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you are Scotsmen Why is it that Moviestars get less and less important for the actual work they do but on the other hand Footballers like Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar or Mbappe get way more important than actual Football Clubs It's bascially the exact opposite
Alice Cooper once said, “I don’t like to mix politics and rock ‘n’ roll,” adding, “When musicians are telling people who to vote for, I think that’s an abuse of power. You’re telling your fans not to think for themselves, just to think like you. Rock ‘n’ roll is about freedom - and that’s not freedom.” I wish more people was like that
Too few people have actual principles, particularly the principle of being objective, fair, neutral, and professional. Many, many more simply have sides, and are being lulled into thinking that being emotional, narcissistic, manipulative, and power-mad are virtues. I even saw this in my own pre-Covid field of museum education... I took it as a given that you're SUPPOSED to be objective and neutral when teaching children, without imposing your own political views. That is disappearing. Now museums are SUPPOSED to be activist institutions.
Gene Simmons said "I think celebrities should basically shut their pie holes and just do what they do best - act, sing, tap dance, all that kind of stuff"
My question is why did people ever think an actor's opinion is better than or even equal to anyone else's? Because those are extremely emotional playing make believe.
Keanu gave $50k to our soup kitchen for the homeless and didn't ask for a single damned thing in return. He even helped to unload the trucks. He's just a guy who wanted to help and so he did.
@@Johnny.1994 Was he supposed to say, "no, I'm done being Neo. Cast someone else.". If you respond yes then, you haven't considered all of the possible circumstances. Anyways, I haven't seen it. I don't really care to. The original trilogy was masterful, mainly the first 2 imo, and that's all I needed.
I was never a big Elvis fan but he won my instant respect when I saw an old clip where someone asked him a political question and he answered "Ma'am, I'm just an entertainer". Bravo, Elvis.
Nowadays, celebrities are *expected* to give their views on political issues. If you don't, it is assumed that you're right-wing - which is not allowed - and the entertainment media will *hound* you until you cave. That's what happened to Taylor Swift, and now she's insufferable.
@@Emper0rH0rdeChris Pratt seems to be doing alright. I remember when Twitter Marxists tried to cancel him for being a registered Republican - didn't go anywhere. Chris Pratt does the sensible thing and keeps his personal life personal. He doesn't argue with Internet-poisoned morons. I respect that.
@@cecily3797 You're right, but I think you can admire an aspect of an artist's public persona without endorsing the questionable aspects of their private life.
True. I understand wanting your favourite celebrity to share your political viwes but people put way to much pressure on them to share it. If I was a public person I would simply not be on social media to avoid being called a racist because I didnt post a black square on instagram.
One of my favorite actors is Tom Hardy and yet I know little of his personal life or opinions. He was once asked about this and he said something to the effect of "my job is to portray characters and roles that are believable in films. It is difficult to be effective in this when half the audience thinks you are personally an asshole".
I love and respect him now more than ever. Good to know he is not corrupt unlike Hollywood elitists George Clooney, Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman (called for gender-neutral acting awards), Ron Perlman (dumb woke lunatic), Brian Cox (one of the many activists protesting the Canadian pipelines), Robert Downey Jr. (posted something woke on Instagram and then deleted it after hundreds of angry fans let him have it, also an activist who protested the Canadian pipelines), Gwyneth Paltrow, Paul Bettany, Clark Gregg (defended Brie Larson and called the angry Marvel fans trolls), Edward Norton (one of the many activists who protested the Canadian pipelines), Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson (one of the many activists who protested the Canadian pipelines), Samuel L. Jackson (defends Brie Larson’s idiotic woke ideology and the toxic things she says), Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Evans (broke off his friendship with Tom Brady just cause he was a Trump supporter, attacked Buzz Lightyear fans by calling people “idiots” who refused to take their kids who were under 13 to see Lightyear cause of the forced lesbian kiss), Sebastian Stan, Anne Hathaway (called abortion “mercy” on The View), Mark Ruffalo (one of the many activists who protested the Canadian pipelines and is just an overall liberal clown and big time idiot and hypocrite), Anthony Mackie, Elizabeth Olsen, Dave Bautista (one of the many SJWs who hate Kyle Rittenhouse and called him a white supremacist), Marisa Tomei (one of the many activists who protested the Canadian pipelines), Benedict Cumberbatch, Taika Waititi (one of the many activists who protested the Canadian pipelines, cast a black woman to blackwash Valkyrie, and the smug idiot who said “I’ll ruin your mythos in a minute”), Brie Larson, David Harbour, Simu Liu, Angelina Jolie (heavily defended the sexuality-swapping in Eternals), Kumail Nanjiani (smugly said “looks like we’re upsetting the right people” when referring to the forced DEI agenda in Eternals), Tatiana Maslany, Pete Davidson, John Cena, Dwayne Johnson, Jeffrey Wright, Sean Penn, Alec Baldwin, Robert De Niro, Seth Rogen, Seth Macfarlane, Leonardo DiCaprio (one of the many activists who protested the Canadian pipelines), Kathleen Kennedy, Stephen King, James Cameron (senile coot who hates testosterone), Quentin Tarantino, James Gunn (wrote Velma as a lesbian in the first live-action Scooby-Doo film before WB forced him to make her straight like she is supposed to be), Patty Jenkins (when she was wrote Wonder Woman 1984), Julianne Moore (abortion lover and one of the activists who protested the Canadian pipelines), Patricia Arquette, Debra Messing, Jane Fonda (one of the many activists who protested the Canadian pipelines and is an overall crazy woman), Bette Middler (one of the many SJWs who hate Kyle Rittenhouse), Mark Hamill (tweeted a confusing but nasty jab about Donald Trump’s 3-year-old daughter dressed up as a stormtrooper for Halloween), John Boyega (bashed Game of Thrones for not having enough black characters or any black characters), Ben Stiller (one of the many activists who protested the Canadian pipelines), Viola Davis, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, Amy Schumer, Alyssa Milano (dumbass SJW who hates Elon Musk), Jodie Sweeton, Shia LaBeouf, Emma Watson, Meghan Markle, Josh Gad (one of the many SJWs who hate Kyle Rittenhouse), Diedrich Bader (one of the many SJWs who hate Kyle Rittenhouse and called him a white supremacist for killing a BLM rioter in self-defense and out of fear), Peter Dinklage (disgusting political views and a big time simp for Rachel Zegler), Christian Bale (the Woke Knight who thinks too many white people are in charge of Hollywood), Robert Davi (first class hypocrite), David Cross, Jennifer Lopez, Kanye West, Arianna Grande, Joaquin Phoenix (big time activist and one of the many who protested the Canadian pipelines), Rooney Mara (one of the many activists who protested the Canadian pipelines), Shailene Woodley (one of the many activists who protested the Canadian pipelines), Amber Heard, Mindy Kaling, Halle Bailey, Rachel Zegler, Adele James, Jada Pinkett-Smith, and LeBron James (huge supporter of the BLM movement).
Yeah, I have nothing but love in my heart for Oliver Reed. He clearly struggled with his addiction, but was at least reaching for the higher meaning of life. And his performances show it
I mean to be fair, there have always been actors who preached political agendas, but generally they used to have an inkling of what they were talking about. But nowadays its all stunted homogenised rhetoric for whatever sounds good in a soundbite or a tweet. _sort of how this youtube comment sounds_
so well said Shadow Man or when the winners of the awards actually thanked their director, producer, cast and crew for making the film that won them the award in the 1st place instead of using it as a political agenda to spout politics and lectured that we all have to do better except them.
I love that I came across this video days after finding out that Jennifer Lawrence JUST said in an interview that she was the very first female lead in an action movie. The "out of touch" is STAGGERING. Even in their own industry...
She has never seen the Jane Bond movies made in Hong Kong in the late 1960s. Or dozens of other Asian films from that era which had female action leads.
They probably still do not realise this Robert, they should have remained out of reach until showtime, but hey they just can't help stroking their narcissistic egos. They need that appraisal hit. What's that old saying, familiarity breeds contempt.
I think the only ones that have some kind of "star" quality to them are Julia Roberts,Brad Pitt and maybe a handful of others that never bothered with SM or got attached to politics/social causes.Cant think of too many though
I hate to add something even more negative to this (honestly really insightful) take, but "Most of these people are complete fucking idiots, they're hallow, narcissistic, poorly educated, privileged, disconnected, impulsive, week minded, ignorant, and completely unqualified to give their opinions on most of the things they speak so loudly about" applies to all of us. I think a lot of celebrities aren't inherently worse than us, they're just unbearably human, and it ruins the mysticism that created celebrity in the first place, and the fact that they aren't better than us makes their privilege more glaringly obvious and painful. I think in the modern age there's a certain trauma that comes along with fame and constantly being in the public- although some of that is extended towards the average teenager now since we all have minor celebrity social media platforms and grow up increasingly exposed to the public, with the average person's privacy and space to be human and mess up increasingly violated. Not to mention, even experts are not experts on everything- a physicist isn't qualified to make statements on neuroscience, a politician isn't a psychologist that can perfectly assess people, all of us over share and most of us also exist within our own bubbles that are disconnected from others. It's interesting, sad, and also makes me feel for people.
I'm fine with them having a political opinion, in the end they are people but they should talk about it without it being affiliated with their films and they shouldn't delete or be deleted for that
“They’ve made their careers out of saying words written by other people. They’ve spent years surrounded by well-paid Yes Men that never challenge their opinions or call them out on their BS.” Perfectly said.
Danny Trejo, the actor who mostly in B-Movies and most famously playing as Machete is actually a chill and humble guy in real life. He's even having his own taco restaurant and during pandemic, he gives free tacos to homeless people and also for people who need more. He builds the taco restaurant because he loves to and just want to make people happy.
Wasn't Trejo in prison for 10+ for robbery or something like that before he became an actor? I guess that teaches a guy a lesson about people outside the Hollywood social bubble.
I love how we still have people like Keanu and Kurt Russell, but we never hear about them because they don’t feel the need to shout it to the whole world.
Is it a coincidence that they carry a reputation of being in entertaining movies? They do their charity behind closed doors and are selective with projects. What more could you ask for?
Keanu only assaults us with his awful movies. Somehow he gets a pass on that, but most of his movies are awful. Check out his filmography for a reminder. He's also extremely woke but is smart enough not to tweet.
"There are still some celebrities that seem to be good people." Cue four separate shots of Robin Williams because he was an international treasure that we all dearly miss and some of us still get teary eyed when we think about his death.
Oh blah blah. Literally every one who knows anything about Robin Williams knows about that. Newsflash, Mr. Negativity who just looks for reason crap on stuff other people love, no one cares what a man who had forty year career in the public eye did at the very beginning of it. Sorry about those comics, but unless he stole an entire routine, you can't claim he ruined anyone's career because he reused some jokes. If they were good comics, they could write new ones and if they were good comics, people would prefer they way they told them. Also, it was forty plus years ago. Please allow people to enjoy things without a need to tell them why they shouldn't. Your life will be much happier.
@@thecornerkid402 Sorry if you feel like telling the truth about someone, when someone else tries to make them a saint is "crapping on them". Must be tough to live your life like that, as someone who lives in their own (fake) reality, and then insults people for speaking the truth around them.
