russell
I felt he wasn't an actor, but a real recruiter because his peaceful way to speak so inspired..then i read that he was actually a sergent...great scene..magnificent
He was actually in the Army. My husband was his platoon sgt. we were all great friends. At the time he wasn’t a recruiter yet, but eventually got stationed elsewhere and became a recruiter. Super good dude. I remember when he did this part in the movie and we all waited for it to come out so we could watch him. Me, him, my husband and his then wife were best of friends.
Jennifer Lawrence is amazing in this, but the army recruiter is AMAZING in this.
+burpie I know right. Whoever this actor is, he did a hell of a job with this performance in under 3 minutes. His calm, patient tone of voice.. his attentive, empathetic expressions.. are perfect for this army recruiter who sees this teenager at the end of her rope and considerately, respectfully gives her an alternative.
Mitchell Murray I saw comments saying he was a real recruiter. And I can 100% believe it because that's how good he was!
Surprisingly he's not a professional actor. He's Army Sergeant Russell Schalk of the 1st Calvary Division. Perhaps he should quit his day job and become an actor ;)
He was a real recruiter, I saw it in the credits or somewhere. Great scene
He was a platoon sergeant in one of my units. Fantastic NCO
Jen says more with her face than most actors say with their voice.
i don't remember much from this
movie but I remember how genuine the army
recruiter seemed
Too bad most military recruiters don't behave ethically like this young man.
I believe that this scene was actually improvised between Lawrence and a real military recruiter, to keep the realism of the recruiter's responses. I'm sure that he was told that she has to go away without accepting, but the manner in which it was done was improvised. I'm using the IMDb trivia page as my source - and that page doesn't list its own source, so I can't verify it. Cool bit of trivia if it is true, though.
TheWickedWizardOfOz1 nice, thats rly cool
Not sure if it was improvised but the man playing the recruiter is an actual army recruiter I read.
This scene just stinks of "product placement" (Read: propaganda), which would mean that A) Yes, it's probably a real army recruiter and B) He and his bosses were really careful not to actually show all of the predatory tactics recruiters actually use IRL
Yes he was a real recruiter, I served with him at fort Riley for a little while. He’s a SFC now
Perfect. The tension... and their demeanours play off each other perfectly. This is such beautiful scene - so much is conveyed outside of just the words spoken. Bravo actors. Bravo.
Some could say 11 Bravo…get it….
In alot of ways, Ree was already a soldier through and through in the movie. The fact that she didn't even give up after all that happened to her, physically and mentally, speaks volumes for her personality overall. #StrongFemaleCharacters
She is a warrior, not a soldier.
Martin Andersson Isn't she? Was her objective not to help save her family from losing their house? She is a soldier through and through.
Or a warrior.
Warriors live to fight. Soldiers fight to live.
This recruiter was brilliantly acted, if he was acting at all. Guy sounds like a real recruiter.
He is.
Great dialogue and naturalistic acting. Jennifer is talented and hot to boot.
This is the movie that should have won her the Oscar.
Agreed - I think this is her best performance. Other than this - i think she's overrated. Silver Linings was mediocre at best
no I disagree Silver Linings was an Oscar worthy performance but it should have been her second not her first Oscar.
Silver Linings is annoyingly overrated.
mtoh Why , no shootouts ?!
Calvin George Pretentious.
Wish I would have had that guy as my recruiter.
+heathallen Lol, I was thinking the same thing. Most recruiters will jump right down your throat and hound you non stop.
Most people join the army because they love their country, Ree wanted to join because she knew it could help her family and to me that’s what makes her more noble as a character
this part of the movie was filmed in the rotc room at my school.
This movie shows the difference between a natural-acting strong female character and the current trend of "strong female characters" in roles where they do everything better than any male.
the soldier is a really natural actor
That's because he's a recruiter xd
My husband was his platoon Sgt when he did this scene. He’s a great guy. He wasn’t a recruiter at the time but went on to be one. He’s a super good guy and was a great friend. He really was so genuine and super funny. He would do impersonations and act out skits to make us laugh while we all hung out having BBQs and such. Still hear from him from time to time
I just want to clear a few things up, you don't get 40 grand immediately for signing up. It is called the GI Bill and you get it after you have fulfilled your contract, which realistically will be at several years in the future, and provided that you were not dishonorably discharged. Furthermore, the money is only for specific purposes, one being college tuition, you cannot use it for whatever you want.
I encourage anyone considering joining the military to do as much research as you can before signing the contract. Don't be fooled by sweet deals on paper with a lot of strings attached. It's a life changing decision, and unless this is what you really want to do, don't sign up.