Christopher Lee was a proper gentleman. The extras on the set of BBC's _Ivanhoe_ were getting treated like dirt, even more than usual. Mr Lee spotted it, took the abusive puffed up little Assistant Director aside, and had a few quiet words. To this day, I never knew what he said to him, but you could actually _see_ the AD deflating like a scolded child, after that it was all "Please" and "thank you" from him.
I've seen it printed elsewhere that despite being a genuine Gentleman, one deserving of the capital G, that he could also bring himself up to his full height, puff out his chest, and look pretty scary 😱 I mean he was 6ft 5" and a horror movie actor! I'd imagine a hard stare and some quiet words from him would scare the pants of most normal people
He was also a trained military man. He was in the Royal Airforce as an Intelligence man during fucking WW2. He could absolutely back up any threats with that real, quiet power that comes from facing true challenges.
Unfortunately that is not what I see from modern social media users. They either adore like a god a celebrity or treat all of them like garbages. They rearly have a balance. Of course that reveals a lot about those who judge the celebrities and how unstable and uneducated they are themselves. They just have a big ego, a little mind and a keyboard at their disposal. But I see nobody complaining about how dangerous this contempt is as well.
On god. There’s definitely a place for actors in the world. But where the fuck is all the love and appreciation for the world’s best plumber? Where’s their fuckin trophy? Guess that’s harder to sell.
Now imagine is a plumber got royalties every time someone turned on the tap. Celebrities are only rich because for some reason society decided they should get royalties and not a one time payment for their work like everyone else.
@@akorn9943 >But where the fuck is all the love and appreciation for the world’s best plumber? Excuse me but I believe he's the mascot for one of the biggest entertainment companies in the world. :^)
Actors atleast those who actually do plays or movies which have some artistic value can be doing an important job. Too many of them have trouble staying in their lane. But of course plumbing is important. The odd thing is MSM tends to represent actors as if they were experts on everything from foriegn policy , crime and healthcare, to astronomy, social policy and climate.
There was a time long ago when producers didn’t want their stars to go on TV talk shows because it made them look too common, too real. It broke the illusion of a “movie star,” and that was bad for business.
Shortly after "The Matrix" came out, I commented to a friend that Mr. Reeves came across as a real person that you could casually have a beer with at a picnic. And that was well before Social Media became a thing. Same w/ Kurt Russell. Those are rare individuals indeed that I would give the shirt on my back to help out. But the rest of Hollywood can just "go away now."
at some point, somewhere, at some time, someone put it differently. They said something like "Actors are people who make their livings pretending to be someone else"
I have said this for years. After an actor being lauded for years for saying someone else's lines they have a desperate need to be lauded for their own lines. Since most of them are coddled, spoiled, egotistical, jackasses whose talent is pretending to be something they are not the only lines they have of their own are the same lines being parroted the most by those around them.
Well, an idiot wrote Imagine, sooo… You have to be a highly rarified type of out-of-touch, pampered lunatic to be as wealthy & privileged as they are, & participate in a clusterfuck of a video of a bunch of waterheads singing about the joys of communism. (I’m using the word “privileged” in its actual meaning, not the SJW sense where it’s a stock label used to insult anyone I don’t like (synonyms = boomer, [fill in whatever]phobe)).
I don't really buy into it, because Gervais is someone who will spend his entire stand-up waxing lyrical about his own genius, money and fame, talking about the size of his bathtub, the luxury hotels he stays in when he travels, or the celebrities he rubs shoulders with; he got on a Zoom call on some podcast or news show, posing in front of his shelf full of Emmys and Golden Globes for fuck's sake, and constantly reminds the fans at his shows that he's better than them. At least that's the vibe I'm getting, not that of an everyday man living like "the rest of us", but just another arrogant asshole shoving his success in our face, just maybe a tad more self-aware than the rest, which doesn't at all make it palatable. So it rings as false and hypocritical when he's suddenly also better, more educated, more enlightened, and more morally awesome than the Hollywood crowd at the Globes, as if Gervais himself wasn't as unattainably powerful, wealthy and revered as any of them to the rest of us. Kinda made my ears bleed when I heard him say that he delivered his 2019 monologue for "the poor folks at home in front of their TV" because I know he didn't exactly go back to a one bedroom in a Toyota after the show; he stuck around and drank expensive champagne with the Clooneys, chuckling and responding "yeah, I know" everytime someone told him he's amazing, then about a month later collected an obese paycheck. Just my perspective. I know he donates to charities etc, and I'm a vegan myself so I'm definitely behind him for his anti animal cruelty message, but outside of that I don't consider him quiet nor humble.
@@brycefalloway He’s an arrogant asshole yes, but I have to say he’s also a great writer. Every TV show or movie he writes is usually very unique, either comedically or dramatically. That Netflix show about the dude dealing with his wife’s death was brutal. It crushed me. So just saying, he might be a braggart, but at least he backs it up with good work.
This is absolutely bang on. Social media has caused their downfall. Never has the phrase "familiarity breeds contempt" been more appropriate with celebrities. The best celebs that are still the most admired are the ones that stay away from social media.
Wich increases their chances because they stay away from saying or doing controversial things Wich at the same ones who probably wouldn't say those or do those things because they aren't that type of person It's almost like there is some reinforcing pattern...
I remember getting told OVER and OVER again that movies aren’t real life and so I shouldn’t worry about the dark shit coming through them and people losing themselves engrossed in it. Now look at us.
I'd love to sit down and have a chat with Anthony Hopkins. As far as I know, he doesn't go on social media to express his opinions. He's too smart to go down that rabbit hole.
Covid truly gave the entire world a reality check. One of them was showing everyone just how much the celebrities love to smell their own fart and not care about anything else
If the celebrities don't their jobs you just rewatch an old movie. If the truck drivers don't their jobs long enough there's a riot in your neighborhood. It's obvious who's more important.
I learned this lesson back in the 1990s. I was working for a major studio back then. By year three, when a coworker asked if I’d like to go to lunch with himself and Harrison Ford, I thanked him and declined. I wanted to continue loving Harrison Ford films, therefore I DEFINITELY did *not* want to get to know Ford as a human being. Never meet your heroes, folks!
@TheGlassesPro Yup. He was not a fan of the scripts and dialogue. After he was reading the script from one of the Star Wars originals he came up to George Lucas and told him “You can type this shit, George, but you sure as hell can’t say it”. Harrison Ford wanted Han Solo to be killed off in Episode V, but George ended up convincing him to reprise his role in Episode VI after it was decided to have him be carbon-frozen instead. In Episode VII he convinced J.J. Abrams to kill him off so he would not have to play him again.
@TheGlassesPro Yeah, funny how a role in a multimillion dollar blockbuster franchise that made him very famous and beloved by countless fans that he was so good at playing is something that he dreads. So if you are a Star Wars fan, then I highly recommend you to not meet him.
@@thedestroyer2alltrolls411 Imagine being an actor who's worked on loads of different movies and portrayed so many characters, but you get the same obsessed fans hassling you with the same dumb questions over and over about just one role that you took decades ago that wasn't exactly the pinnacle of writing to begin with. I'd get sick of it and I suspect most people would.
@@Brian_Boru no not every single one. that's absurd and hypocritical. it's no better than the reverse. they don't like celebs making generalizations or absolutes about then based off their own experiences or a fee dumb fans. so why do this to them? keanu reeves seems like a genuine chill guy. doesn't mean he's perfect but he does a lot of good and it's usually only known when random people happen to catch it. I dont like Kim kardashian but give credit were it's due. seems like she to a degree saw that she was only known for the tape thing and wasn't actually self made. so she challenged herself and went to law school. no easy feat especially since she passed the bar and was proven she did it legitimately. she also used her influence and new degree and license to defend those who were wrongfully convicted and used her money to also help them get off their feet. that's something really good. she may be arrogant but that doesn't make her a bad person. she now actually has way more knowledge about business and law than most the public. some are out of touch. some more so than others. but not entirely unexpected. you go from one life to another. it all depends but it does fall on them to ground themselves and educate themselves but not all of them are such bad people. most, maybe yes....but all? that's just out right stupid to say
I'd say the narcissistic ones do a good job of blending in with the good ones. All the garbage Hollywood pedals is being pushed mainstream and narcissists don't have to hide as much anymore while the good ones are forced to keep their heads down for fear of being cancelled and careers destroyed.
@@aliquidgaming1068 You are right, I got the luck to interact with Stars from all kinds of paths, still, my best memory was by a professional Baseball player who made my day by getting happy AF for getting a free bag of m&ms (We got coupons to share with clients), didn't even know he was one of the highest-paid baseball players that year until the customer who walked next ask me if I knew who I help... seconds later I was wallowing in despair cuz I left the perfect father's day gift walkout. The best part, as he was with his mom and like a child went to show her the "Best purchase of my life, 2 cents for 2 bags of m&ms, you cannot beat that" I only know he was a Dodger's player but can't remember the name I was told by the client. My dad was way too proud of me lol.
@@ScudX Or "Internet Killed the Video Star" "Hollywood" is definitely more elegant, but with "Video" you can concatenate: Video Killed The Radio Star Internet Killed The Video Star _________ Killed The Internet Star
i feel like nepotism plays a huge part in this as well. a lot of celebrities (especially actors and actresses) end up being related to extremely wealthy individuals/families or other celebrities that have influence in the industry. rather than trying to focus on finding actual talent and passion, they just cast someone who already has a status and most definitely has the money. doesn’t seem too far fetched to think about someone getting cast in a role from the influence of another celebrity or by the money they could [possibly] be paying to the project to get themselves cast. i can’t remember for the life of me who did on the nepotism in hollywood, but the title was along the lines of “why all your favorite celebrities are related” and it was a great video. definitely gives you something to think about if you care enough about it.
When I see someone I think is really good I find they only have like two movies. And someone I think is terrible they seem to be in every movie. It’s got to be the nepotism thing because it makes no sense. We’re not getting the best talent, not even close.
Perfect example even though he's not an actor: Drake is the nephew of the bassist from Sly and the Family Stone, an extremely successful funk band from the 60s-70s
I think this is actually a blessing, being more exposed to celebs, because now we're more aware of the dark stuff going on behind closed doors and it shows us we should be more protective of kids and what they engage with
You raise a fairly decent point. A lot of people for the longest time have gotten away with the most heinous shit and at best they would get an equivalent of a wrist slap or at worst nothing at all. The problem however lies in who becomes a celebrity these days. Awkwafina might not be a bad person exactly, however she is extremely annoying in everything she gets involved in with the only exception being Jumanji 2. Some people should never have fame.
Kind of ironic that we get to know them all better in a time when we're all closed off from each other rather than the days when we don't have to worry about whether we should shake hands.
My problem with modern actors isn't that they're bad, many are stellar, even ones that are considered past their prime still give memorable performances. My real problem is bad casting choices. The fact that every movie now, even animated ones, need to rely on well-established actors that don't even make sense in the context of their films makes these already boring characters less unique and starts to homogenise actors into certain "genres" of characters, not based on acting ability but if they're easy comic relief or attractive. I see films with actors that give gripping performances that stick with me for years, only to be a one-hit wonder that gets pushed out by Hollywood in favour of an established big name that can bring people into the cinema. A few actors are able to rebrand themselves like Adam Sandler in "Uncut Gems" which is really nice to see, but the silver screen just feels like a series of 40 or 50-year-old faces that get slathered with makeup to look younger and remind people of their good days.
Everything you said rings true, PLUS the oversaturation of ALL content is such a surreal thing to contend with. Growing up watching a movie was like a real thing to do, now there are millions you can just put on in the background as you cook. What does this mean for future entertainment I wonder
Someone on Twitter mused that there should be a Netflix for people who just want something on in the background while the look at their phones. I responded “it’s here, and it’s called Netflix.”
I used to work in Hollywood, and I can say so-called movie stars are even worse than you think. Im so glad I got out of that cesspool. Working with celebrities cured me of any idolization I may have had going in to the business. These are the last people you want to lecture you about how to live your life.
How bad were they? Any specifics. Just curious heard a lot of stories on them and I’m not surprised about it just that it’s just so hush hush. Figured with social media there’s be more out there
God bless Kurt Russell, one of the few actual good guys and actual bad a55es left in that shyte hole called Hollyweird? Punks like The Fresh Prince, aren’t even worthy enough to carry his jockstrap.
I don't do this. Assholes have a tendency to infuse their art with their assholery. We should elevate artists who behave like decent people. There are only a few, but still.
A lovely sentiment and one I once believed in firmly- but once idiots like DeNiro decided his opinion was to be elevated, admired and on blast 24/7, I find myself actively turning away from him and his films.
Worked in ski shops in Aspen for years in the 90's and early 2000's, Kurt Russel and Goldie Hawn were good customers, Kurt would bring in a case of beers and drink with the boys while the wife shopped, very nice down to earth people, ahh the good old days!
The saying “don’t meet your heroes” is true of celebrities on social media. Twitter etc has ruined the facade and mystery that fueled old celebrity culture. It ruined the illusion
@@ralphlowrey Twitter is Twitter, stop stinkin defending the thing (Social media) that made everything go to hell and back, this is why everythings getting even worse and why Im questioning life & reality itself
Me, I'm glad that the illusion has been stripped off. I prefer reality. I don't believe that these people should have been turned into aspirations much less heroes to begin with. When the true heroes should be scientist, educators, etc. People who are finding cures, making discoveries. Basically, people spreading or adding to our knowledge. We've become a shallow people who measure value by wealth and image instead of wisdom.
Edward R Murrow said it best all the way back in the 50's: Just because your voice reaches halfway around the world doesn't mean you're any wiser than when it reached only to the end of the bar.
"The fact is that censorship always defeats its own purpose, for it creates, in the end, the kind of society that is incapable of exercising real discretion. In the long run it will create a generation incapable of appreciating the difference between independence of thought and subservience." - Henry Steele Commager
@@neighbor-j-4737 And yet he was the arguable leading force against McCarthy's investigations, when decades later we'd learn through declassified documents that more than 90% of the people McCarthy believed were communists infiltrating America...were communists infiltrating America. Murrow was so firmly ensconced in his beliefs that journalism and media were not and couldn't be compromised that he shut down the last great pushback against the monstrousness that has festered ever since. Those monsters came to the US in the 30s after people got fed up with them prostituting children on street corners back in Europe, and it took less than 20 years to get nice and entrenched.
Kitty Kelley called Elizabeth Taylor "The Last Star" in her 1981 biography. I think she was about right. Liz was about the last to have the allure and fascination of a proper star. That is now a gone source of pleasure. Nowadays they should stay in their marble palaces and attempt to retain some mystique. They should stop showing us what they do and think on a day-to-day basis, just so we can see that they are just apes. Someone should stop Gwyneth frickin Paltrow.
JK Rowlings situation is a prime example of society these days how they preach free speech and if someone gives their opinions they cancel them immediately. She did no wrong only spoke her mind.
@@idek7438 they didn’t just speak their minds. They literally tried to cancel and silence her. That’s not free speech working both ways, kid. Come back when you’re not obtuse and close minded my friend.
“‘People who menstruate.’ I’m sure there used to be a word for those people. Someone help me out. Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud?” @jk_rowling... I think Rowlings was upset that women were being canceled. Do you call your Mom your "birthing person"?
Funny how saying that their is no gender is "erasing women" but somehow, it's not considered to be erasing men too. Typical JK, only caring about women.
This is why I will always respect Viggo Mortensen. He never berated or insulted anyone because he believed his viewpoints were fact. He always had respectful conversations with people while stating his viewpoints and never put himself on a pedestal to be seen by everyone. His polar opposite would be Sean Penn who threatens to melt all of his Oscars if we don't help Ukraine. YEAH THAT'LL TEACH EM' BOY.
Sean Penn.... Great actor, absolutely vile horrible person.. I think his best role was in Carlito's way, seems about right for him Edit: I just realized ironically both actors are in Carlito's way... Interesting
Friendly Reminder: Johnny depp got fired due to a psycho chick that dumped in his bed (which should tell you everything you need to know about her) Yet we have this dude slapping someone at the Oscars and Ezra miller getting arrested for attacking a woman. Odd how the people that actually need to receive consequences never do, but the ones that don't deserve it get hammered hard.
@@s3studios597 There is even a "bullied nation" ... called Russia ... who has been blamed for EVERYTHING for 30+ years, even when it was clear that they didnt have the economic power to be the GLOBAL MEGATHREAT they were made out to be ... and now that the bullied kid is lashing out the "good guys" who have bullied it for decades are keeping on blaming it.
Drinker you are spot on here, as usual. They say 'you don't know someone until you live with them.' and it's true. Now that we have access to celebs 24/7, it's like living with them, and now that we know them, we aren't impressed.
100% spot on, actors have always been obnoxious and ridiculous, their publicists just didn’t have to contend with social media on their clients’phones.
Another issue I personally have, is that instead of moving away from this star culture we've found ourselves with, instead studios seem to be doubling down. It feels like every movie nowadays (with exceptions of course) is more of a challenge to see how many "big names" they can fit in one film, and not about making a good story for people to enjoy. It's just exhausting.
Quinton. That has always been Quinton . Read Adventures In The Screen Trade by the late great Writer William Goldman . He covers the Star system in it .
Yeah the "ensemble cast" seems to have become the norm for both the big corporate movie machine and the music industry. Instead of having one big draw, with the dwindling presence of big draws they try and throw as many medium draws at you as possible at the same time
Marriage Story was trying the most academy award nominees and winners (in the trailer text as well), Lincoln was most Celebs in the background and side characters and even the film i love, Don't Look Up was doing the same.
Don't get me wrong. I think most of the Marvel movies are great. The MCU has done an excellent job of bringing stories from the page to the big screen. But other franchises like the Star Wars sequel trilogy, the Justice League, and Batman vs Superman seem to be campaigns to sell action figures. Their just two hour toy commercials because while the CGI and special effects are engaging the story telling is horrible. This, along with the onset of reality television which has stripped away much of the celebrity mystique, are two of the many factors that has resulted in Hollywood culture being what it is today.
The best thing that came out of 2020 was watching celebrities realize how out of touch they are and seeing them scramble to do anything to remain relevant. Doubly so when all of their 'We're all in this together, we're all in the same boat' bullshit was called out by so many millions of their 'fans', only succeeding in alienating them even more from the rest of society. What a time it was
ya but look at venessa hudgens. Her rant about people getting sick and shit back in like 2020 over covid and why Coachella shouldn't be cancelled and them getting sick isn't that bad. Nothing happened doesn't really matter they apologize and everyone moves on
Jeremy Renner has been one of my favorite actors since that one interview he did leading up to Avengers Endgame when he made Brie Larson look self-righteous and stuck up while also showing himself to be a humble guy who actually cares about what his job is supposed to do for people
I will always love that interview. That's when he became one of my favorite actors (I had already liked him before hand but this really upped him for me). The man was like "I don't want to mix politics with my job"
You forgot one important element: the quality of the actors. If once upon a time you could build an an entire movie around the image/charisma/skill of one central actor (or two) - simply because the actors were that good; today - you no longer can. Not by a longshot. That is because of the constantly lowering professional requirements by the industry, multiplied by the constantly dissipating acting skill among the 'source material'. Modern day actors appear (not all) to come from a cookie-cutter assembly line for the particularly inept, that in the better days - no one would even consider hiring. Blank, forgettable, crumpled paper husks that are boring and uninspired from the first look and line. Devoid of soul entirely. Soon enough, the post-apocalypse of the mainstream cinema will fully take over, with all that this entails. Go indie, or go back in time. Just like the age of the book came largely to an end, followed by the age of the hard-media (cartridge, compact disc, etc), so comes the turn of the age of the actor.
Most of them are wearing morph suits covered with beacons jumping around invisible threats in front of a green screen. Maybe acting craft just can’t overcome that much unreality.
That final shot in the auditorium of hundreds of "court jesters" doing a standing ovation to one of their own really put the whole thing into perspective for me. Good edit.
Look at the woman in the black suit at 9:22. Look how her eyes wander, thinking I'm I doing the right thing? Not many people standing up around me. Did I stand up too soon? Should I be stood up? I'm I just following a crowd that's smaller than what I expected. Should I, or should I not, put more or less effort into my applause? Sheep. The lot of them.
@@sabretooth1971 True, but it's not just Hollywood types who do that. It's all humans. Ever seen those old films of Communist Party meetings in the USSR or China? People looking nervously around to see if they've started clapping too soon or too late, wondering if they should've laughed or just stayed poker faced at Dear Leader's last comment, should they dare to stop clapping first or will that be seen as a sign of disloyalty, etc? Or how about at meetings in corporations where people are constantly checking to see if they are in the favor of the boss or superior?
@@yvonnelee4385 The problem with his opinion about the slap is that he's a lunatic and he most likely said that because he wanted to save himself from this whole situation, I don't believe he was sincere, like all the people in that room he's an actor and this was and act.
@@dansmith5012 he may be acting or not but that doesn't change the fact that what he said is true and if being a lunatic means seeing and speaking what is wrong then there's no problem being one
They should learn from Jim Davis, creator of Garfield. When asked about what Will Smith did at the Oscars, he said, "I don't really follow the Oscars much anymore. I just draw Garfield comics." I love that.
@@WolfStreak In the early or mid 90s, when asked about whatever the hell was going on then, Brad Pitt said "why are you asking me? I'm an actor". There's no way he'd say that now.
@@mrtb7676 That’s true, but I think it still comes down to the core of their character. There have been plenty of celebs with humble beginnings that have completely lost their ability to relate to those who aren’t extremely rich and privilege. I think part of it is that when money is no longer an issue, other personal issues arise. Some people don’t just realize how much of our lives revolves around the daily grind and financial limits (even if you are making good money) so they can’t understand the problems excessively rich people have. Those celebs become so focused on their issues and drama, they forget the struggles of their initial lifestyle.
_"Will Smith will not tolerate other men making jokes about his wife. He will however tolerate other men having sex with his wife. This is a man of principle."_ -M.Walsh
No wonder Will needs therapy. Never mind his son, who sounds like he needs help in his own right. (For the record, I just got hit by a window that came up asking if I wanted to edit my comment because it might be 'insensitive'. WTF!)
My wife and I used to be big fans of Will Smith. He's kind of an angry middle aged whiny punk as of late. I supported him during the "wild wild west" years. I had great respect for him when he says he was going to try harder, pick better scripts and make better movies. I also remember him saying something about how his grandmother told him not to swear in his music. Big props there. After his latest adolescent outburst on national television, I hope Chris Rock sues the jiggy out of him.