If you've already signed up, then HOOAH! Welcome to the family :)
+MrMrsJr and the 40k goes toward college, their not going to just give it to you. (while some contracts do guarantee a nice bonus, upon completion of certain training... i.e. Navy Nuclear Engineers)
+MrMrsJr The signing bonus is paid to the service member's checking account via direct deposit that all members must maintain, typically upon completion job training or in installments. The enlistment contract specifies. But it is a gross generalization to try and say anything like what they do in the movie, or like what you said above, because the background and service record of each specific enlistee varies. One servicemember who elects the bonus may not be eligible for the GI Bill (this happened to me), because of the complicated nature of their record, and the general rule that military will try to screw everyone they can.
The character--the recruiter---in this film--doesn't exist. stay away from the military? yeah right. what fuckin' recruiter says that. wish I'd met that one.
I got 40 thousand in a government check of which i netted 27k in 2008 for joining as reservist in the SeaBees. I had to go to Iraq but in fact they do give you 40k sometimes.
holy shit. I guess so. well, it's uncommon enough that I never knew anyone paid that much in the Army. I got 5k for a four year contract as a medic. before I got out I was offered 15k to re-up, but I'd have to do SIX more years not four AND I'd have to change MOS to UAV operator. pass. I heard Special Forces could get huge sums for re-upping which would make sense given how much the Army spent on their training. need trumps all. Navy must have needed SeaBees.
They did need reservist Seabees. Its a specialist thing in that you really need to know what you are doing as say, an electrician as I was and reservists generally do the trade as a living not as some short term military thing. Being a bad electrician means you die in short order working live stuff or you burn the camp down later not knowing your trade. I am glad to now I got trained super fit warrior money just keeping the power on.
Exactly. Pay attention to what he's saying here too. "Because it's not just about the money." & " US 17 is still a minor." Excellent points here.
Nicely done!
Man , it's weird to think at the time this was being filmed was when I was enlisting in the army. The fall of 2011 , when I got back from the 'Stan is when I saw this on Netflix first.
A recruiter that actually talked her out of joining, and for all the right reasons.
the sad thing is that recruiters meet people like her all the time. its absolutely sad and if I were a recruiter, it would be very hard mentally since I'd have to say no to a few potential service members that may have had the slightest error in their packet so MEPs said no. Recruiters go through a lot and they deserve respect.
A conversation that Army recruiters in rural areas probably have multiple times a day
This movie really exposed me to the poverty in the Ozarks
If this character had enlisted, I could see Jennifer Lawrence's character in Causeway as the a future iteration.
"Don't do it just for the money"
the recruiter was SPOT ON i herd the exact same thing
This movie is good
That guy has a bright future as an actor
He was actually in the army and went on to retire out of the army. My husband and him served together and we were all super good friends. He was super funny and very animated and could do some funny impersonations. I miss those days at Ft. Hood. Still keep in touch with him from time to time
a lot of military have family with them on deployment, on base sometimes resembles suburbia.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the emblem and the flag on the left side of the screen a Marine Corp. emblem and flag? Just curious, it caught my eye right at the beginning.
+ryan schissler Yeah I was wondering why the EAG (Eagle, Anchor, Globe) of the Marine Corps is everywhere and she's clearly talking to an Army recruiter.
+ryan schissler Many recruiting stations are now shared by farious branches of sevice. The brochures on the table are Army and this may have been filmed in one of the recruiting offices and the recruiter may have been actual Army.
Never seen someone say Eagle, Anchor, globe lmao.
Joniarty
Same here. Don't know how someone would get the EGA wrong.
Oorah
great scene , the setting and recruiter are set so well that I wonder if this was filmed in an actual recruiting center. if the writers were ambitious they could write a sequel based on ree coming back from her first deployment. better yet the sequel cud have scene where Ree is playing my childhood was more f,d up than your childhood.
According to the notes for the movie, the Sergeant was an actual Army recruiter who got the part. Brilliant casting!
You can tell it's a real soldier/recruiter. Spot on.
she never joined
He was in the army at the time but wasn’t a recruiter yet at that time. He served with my husband and we were all great friends. His name is Russell. He went on to retire out of the army. Super good guy and hella funny. He was always so animated he could have been an actor. Miss him dearly and our time at Ft. Hood. Still hear from him from time to time
That's so frustrating!
She would have said 18 and they would never have found it.
I gotta pass the ASVAB test to join the US army.
Did you pass????
@@almohvn33 no I did not I failed for 3 right and 38 wrong.
When Jennifer Lawrence is still Jennifer Lawrence... so funny she won in silver linings lol
Jerrold Donato lol it’s obvious you dont have an eye for people who can portray the character well.
Thought most of the acting in this movie was pretty lousy, the Army recruiter being the exception.Now someone's comment here says he's not an actor? Well he's the best actor in the movie, so I guess professional actors must be really lousy at acting compared to the average person on the street.
Or you aren't quite as good at judging acting as you think. This Army guy isn't an actor and it looks so natural because he doesn't have to act - this is the exact same thing he'd do in a real recruitment office. This is the exact same way he'd act if Ree was a real person, and there just happened to be cameras filming their conversation.
darkphoenix2 shut it
terrible movie