Jack Gleeson had an amazing "TED talk" about cult of celebrities. Mad respect for the guy. Video is titled "Leaving Game of Thrones | Jack Gleeson" by OxfordUnion. ""All I've done is acted in a TV show and pretend to be mean. For money essentially."
"They've made their careers off saying words that someone else wrote". That puts it into perspective. I like Jim Carrey's comment: "I was sickened by the standing ovation. It's becoming more and more apparent that we're no longer the cool kids"
I kind of agree with you, but the thing about reality TV is that their images were always controlled by Hollywood gatekeepers so they basically were the same as movie stars in that they were handled. The Real World was on in the early 90's and it didn't have much effect on celebrity at large. I think celebrity started collapsing in on itself when Tila Tequila became famous on MySpace. She was the first random person to be famous exclusively online.
This is very well put. I'd never really given this a lot of thought, but I believe you are spot on... right down to the quotation marks around "celebrity". I feel like social media has not only been the knockout blow but also a nail in the coffin, perhaps not the final nail, but an important one nonetheless. Well said, my friend.
Unfortunately, we have an arguably even more repugnant type of celebrity now, the social media influencer. I feel like they're easier to completely ignore than traditional celebs though, so that's one positive.
"The United States had become a place where entertainers and professional athletes were mistaken for people of importance. They were idolized and treated as leaders; their opinions were sought on everything and they took themselves just as seriously - after all, if an athlete is paid a million or more a year, he knows he is important … so his opinions of foreign affairs and domestic policies must be important, too, even though he proves himself to be both ignorant and subliterate every time he opens his mouth.” - Robert Heinlein
Excellent video and commentary. I agree whole heartedly with your views and opinions. You did a great job with the production and the narration is superb - loved the way you peppered the narrative with well placed colorful words. Well done! I'm a follower now - just downloaded the rest of The Critical Drinker videos.
Joss Ackland was one of the greatest actors of his generation, he was overlooked by his peers after they worked with him. We need more actors like Joss Ackland.
There is one fact people ignore or are afraid to admit. The Hollywood execs are extremely confident and I don't blame them because all this would not be possible if not for the sheer stupidity and idiocracy of modern fandom in all aspect of entertainment whether animation, games and movies. The fans rant and complain but still falls for the same nonsense again and again without accepting thier own fault and contribution to this mess. It only takes a dollar and as long as you spend that dollar they don't give a rats ass whether you like the product or not because they will do it over and over again.
Oliver Reed, legend, died in a pub in Malta drinking and arm wrestling sailor's, which lead to the heart attack, still down to earth and being a man's man right till the end.
I don’t know man, he was a very trouble alcoholic and it’s pretty sad to see for me, having watched a few alcoholics drink them selves in to a early grave, I just see a man with an illness
“I never said actors are cattle; what I said was all actors should be treated like cattle.” - Alfred Hitchcock I´ve always thought that Hitchcock was rude. But now I understand so much better why he said that.
@@HiThere-xn6xy Actors aren't people. They're a kind of mutable hollow object. Have you ever met an actor? Of course you haven't because there's nobody inside for you to meet.
I want to be entertained. Thrilled. Touched by a performance. Not educated or lectured by people who have no idea about the subject they speak of. And to be insulted by a narcissist with needs for attention? Unacceptable
I just watched all of the segments of this series. Thank you for exposing the rot that is this once beloved industry. Keep up the thoughtful work. Maybe it will have a positive effect.
Pandemic also revealed that "movie stars" need regular people way more than regular people need them. The absolute pathological need for attention in any form was as cringeworthy to witness as it was irritating, and won't be forgotten any time soon.
@@Jaxv3r Him, Keanu Reeves, and Edward Norton are among my favorite actors. They either shun fame and devote themselves to their craft or they're genuinely decent people in real life.
Did John Wayne really try to attack that native chick? I looked it up and could only see her speech and nothing showing him being held back by security
Hulk Terry Hogan said it best!!! For all the Sadness the Pandemic brought there was a bright side to all it. Athletes and Entertainers for a good period were forgotten and people didn't need them!!!
Kurt Russell is a legend. From what I understand he "shunned" Hollywood and lives on some big ass ranch in the middle of BFE. He never talks Politics but he's been pressed into admitting he's a Libertarian before, which I have huge respect for. He seems like someone you would honestly like to have a beer with and just talk about film.
My cousin worked at a very high end boutique in Muskoka Ontario, where they once had a beautiful “cottage” on nearby Lake Rosseau (which they sold), and she said Kurt and Goldy were THE nicest folk you’d ever meet. They would ALWAYS remember her name, even after a year, gave her great tips and would actually spend time asking how her semester in University went and such. Just a pleasure to be around? Her daughter Kate Hudson and that ex Black Crowe husband of hers on the other hand, were THE most self entitled, demanding, mean, and narcissistic twits, you’d ever meet? Her poor mom would always be embarrassed, every time she’d berate a customer, or fan just asking for an autograph(who were mostly kids btw!). Her now ex husband Chris Robinson, would be so hopped up on drink and drugs, he would intentionally eff with customers, who didn’t even know who the hell he was? They just thought he was some homeless weirdo, who pitched a tent over at the Windermere Golf Course, looking for a handout? 😂 And in that part of town, their “nobody” neighbours and patrons, probably had more cash in their pockets than that clown had in his entire bank account! He just thought everyone were stupid Canadian “eh?” hicks up there, who served for his personal(and drug addled) amusement. And at 50 something, he’s still pathetically playing the stereotypical rock n rolla, which I’m sure Kurt would now love to knock his teeth out, just as he probably did years ago, but had more self control than the Fresh Prince!
(Nearly) No one knew Rock Hudson was gay until he died of AIDS in the mid eighties. It caused huge controversy on the set of Dynasty. Now we have to hear about it every time a Kardashian farts or someone has a body part chopped off. Man I miss the eighties.
I'm convinced a lot of movie stars confuse scripted lines with their own thoughts. They begin to believe on some level that they're as witty, informed, wise, and brave as their fictional characters. And it's usually in proportion to how much their celebrity status has removed them from general society.
I'm with you there. It's the thought process of "well, I starred in well written movies, so that means that I am also intelligent and articulate with my words," when we all know that's absolutely not the case.
I Agree! and dare I say it Zelensky would probably have never gotten into politics if it wasn't for the character he played in a popular tv show - maybe forgot he was ACTING
@@OGGuaves almost akin to Reddit moderators thinking they are way more important then they really are. God are celebrities just successful Reddit mods?
Peter Dinkladge is a prime example of this. That guy is towering above us thinking he has the wits of Tyrion Lannister while completely missing the point. His size is actually a reflection of his personality and inversely representative of his ego. But after all isn't he the one who said he couldn't be bothered to read the books?
Kurt Russell learned a lot from his dad who was also an actor (Bing Russell). Kurt has managed to keep mostly to himself and make some great movies. Good for him. I, for one, never got the worshiping of actors and saved all of my love and accolades for Weird Al Yankovic. Now, there is a true entertainer.
This has to be one of your best commentaries. These people are no more than entertainers, and that's what they should be focusing on. And that's what their fans should realise.
Outstanding yet again and superbly said. Truly.👍🏼 Thank you for speaking that which needed to be said, and that i have had in mind for a long, lonnng time. Keep it up, brother. You're a legend at keeping it real. Cheers 🍻
I remember prior to social media being such a big thing, the concept of "don't meet your heroes" was already especially true of Hollywood. Social media just made it harder to avoid.
Who was it that said if you didn't want to be famous you can just walk away? Same for social media. There are some well educated actors but like any JOB they should focus on their craft and shut it.
How ironic it is that the show called Hawkeye, the first episode was titled just that: "Don't meet your heroes." Its almost like they know they're failures. And they're _still_ managing to capitalize on it.
It’s seems to me that the success of so many movies that were made with no stars, proves that acting really isn’t that hard. These people look great not so much of their acting ability, but the script writer, the costume maker, the camera operator, and director, and a hundred other people making them look good. The first Star Wars movie at the time it was released was one of the biggest hits ever! And Harrison Ford was the only actor who had appeared in a previous film! If I were a movie production company, I’d never hire the same actor twice. Just think how much money is wasted sucking up to these high paid actors, that could be saved by hiring fresh talent for each movie? They are supposedly paid these high wages for their ability to draw in an audience. It’s worth $20M to attract all of this actor’s followers. But the success of Star Wars, and a dozen other such films, seems to prove that wrong. And now more than ever, you run the risk of hiring a star for your movie, and before it hits the box office they’ve gone and humiliated themselves to the point no one will come see the movie! And what is all this about hiring celebrities to do the voices of cartoon characters, do people actually care? Most of the time I never knew who was the voice of whoever cartoon character, until much later when they talk about it themselves. Seems the movie studios are trying their best to waste money?
This video might not be that old, but it definitely applies to well over a decade of what ~95% of Hollywood has been plopping out. I'm glad more people are *finally* speaking up about it. End this creativity stifling cringy absurdity Hollywood! Just focus on making good movies again, please! The '80s and '90s proved how you can *easily* make a wide variety of movies that just happen to have diversity and/or a female in the lead role and still be good with good character growth and good life lessons to be learned and more than just villains in the form of white Nazi-like guys and then the only good white guy happens to be the gay one or any other stereotypical woke nonsense like that... And most importantly just plain good writing.
I'm so glad I found your channel 😊 I used to be such a movie goer and am amazed at the amount of pure shit being spewed out these past few years. I enjoy your takes of the movies being thrown at us.Keep up the hilarious takes and bottoms up👍
Including Madonna on the list of mere entertainers is dumb. Madonna is a poet and philosopher, a Genius that is greater any prophet who has walked the earth. Hating on Madonna is a cheap attempt to gain subscribers (Ben Shapiro tried that, also with the Bathtub video of Madonna). Madonna is a RECOGNiZed Scholar by the IVY League universities and she even taught a course in Harvard Business school. The woman was a Straight A student. Just because someone is popular and beautiful, it doesnt mean they cant be super intelligent.
@@williamleach6195 That would've been one of my guesses too (the other one was way off and would've proven the quote true with me as Exhibit A), but apparently (according to wikiquote), it's also been attributed to Abraham Lincoln, Ben Franklin and Socrates, so who knows :-)
"I could probably go on for days about this; real enough examples of celebrities embarrassing themselves in front of millions of people." I would totally watch that. Sounds like fun content.
I'm sure the drinker is going to come back to us with more content like this topic. He already crapped on how Lucas films has gone from legendary to a disastrous flow of content.
It has always baffled me how we, as a society idolise, admire and put people on a pedestal who make pretend for a living. It's amazing really, how the court jester evolved into what we now see on our screens.
We impose the qualities of the characters they play onto them, and so it’s not them we idolize but the amalgamation of the roles they play, never stopping to think of them as just regular people 🤷🏼
@C This is why I hate when people shit on directors, actors, writer's, or people who make music and video games just because they do those things as their job. Like there are several reasons to not like those people outside of what they do for a living but people for some reason want to pretend like their jobs aren't an important part of society. We as a species have been telling each other stories and creating art before we even knew how to farm, its a fundamental part of being human. The only things we truly remember about most ancient people are there cultures. When someone talks about the ancient Greeks, they talk about their gods and hero stories or their philosophies. Same with the Eygptians, the Sumerians, and many other civilizations in history. I would bet that the thing current Era Americans are gonna be remembered by is the culture we leave behind so why treat it like it's not important?
My mother was from the previous generation that worshipped Hollywood Stars. She was the same age as Elizabeth Taylor. And she followed her entire career and identified herself with her and her divorces. She also admired Lana Turner and Monroe as well as the older generation of leading men like Cary Grant and Clark Gable. She said Taylor was the Last Hollywood Star. Somehow they kept their daily problems away from the public. And the public thought they lived charmed and perfect lives and that they were special. Joan Crawford and Mommie Dearest soon dispelled that myth and showed that some of them were monsters. I admire Clint Eastwood for having a great career and life. I also like Sandra Bullock alot. Today’s actors I could care less about. They mean nothing to me. I appreciate good films and acting but I don’t live through these people. It’s unhealthy.
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It took a fresh prince of bellend to bring in the end of an era with a very public slap and potty mouth incident.
the end #of# the movie star
their end cant come soon enough...a class of out of touch socialites with too much money
Fair argument in the first 2 mins... this'll be fun
you are Scotsmen
Why is it that Moviestars get less and less important for the actual work they do but on the other hand Footballers like Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar or Mbappe get way more important than actual Football Clubs
It's bascially the exact opposite
Alice Cooper once said, “I don’t like to mix politics and rock ‘n’ roll,” adding, “When musicians are telling people who to vote for, I think that’s an abuse of power. You’re telling your fans not to think for themselves, just to think like you. Rock ‘n’ roll is about freedom - and that’s not freedom.” I wish more people was like that
hear hear
Too few people have actual principles, particularly the principle of being objective, fair, neutral, and professional. Many, many more simply have sides, and are being lulled into thinking that being emotional, narcissistic, manipulative, and power-mad are virtues. I even saw this in my own pre-Covid field of museum education... I took it as a given that you're SUPPOSED to be objective and neutral when teaching children, without imposing your own political views. That is disappearing. Now museums are SUPPOSED to be activist institutions.
Gene Simmons said "I think celebrities should basically shut their pie holes and just do what they do best - act, sing, tap dance, all that kind of stuff"
My question is why did people ever think an actor's opinion is better than or even equal to anyone else's? Because those are extremely emotional playing make believe.
Wonderful, I couldn't agree more. I'm not a fan of him but he just earned some points at me with this
Keanu gave $50k to our soup kitchen for the homeless and didn't ask for a single damned thing in return. He even helped to unload the trucks. He's just a guy who wanted to help and so he did.
Holy s**t, that's amazing! I hope Drinker sifts through the comments and finds yours, to pin it as an example of One of the Good Pretenders.
Yet he accepted the role of Matrix 4 knowing that trash script, ruining a franchise just for money
@@Johnny.1994 That doesn't seem even the slightest bit comparable. Doing your job as an actor makes you a bad person?
Fact of the matter is money makes the world go round. If he want to be able to give 50k away he needs to make money.
@@Johnny.1994 Was he supposed to say, "no, I'm done being Neo. Cast someone else.". If you respond yes then, you haven't considered all of the possible circumstances.
Anyways, I haven't seen it. I don't really care to. The original trilogy was masterful, mainly the first 2 imo, and that's all I needed.
I was never a big Elvis fan but he won my instant respect when I saw an old clip where someone asked him a political question and he answered "Ma'am, I'm just an entertainer". Bravo, Elvis.
Nowadays, celebrities are *expected* to give their views on political issues. If you don't, it is assumed that you're right-wing - which is not allowed - and the entertainment media will *hound* you until you cave. That's what happened to Taylor Swift, and now she's insufferable.
@@Emper0rH0rdeChris Pratt seems to be doing alright. I remember when Twitter Marxists tried to cancel him for being a registered Republican - didn't go anywhere.
Chris Pratt does the sensible thing and keeps his personal life personal. He doesn't argue with Internet-poisoned morons. I respect that.
Yeah, too bad he dated dated 13 year old girls. With Harvey or Eipstein we think it's horrible but we are hypocritical with the artists we idolize
@@cecily3797 You're right, but I think you can admire an aspect of an artist's public persona without endorsing the questionable aspects of their private life.
True. I understand wanting your favourite celebrity to share your political viwes but people put way to much pressure on them to share it. If I was a public person I would simply not be on social media to avoid being called a racist because I didnt post a black square on instagram.
One of my favorite actors is Tom Hardy and yet I know little of his personal life or opinions. He was once asked about this and he said something to the effect of "my job is to portray characters and roles that are believable in films. It is difficult to be effective in this when half the audience thinks you are personally an asshole".
I love and respect him now more than ever. Good to know he is not corrupt unlike Hollywood elitists George Clooney, Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman (called for gender-neutral acting awards), Ron Perlman (dumb woke lunatic), Brian Cox (one of the many activists protesting the Canadian pipelines), Robert Downey Jr. (posted something woke on Instagram and then deleted it after hundreds of angry fans let him have it, also an activist who protested the Canadian pipelines), Gwyneth Paltrow, Paul Bettany, Clark Gregg (defended Brie Larson and called the angry Marvel fans trolls), Edward Norton (one of the many activists who protested the Canadian pipelines), Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson (one of the many activists who protested the Canadian pipelines), Samuel L. Jackson (defends Brie Larson’s idiotic woke ideology and the toxic things she says), Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Evans (broke off his friendship with Tom Brady just cause he was a Trump supporter, attacked Buzz Lightyear fans by calling people “idiots” who refused to take their kids who were under 13 to see Lightyear cause of the forced lesbian kiss), Sebastian Stan, Anne Hathaway (called abortion “mercy” on The View), Mark Ruffalo (one of the many activists who protested the Canadian pipelines and is just an overall liberal clown and big time idiot and hypocrite), Anthony Mackie, Elizabeth Olsen, Dave Bautista (one of the many SJWs who hate Kyle Rittenhouse and called him a white supremacist), Marisa Tomei (one of the many activists who protested the Canadian pipelines), Benedict Cumberbatch, Taika Waititi (one of the many activists who protested the Canadian pipelines, cast a black woman to blackwash Valkyrie, and the smug idiot who said “I’ll ruin your mythos in a minute”), Brie Larson, David Harbour, Simu Liu, Angelina Jolie (heavily defended the sexuality-swapping in Eternals), Kumail Nanjiani (smugly said “looks like we’re upsetting the right people” when referring to the forced DEI agenda in Eternals), Tatiana Maslany, Pete Davidson, John Cena, Dwayne Johnson, Jeffrey Wright, Sean Penn, Alec Baldwin, Robert De Niro, Seth Rogen, Seth Macfarlane, Leonardo DiCaprio (one of the many activists who protested the Canadian pipelines), Kathleen Kennedy, Stephen King, James Cameron (senile coot who hates testosterone), Quentin Tarantino, James Gunn (wrote Velma as a lesbian in the first live-action Scooby-Doo film before WB forced him to make her straight like she is supposed to be), Patty Jenkins (when she was wrote Wonder Woman 1984), Julianne Moore (abortion lover and one of the activists who protested the Canadian pipelines), Patricia Arquette, Debra Messing, Jane Fonda (one of the many activists who protested the Canadian pipelines and is an overall crazy woman), Bette Middler (one of the many SJWs who hate Kyle Rittenhouse), Mark Hamill (tweeted a confusing but nasty jab about Donald Trump’s 3-year-old daughter dressed up as a stormtrooper for Halloween), John Boyega (bashed Game of Thrones for not having enough black characters or any black characters), Ben Stiller (one of the many activists who protested the Canadian pipelines), Viola Davis, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, Amy Schumer, Alyssa Milano (dumbass SJW who hates Elon Musk), Jodie Sweeton, Shia LaBeouf, Emma Watson, Meghan Markle, Josh Gad (one of the many SJWs who hate Kyle Rittenhouse), Diedrich Bader (one of the many SJWs who hate Kyle Rittenhouse and called him a white supremacist for killing a BLM rioter in self-defense and out of fear), Peter Dinklage (disgusting political views and a big time simp for Rachel Zegler), Christian Bale (the Woke Knight who thinks too many white people are in charge of Hollywood), Robert Davi (first class hypocrite), David Cross, Jennifer Lopez, Kanye West, Arianna Grande, Joaquin Phoenix (big time activist and one of the many who protested the Canadian pipelines), Rooney Mara (one of the many activists who protested the Canadian pipelines), Shailene Woodley (one of the many activists who protested the Canadian pipelines), Amber Heard, Mindy Kaling, Halle Bailey, Rachel Zegler, Adele James, Jada Pinkett-Smith, and LeBron James (huge supporter of the BLM movement).
Kevin Spacey used to say the same thing about his private life not being public. And we now what he was hiding.
@@jeanmartin963 You mean “and we now know what he was hiding”.
@@thedestroyer2alltrolls411 yes.
I don’t see George Clooney on this list
“ The finest people I’ve ever met were in pubs” Absolutely touching.
The fact that they laugh means they just don't know.
Well, they certainly aren't at the Oscars.
Absolutely true.
Yeah, I have nothing but love in my heart for Oliver Reed. He clearly struggled with his addiction, but was at least reaching for the higher meaning of life. And his performances show it
I can't even argue with this, the few times I've been in pubs everyone seems very friendly
Ah yes the time when they just acted and were nice to fans instead of lectured them on how to live from their ivory towers
I mean to be fair, there have always been actors who preached political agendas, but generally they used to have an inkling of what they were talking about.
But nowadays its all stunted homogenised rhetoric for whatever sounds good in a soundbite or a tweet.
_sort of how this youtube comment sounds_
Some of the actors were never nice to the fans. Just saying.
Remember when they didn't throw their version of gender ideology in your face?
so well said Shadow Man or when the winners of the awards actually thanked their director, producer, cast and crew for making the film that won them the award in the 1st place instead of using it as a political agenda to spout politics and lectured that we all have to do better except them.
@don't be surprised it’s one of those motivational Rickroll
"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt." - Abraham Lincoln
Takes one to know one "Homer Simpson"
@@random__joe "Swish..."
Bam
Actually an ancient Chinese proverb! But quoted by many!
Also, one of my favorites since I was just a teenager!
"I've got a real bad headache"
-Lincoln probably
I love that I came across this video days after finding out that Jennifer Lawrence JUST said in an interview that she was the very first female lead in an action movie.
The "out of touch" is STAGGERING. Even in their own industry...
She's not too bright. I doubt she even finished high school. You KNOW she got her start in Hollywood from Harvey Weinstein's casting couch...
Truly one of the minds of this century
@@catherinelw9365 Indeed, she was old Harvey's b* at some point. Doing favours to get movie roles!
She has never seen the Jane Bond movies made in Hong Kong in the late 1960s. Or dozens of other Asian films from that era which had female action leads.
Clearly Katniss Everdeen's actress has not seen Coffy or Jackie Brown, for starters.
"The more we see of these people, the less we like them"
How ridiculously true that is indeed
“Never meet your heroes” -Billy Butcher
They probably still do not realise this Robert, they should have remained out of reach until showtime, but hey they just can't help stroking their narcissistic egos. They need that appraisal hit. What's that old saying, familiarity breeds contempt.
I think the only ones that have some kind of "star" quality to them are Julia Roberts,Brad Pitt and maybe a handful of others that never bothered with SM or got attached to politics/social causes.Cant think of too many though
Familiarity breeds contempt
I hate to add something even more negative to this (honestly really insightful) take, but "Most of these people are complete fucking idiots, they're hallow, narcissistic, poorly educated, privileged, disconnected, impulsive, week minded, ignorant, and completely unqualified to give their opinions on most of the things they speak so loudly about" applies to all of us. I think a lot of celebrities aren't inherently worse than us, they're just unbearably human, and it ruins the mysticism that created celebrity in the first place, and the fact that they aren't better than us makes their privilege more glaringly obvious and painful. I think in the modern age there's a certain trauma that comes along with fame and constantly being in the public- although some of that is extended towards the average teenager now since we all have minor celebrity social media platforms and grow up increasingly exposed to the public, with the average person's privacy and space to be human and mess up increasingly violated. Not to mention, even experts are not experts on everything- a physicist isn't qualified to make statements on neuroscience, a politician isn't a psychologist that can perfectly assess people, all of us over share and most of us also exist within our own bubbles that are disconnected from others. It's interesting, sad, and also makes me feel for people.
Kurt Russell said it best when he said actors shouldn’t express their thoughts on politics
Actor shouldn't express their thoughts on politics without knowledge.
Sharing thoughts ain't bad as long as they know what they are talking about.
They can express them, but don't stand on a moral high ground and tell others what to think or how to live
He said he was just a well paid clown that has no right telling others what to think.
I'm fine with them having a political opinion, in the end they are people but they should talk about it without it being affiliated with their films and they shouldn't delete or be deleted for that
There is another level - Daniel Day-Lewis you kind of forget about his existence outside of the tv screen
“They’ve made their careers out of saying words written by other people. They’ve spent years surrounded by well-paid Yes Men that never challenge their opinions or call them out on their BS.”
Perfectly said.
Danny Trejo, the actor who mostly in B-Movies and most famously playing as Machete is actually a chill and humble guy in real life. He's even having his own taco restaurant and during pandemic, he gives free tacos to homeless people and also for people who need more. He builds the taco restaurant because he loves to and just want to make people happy.
Trejo is a legend! Mucho respecto!
I want to eat there, I hope it's good.
@@classifiedtopsecret4664he was really funny as Umberto Robina in Gta Vice City and Gta Vice City Stories
Wasn't Trejo in prison for 10+ for robbery or something like that before he became an actor? I guess that teaches a guy a lesson about people outside the Hollywood social bubble.
And apparently he always asks his characters to be killed off if they’re bad guys because he wants people to know crime doesn’t pay
Will was laughing but then his wife’s boyfriend sent him a text.
I'm sure, his wife and lover are proud of him now...
he's an adorable wife friend
The question is... wich boyfriend?
In the text I wrote: "Your wife's mouth knows my name."
Will can watch the two of them next time when they're in bedroom shenanigans.
I love how we still have people like Keanu and Kurt Russell, but we never hear about them because they don’t feel the need to shout it to the whole world.
We hear about keanu all the time, but only when he's being an awesome person, not an entitled brat
Don't jinx it
Is it a coincidence that they carry a reputation of being in entertaining movies? They do their charity behind closed doors and are selective with projects. What more could you ask for?
something beautiful or amazing doesn't demand your attention, you will give it over willingly.
Keanu only assaults us with his awful movies. Somehow he gets a pass on that, but most of his movies are awful. Check out his filmography for a reminder. He's also extremely woke but is smart enough not to tweet.
"There are still some celebrities that seem to be good people." Cue four separate shots of Robin Williams because he was an international treasure that we all dearly miss and some of us still get teary eyed when we think about his death.
he was a drug addicted kiddie-diddler
Indeed
He was a joke thief that wrecked the careers of up and coming comics, by taking their work product. Look it up.
Oh blah blah. Literally every one who knows anything about Robin Williams knows about that. Newsflash, Mr. Negativity who just looks for reason crap on stuff other people love, no one cares what a man who had forty year career in the public eye did at the very beginning of it. Sorry about those comics, but unless he stole an entire routine, you can't claim he ruined anyone's career because he reused some jokes. If they were good comics, they could write new ones and if they were good comics, people would prefer they way they told them. Also, it was forty plus years ago. Please allow people to enjoy things without a need to tell them why they shouldn't. Your life will be much happier.
@@thecornerkid402 Sorry if you feel like telling the truth about someone, when someone else tries to make them a saint is "crapping on them". Must be tough to live your life like that, as someone who lives in their own (fake) reality, and then insults people for speaking the truth around them.
Christopher Lee was a proper gentleman. The extras on the set of BBC's _Ivanhoe_ were getting treated like dirt, even more than usual. Mr Lee spotted it, took the abusive puffed up little Assistant Director aside, and had a few quiet words. To this day, I never knew what he said to him, but you could actually _see_ the AD deflating like a scolded child, after that it was all "Please" and "thank you" from him.
I've seen it printed elsewhere that despite being a genuine Gentleman, one deserving of the capital G, that he could also bring himself up to his full height, puff out his chest, and look pretty scary 😱 I mean he was 6ft 5" and a horror movie actor! I'd imagine a hard stare and some quiet words from him would scare the pants of most normal people
He was also a trained military man. He was in the Royal Airforce as an Intelligence man during fucking WW2. He could absolutely back up any threats with that real, quiet power that comes from facing true challenges.
@@abigailelizabeth4729 He once told a director exactly what sound a knife makes when someone is stabbed. He knew from experience.
@@abigailelizabeth4729 Yeah and he also almost died (I think from tripping over a bomb) in Italy
Peter Cushing also. The true definition of an officer and a gentleman
"Separate the art from the artist."
"Never look up to anyone, never look down on anyone. See them for what they are".
Amen
Unfortunately that is not what I see from modern social media users.
They either adore like a god a celebrity or treat all of them like garbages. They rearly have a balance.
Of course that reveals a lot about those who judge the celebrities and how unstable and uneducated they are themselves. They just have a big ego, a little mind and a keyboard at their disposal.
But I see nobody complaining about how dangerous this contempt is as well.
@@cassandravalasi108 adults acting like children, it's a problem common to every part of society
I envy your godlike ability to assume you have any ability to see people for what they are.
@@plzletmebefrank godlike ability to assume?
Pretty sure anyone can assume - often making asses out of u and me
“Why do actors think they’re so Goddamn important? They’re not. Acting is not an important job in the scheme of things. Plumbing is.”
-Spencer Tracy
On god. There’s definitely a place for actors in the world. But where the fuck is all the love and appreciation for the world’s best plumber? Where’s their fuckin trophy? Guess that’s harder to sell.
Now imagine is a plumber got royalties every time someone turned on the tap. Celebrities are only rich because for some reason society decided they should get royalties and not a one time payment for their work like everyone else.
@@TonyMontanaDS That is a brilliant analogy; you just blew my mind!
@@akorn9943 >But where the fuck is all the love and appreciation for the world’s best plumber?
Excuse me but I believe he's the mascot for one of the biggest entertainment companies in the world. :^)
Actors atleast those who actually do plays or movies which have some artistic value can be doing an important job. Too many of them have trouble staying in their lane. But of course plumbing is important. The odd thing is MSM tends to represent actors as if they were experts on everything from foriegn policy , crime and healthcare, to astronomy, social policy and climate.
There was a time long ago when producers didn’t want their stars to go on TV talk shows because it made them look too common, too real. It broke the illusion of a “movie star,” and that was bad for business.
We need to return to those days
This is why people love Keanu so much. He is not lecturing anyone.
I think we should all take a moment to appreciate Keanu Reeves, Nic Cage, Kurt Russel, and the rest of the actors who remained true to the craft.
Harry Shum jr and Matthew Daddario also believe they need a honorable mention.
What about Jim Carrey?
@Irfan he went social enigma ego, haven't seen any of the sonic movies tho.
@@purplepenguin005 can’t forget him
Shortly after "The Matrix" came out, I commented to a friend that Mr. Reeves came across as a real person that you could casually have a beer with at a picnic. And that was well before Social Media became a thing. Same w/ Kurt Russell. Those are rare individuals indeed that I would give the shirt on my back to help out. But the rest of Hollywood can just "go away now."
"They made their carreer out of speaking words written by other people."
Damn.. That is perfectly said.
at some point, somewhere, at some time, someone put it differently. They said something like "Actors are people who make their livings pretending to be someone else"
Fuck your freedoms, take the vax
--Arnold Schwarzenegger
A well known saying that we should never forget.
I was just about to write about the same after hearing that and pausing the video. This line is brilliant.
I have said this for years. After an actor being lauded for years for saying someone else's lines they have a desperate need to be lauded for their own lines. Since most of them are coddled, spoiled, egotistical, jackasses whose talent is pretending to be something they are not the only lines they have of their own are the same lines being parroted the most by those around them.
“Gal Godoy leading a bunch of idiots in a off-key rendition of imagine” 😂
Well, an idiot wrote Imagine, sooo…
You have to be a highly rarified type of out-of-touch, pampered lunatic to be as wealthy & privileged as they are, & participate in a clusterfuck of a video of a bunch of waterheads singing about the joys of communism. (I’m using the word “privileged” in its actual meaning, not the SJW sense where it’s a stock label used to insult anyone I don’t like (synonyms = boomer, [fill in whatever]phobe)).
Yeh, I love the way he casually says “idiots” as if he’d just said “people“.
It was so stupid.
What gal gadot do i didn't get It?
@@SubZero-hs9xc just search gal gadot imagine and enjoy :)
I do admire Ricky Gervais for what he did at the 2019 Golden Globes though. One of the very few I respect.
He was performing
@@marknewbold2583 It doesn't matter. It needed to be said.
I don't really buy into it, because Gervais is someone who will spend his entire stand-up waxing lyrical about his own genius, money and fame, talking about the size of his bathtub, the luxury hotels he stays in when he travels, or the celebrities he rubs shoulders with; he got on a Zoom call on some podcast or news show, posing in front of his shelf full of Emmys and Golden Globes for fuck's sake, and constantly reminds the fans at his shows that he's better than them. At least that's the vibe I'm getting, not that of an everyday man living like "the rest of us", but just another arrogant asshole shoving his success in our face, just maybe a tad more self-aware than the rest, which doesn't at all make it palatable. So it rings as false and hypocritical when he's suddenly also better, more educated, more enlightened, and more morally awesome than the Hollywood crowd at the Globes, as if Gervais himself wasn't as unattainably powerful, wealthy and revered as any of them to the rest of us. Kinda made my ears bleed when I heard him say that he delivered his 2019 monologue for "the poor folks at home in front of their TV" because I know he didn't exactly go back to a one bedroom in a Toyota after the show; he stuck around and drank expensive champagne with the Clooneys, chuckling and responding "yeah, I know" everytime someone told him he's amazing, then about a month later collected an obese paycheck. Just my perspective. I know he donates to charities etc, and I'm a vegan myself so I'm definitely behind him for his anti animal cruelty message, but outside of that I don't consider him quiet nor humble.
Bro that was amazing i love that speech
@@brycefalloway He’s an arrogant asshole yes, but I have to say he’s also a great writer. Every TV show or movie he writes is usually very unique, either comedically or dramatically. That Netflix show about the dude dealing with his wife’s death was brutal. It crushed me. So just saying, he might be a braggart, but at least he backs it up with good work.
This is absolutely bang on. Social media has caused their downfall. Never has the phrase "familiarity breeds contempt" been more appropriate with celebrities.
The best celebs that are still the most admired are the ones that stay away from social media.
Keanu immediately comes to mind
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Finally it's here.
Wich increases their chances because they stay away from saying or doing controversial things
Wich at the same ones who probably wouldn't say those or do those things because they aren't that type of person
It's almost like there is some reinforcing pattern...
Like Angelina Jolie
Henry Cavil needs a mention. Seth Rogan personifies a celebrity going off the rails because of social media.
I wish people would understand that you don't need to love celebrities. Save your love for the people that actually matter in your life.
I remember getting told OVER and OVER again that movies aren’t real life and so I shouldn’t worry about the dark shit coming through them and people losing themselves engrossed in it. Now look at us.
A generation raised by tv, of course they're going to worship whatever appeared on the screen.
Love/hate the character, not the actor.
I don’t “love” the actors, I just really like them.
@@Emily-fo6iw that’s a bit unfair though, because an actor actually makes the character come to life.
Keanu Reeves is the only modern actor I would love to sit and have a beer with.
Facts
I'd add Russell Crowe
I'd love to sit down and have a chat with Anthony Hopkins.
As far as I know, he doesn't go on social media to express his opinions. He's too smart to go down that rabbit hole.
“It’s not how much you have that makes people look up to you, it’s who you are”
-Elvis Presley
Then 98% hollywood actors are already trash
@@womenhavehivemind9043 I mean I guess that’s probably true
@giveaway-__no thank you
Then: "Wow, a celebrity!!"
Now: "Ugh, a celebrity."
The harsh truth. Am not impressed by celebrities anymore when i see them.
Kinda been thinking that for 30 years...
Same. I honestly don't care about celebrities anymore, and I think a lot of people feel the same
+Rain Reign EXACTLY.
There are some that I respect, but not as the same level as admiration as the ones of early 2000s
Covid truly gave the entire world a reality check. One of them was showing everyone just how much the celebrities love to smell their own fart and not care about anything else
Except Jared Leto who couldn't get infected because of his cults fart cloud island
LOL
Covid showed us that they are all fucking liars and following them is how you ruin your life.
If the celebrities don't their jobs you just rewatch an old movie. If the truck drivers don't their jobs long enough there's a riot in your neighborhood. It's obvious who's more important.
@@Lonovavir nailed it
“There are still good people out there that have managed to stay humble, grounded and grateful for what they have”
Proceeds to show Henry Cavil 💯
I learned this lesson back in the 1990s. I was working for a major studio back then. By year three, when a coworker asked if I’d like to go to lunch with himself and Harrison Ford, I thanked him and declined. I wanted to continue loving Harrison Ford films, therefore I DEFINITELY did *not* want to get to know Ford as a human being. Never meet your heroes, folks!
Especially knowing he hated Star Wars and hated playing Han Solo.
@TheGlassesPro Yup. He was not a fan of the scripts and dialogue. After he was reading the script from one of the Star Wars originals he came up to George Lucas and told him “You can type this shit, George, but you sure as hell can’t say it”. Harrison Ford wanted Han Solo to be killed off in Episode V, but George ended up convincing him to reprise his role in Episode VI after it was decided to have him be carbon-frozen instead. In Episode VII he convinced J.J. Abrams to kill him off so he would not have to play him again.
@TheGlassesPro Yeah, funny how a role in a multimillion dollar blockbuster franchise that made him very famous and beloved by countless fans that he was so good at playing is something that he dreads. So if you are a Star Wars fan, then I highly recommend you to not meet him.
@@thedestroyer2alltrolls411 Ford is right. Star Wars has terrible writing.
@@thedestroyer2alltrolls411 Imagine being an actor who's worked on loads of different movies and portrayed so many characters, but you get the same obsessed fans hassling you with the same dumb questions over and over about just one role that you took decades ago that wasn't exactly the pinnacle of writing to begin with. I'd get sick of it and I suspect most people would.
As Gary wisely said, "movie stars are only good people when someone else is writing what they say"
Now that's just bullshit
@@Brian_Boru the w**e one's, yes.
The misinformation peddlers who's knowledge wouldn't fill a stamp.
@@Brian_Boru no not every single one. that's absurd and hypocritical. it's no better than the reverse. they don't like celebs making generalizations or absolutes about then based off their own experiences or a fee dumb fans. so why do this to them? keanu reeves seems like a genuine chill guy. doesn't mean he's perfect but he does a lot of good and it's usually only known when random people happen to catch it. I dont like Kim kardashian but give credit were it's due. seems like she to a degree saw that she was only known for the tape thing and wasn't actually self made. so she challenged herself and went to law school. no easy feat especially since she passed the bar and was proven she did it legitimately. she also used her influence and new degree and license to defend those who were wrongfully convicted and used her money to also help them get off their feet. that's something really good. she may be arrogant but that doesn't make her a bad person. she now actually has way more knowledge about business and law than most the public. some are out of touch. some more so than others. but not entirely unexpected. you go from one life to another. it all depends but it does fall on them to ground themselves and educate themselves but not all of them are such bad people. most, maybe yes....but all? that's just out right stupid to say
I'd say the narcissistic ones do a good job of blending in with the good ones. All the garbage Hollywood pedals is being pushed mainstream and narcissists don't have to hide as much anymore while the good ones are forced to keep their heads down for fear of being cancelled and careers destroyed.
@@aliquidgaming1068 You are right, I got the luck to interact with Stars from all kinds of paths, still, my best memory was by a professional Baseball player who made my day by getting happy AF for getting a free bag of m&ms (We got coupons to share with clients), didn't even know he was one of the highest-paid baseball players that year until the customer who walked next ask me if I knew who I help... seconds later I was wallowing in despair cuz I left the perfect father's day gift walkout.
The best part, as he was with his mom and like a child went to show her the "Best purchase of my life, 2 cents for 2 bags of m&ms, you cannot beat that"
I only know he was a Dodger's player but can't remember the name I was told by the client. My dad was way too proud of me lol.
The 1980's: Video Killed The Radio Star
2022: Internet Killed the Movie Star
Use "Hollywood" instead of movie, the syllable count matches.
@@ScudX Or "Internet Killed the Video Star"
"Hollywood" is definitely more elegant, but with "Video" you can concatenate:
Video Killed The Radio Star
Internet Killed The Video Star
_________ Killed The Internet Star
Ok. Who else sang along?
@@jeremytitus9519 Going outside killed the internet star.
1979
i feel like nepotism plays a huge part in this as well. a lot of celebrities (especially actors and actresses) end up being related to extremely wealthy individuals/families or other celebrities that have influence in the industry. rather than trying to focus on finding actual talent and passion, they just cast someone who already has a status and most definitely has the money. doesn’t seem too far fetched to think about someone getting cast in a role from the influence of another celebrity or by the money they could [possibly] be paying to the project to get themselves cast. i can’t remember for the life of me who did on the nepotism in hollywood, but the title was along the lines of “why all your favorite celebrities are related” and it was a great video. definitely gives you something to think about if you care enough about it.
When I see someone I think is really good I find they only have like two movies. And someone I think is terrible they seem to be in every movie. It’s got to be the nepotism thing because it makes no sense. We’re not getting the best talent, not even close.
Perfect example even though he's not an actor: Drake is the nephew of the bassist from Sly and the Family Stone, an extremely successful funk band from the 60s-70s
I think this is actually a blessing, being more exposed to celebs, because now we're more aware of the dark stuff going on behind closed doors and it shows us we should be more protective of kids and what they engage with
You raise a fairly decent point. A lot of people for the longest time have gotten away with the most heinous shit and at best they would get an equivalent of a wrist slap or at worst nothing at all. The problem however lies in who becomes a celebrity these days. Awkwafina might not be a bad person exactly, however she is extremely annoying in everything she gets involved in with the only exception being Jumanji 2. Some people should never have fame.
Kind of ironic that we get to know them all better in a time when we're all closed off from each other rather than the days when we don't have to worry about whether we should shake hands.
"The age of Hollywood is over the time of the Drinker has come." - The Critical Drinker probably.
💯💯💯💯💯.
Time of enlightenment after the dark ages? Hell yeah!
Do you know how the drinker was created?
He was sober once...
If I had millions I’d easily pay this man to write and direct for my studio
Brilliant
My problem with modern actors isn't that they're bad, many are stellar, even ones that are considered past their prime still give memorable performances. My real problem is bad casting choices. The fact that every movie now, even animated ones, need to rely on well-established actors that don't even make sense in the context of their films makes these already boring characters less unique and starts to homogenise actors into certain "genres" of characters, not based on acting ability but if they're easy comic relief or attractive.
I see films with actors that give gripping performances that stick with me for years, only to be a one-hit wonder that gets pushed out by Hollywood in favour of an established big name that can bring people into the cinema. A few actors are able to rebrand themselves like Adam Sandler in "Uncut Gems" which is really nice to see, but the silver screen just feels like a series of 40 or 50-year-old faces that get slathered with makeup to look younger and remind people of their good days.
Everything you said rings true, PLUS the oversaturation of ALL content is such a surreal thing to contend with. Growing up watching a movie was like a real thing to do, now there are millions you can just put on in the background as you cook. What does this mean for future entertainment I wonder
We are truly leading into Huxley's Brave New World
Someone on Twitter mused that there should be a Netflix for people who just want something on in the background while the look at their phones. I responded “it’s here, and it’s called Netflix.”
@@BillLaBrie Why isn't natural background satisfying to them?
@@sergiowinter5383 Because whatever is on their phones is utterly meaningless and sad.
I used to work in Hollywood, and I can say so-called movie stars are even worse than you think. Im so glad I got out of that cesspool. Working with celebrities cured me of any idolization I may have had going in to the business. These are the last people you want to lecture you about how to live your life.
How bad were they? Any specifics. Just curious heard a lot of stories on them and I’m not surprised about it just that it’s just so hush hush. Figured with social media there’s be more out there
you cant say things like this without giving any story.. no need for name, just kind of shit that happens time to time again
@@justsightseeing1 yeah
Spill the tea Frank!
What up there faker!
“I’m a court jester.” That is exactly what actors are and we have raised them up to near Godliness. Kurt Russel seems like a genuinely good person.
I mean, he DID play Ego in Guardians 2…it’s like poetry, so that it rhymes
Canoe Reeves is alright too.
@@illusioNery Ego is the key to all of this. Cause he's a funnier character than we've ever had before.
God bless Kurt Russell, one of the few actual good guys and actual bad a55es left in that shyte hole called Hollyweird?
Punks like The Fresh Prince, aren’t even worthy enough to carry his jockstrap.
Mel Gibson spoke out about the 'currency' in Hollywood too.
Remember people: Separate the art from the artist. You can still admire someone for their craft while not agreeing with what they say outside of it
I don't do this. Assholes have a tendency to infuse their art with their assholery. We should elevate artists who behave like decent people. There are only a few, but still.
I wish saying something like this wasn't controversial, because it's true
I shouldn't have to do that.
@gregcampbell5454 then don't. But I will as will many others.
A lovely sentiment and one I once believed in firmly- but once idiots like DeNiro decided his opinion was to be elevated, admired and on blast 24/7, I find myself actively turning away from him and his films.
Worked in ski shops in Aspen for years in the 90's and early 2000's, Kurt Russel and Goldie Hawn were good customers, Kurt would bring in a case of beers and drink with the boys while the wife shopped, very nice down to earth people, ahh the good old days!
The saying “don’t meet your heroes” is true of celebrities on social media. Twitter etc has ruined the facade and mystery that fueled old celebrity culture. It ruined the illusion
@@ralphlowrey Twitter is Twitter, stop stinkin defending the thing (Social media) that made everything go to hell and back, this is why everythings getting even worse and why Im questioning life & reality itself
Beth I agree
Maybe it’s for the best?
Me, I'm glad that the illusion has been stripped off. I prefer reality. I don't believe that these people should have been turned into aspirations much less heroes to begin with. When the true heroes should be scientist, educators, etc. People who are finding cures, making discoveries. Basically, people spreading or adding to our knowledge.
We've become a shallow people who measure value by wealth and image instead of wisdom.
@@xelasomar4614 Don't say stupid things.
Edward R Murrow said it best all the way back in the 50's:
Just because your voice reaches halfway around the world doesn't mean you're any wiser than when it reached only to the end of the bar.
The person in the pub holding forth loud enough to reach the other end of the bar is probably a wanker, anyway
very poignant
"The fact is that censorship always defeats its own purpose, for it creates, in the end, the kind of society that is incapable of exercising real discretion. In the long run it will create a generation incapable of appreciating the difference between independence of thought and subservience." - Henry Steele Commager
Murrow was a true boss, and maybe the last journalist with integrity...
@@neighbor-j-4737 And yet he was the arguable leading force against McCarthy's investigations, when decades later we'd learn through declassified documents that more than 90% of the people McCarthy believed were communists infiltrating America...were communists infiltrating America. Murrow was so firmly ensconced in his beliefs that journalism and media were not and couldn't be compromised that he shut down the last great pushback against the monstrousness that has festered ever since. Those monsters came to the US in the 30s after people got fed up with them prostituting children on street corners back in Europe, and it took less than 20 years to get nice and entrenched.
Kitty Kelley called Elizabeth Taylor "The Last Star" in her 1981 biography. I think she was about right. Liz was about the last to have the allure and fascination of a proper star. That is now a gone source of pleasure.
Nowadays they should stay in their marble palaces and attempt to retain some mystique. They should stop showing us what they do and think on a day-to-day basis, just so we can see that they are just apes.
Someone should stop Gwyneth frickin Paltrow.
Gwyneth Paltrow needs to go to jail for promoting dangerous ideas to the public (in order to line her own deep-ass pockets no less).
JK Rowlings situation is a prime example of society these days how they preach free speech and if someone gives their opinions they cancel them immediately. She did no wrong only spoke her mind.
Who is they? You see thats the problemy Twitter is cancer
And other people spoke their minds in response. Free speech goes both ways my friend
@@idek7438 they didn’t just speak their minds. They literally tried to cancel and silence her. That’s not free speech working both ways, kid. Come back when you’re not obtuse and close minded my friend.
“‘People who menstruate.’ I’m sure there used to be a word for those people. Someone help me out. Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud?” @jk_rowling... I think Rowlings was upset that women were being canceled. Do you call your Mom your "birthing person"?
Funny how saying that their is no gender is "erasing women" but somehow, it's not considered to be erasing men too. Typical JK, only caring about women.
This is why I will always respect Viggo Mortensen. He never berated or insulted anyone because he believed his viewpoints were fact. He always had respectful conversations with people while stating his viewpoints and never put himself on a pedestal to be seen by everyone. His polar opposite would be Sean Penn who threatens to melt all of his Oscars if we don't help Ukraine. YEAH THAT'LL TEACH EM' BOY.
Sean Penn literally ran away from the fray
Sean Penn.... Great actor, absolutely vile horrible person.. I think his best role was in Carlito's way, seems about right for him
Edit: I just realized ironically both actors are in Carlito's way... Interesting
@@davyboy9397 You should watch the movie Colors. Robert Duvall was amazing and Sean Penn wasn't half bad.
@@FREEDOM_OR_DEATH_ Directed by Dennis Hopper no less
Viggo’s the man
Friendly Reminder: Johnny depp got fired due to a psycho chick that dumped in his bed (which should tell you everything you need to know about her) Yet we have this dude slapping someone at the Oscars and Ezra miller getting arrested for attacking a woman. Odd how the people that actually need to receive consequences never do, but the ones that don't deserve it get hammered hard.
And cut off his finger
I know for a fact there are a lot of bullied kids who can relate.
@@s3studios597 There is even a "bullied nation" ... called Russia ... who has been blamed for EVERYTHING for 30+ years, even when it was clear that they didnt have the economic power to be the GLOBAL MEGATHREAT they were made out to be ... and now that the bullied kid is lashing out the "good guys" who have bullied it for decades are keeping on blaming it.
Black privilage?
Love your comment, love your pfp more. OP🐐.
Drinker you are spot on here, as usual. They say 'you don't know someone until you live with them.' and it's true. Now that we have access to celebs 24/7, it's like living with them, and now that we know them, we aren't impressed.
100% spot on, actors have always been obnoxious and ridiculous, their publicists just didn’t have to contend with social media on their clients’phones.
Another issue I personally have, is that instead of moving away from this star culture we've found ourselves with, instead studios seem to be doubling down. It feels like every movie nowadays (with exceptions of course) is more of a challenge to see how many "big names" they can fit in one film, and not about making a good story for people to enjoy. It's just exhausting.
Quinton. That has always been Quinton . Read Adventures In The Screen Trade by the late great Writer William Goldman . He covers the Star system in it .
Yeah the "ensemble cast" seems to have become the norm for both the big corporate movie machine and the music industry. Instead of having one big draw, with the dwindling presence of big draws they try and throw as many medium draws at you as possible at the same time
Marriage Story was trying the most academy award nominees and winners (in the trailer text as well), Lincoln was most Celebs in the background and side characters and even the film i love, Don't Look Up was doing the same.
Don't get me wrong. I think most of the Marvel movies are great. The MCU has done an excellent job of bringing stories from the page to the big screen. But other franchises like the Star Wars sequel trilogy, the Justice League, and Batman vs Superman seem to be campaigns to sell action figures. Their just two hour toy commercials because while the CGI and special effects are engaging the story telling is horrible. This, along with the onset of reality television which has stripped away much of the celebrity mystique, are two of the many factors that has resulted in Hollywood culture being what it is today.
am example of this are the movies Knives Out and Death in the Nile.
They both sucked but had an "all-star" cast.
The best thing that came out of 2020 was watching celebrities realize how out of touch they are and seeing them scramble to do anything to remain relevant. Doubly so when all of their 'We're all in this together, we're all in the same boat' bullshit was called out by so many millions of their 'fans', only succeeding in alienating them even more from the rest of society. What a time it was
ya but look at venessa hudgens. Her rant about people getting sick and shit back in like 2020 over covid and why Coachella shouldn't be cancelled and them getting sick isn't that bad. Nothing happened doesn't really matter they apologize and everyone moves on
When they sang imagine it was so cringey
Yep. Ellen G. epitomized that whole situation by comparing being in lock-down in her mansion to being in prison. What a douche!
AMEN
Yeah, the only good thing.
Jeremy Renner has been one of my favorite actors since that one interview he did leading up to Avengers Endgame when he made Brie Larson look self-righteous and stuck up while also showing himself to be a humble guy who actually cares about what his job is supposed to do for people
I will always love that interview. That's when he became one of my favorite actors (I had already liked him before hand but this really upped him for me). The man was like "I don't want to mix politics with my job"
You forgot one important element: the quality of the actors.
If once upon a time you could build an an entire movie around the
image/charisma/skill of one central actor (or two) - simply because
the actors were that good; today - you no longer can. Not by a longshot.
That is because of the constantly lowering professional requirements
by the industry, multiplied by the constantly dissipating acting skill
among the 'source material'. Modern day actors appear (not all) to
come from a cookie-cutter assembly line for the particularly inept,
that in the better days - no one would even consider hiring. Blank,
forgettable, crumpled paper husks that are boring and uninspired
from the first look and line. Devoid of soul entirely. Soon enough,
the post-apocalypse of the mainstream cinema will fully take over,
with all that this entails. Go indie, or go back in time.
Just like the age of the book came largely to an end, followed by the
age of the hard-media (cartridge, compact disc, etc), so comes the
turn of the age of the actor.
Most of them are wearing morph suits covered with beacons jumping around invisible threats in front of a green screen. Maybe acting craft just can’t overcome that much unreality.
That final shot in the auditorium of hundreds of "court jesters" doing a standing ovation to one of their own really put the whole thing into perspective for me. Good edit.
Look at the woman in the black suit at 9:22. Look how her eyes wander, thinking I'm I doing the right thing? Not many people standing up around me. Did I stand up too soon? Should I be stood up? I'm I just following a crowd that's smaller than what I expected. Should I, or should I not, put more or less effort into my applause? Sheep. The lot of them.
@@sabretooth1971 True, but it's not just Hollywood types who do that. It's all humans. Ever seen those old films of Communist Party meetings in the USSR or China? People looking nervously around to see if they've started clapping too soon or too late, wondering if they should've laughed or just stayed poker faced at Dear Leader's last comment, should they dare to stop clapping first or will that be seen as a sign of disloyalty, etc? Or how about at meetings in corporations where people are constantly checking to see if they are in the favor of the boss or superior?
Like Jim Carrey said, it was disgusting.
@@yvonnelee4385 The problem with his opinion about the slap is that he's a lunatic and he most likely said that because he wanted to save himself from this whole situation, I don't believe he was sincere, like all the people in that room he's an actor and this was and act.
@@dansmith5012 he may be acting or not but that doesn't change the fact that what he said is true and if being a lunatic means seeing and speaking what is wrong then there's no problem being one
They should learn from Jim Davis, creator of Garfield. When asked about what Will Smith did at the Oscars, he said, "I don't really follow the Oscars much anymore. I just draw Garfield comics." I love that.
Nice. I’d imagine the only better answer would have been, “I draw Garfield comics. Why the hell are you asking me?” Lol
Bless Jim Davis. But then again, he grew up on a farm in Indiana, so I supposed he's a little closer to the ground than a lot of other 'celebs'.
@@WolfStreak In the early or mid 90s, when asked about whatever the hell was going on then, Brad Pitt said "why are you asking me? I'm an actor". There's no way he'd say that now.
Mad respect for that
@@mrtb7676 That’s true, but I think it still comes down to the core of their character. There have been plenty of celebs with humble beginnings that have completely lost their ability to relate to those who aren’t extremely rich and privilege. I think part of it is that when money is no longer an issue, other personal issues arise. Some people don’t just realize how much of our lives revolves around the daily grind and financial limits (even if you are making good money) so they can’t understand the problems excessively rich people have. Those celebs become so focused on their issues and drama, they forget the struggles of their initial lifestyle.
I normally dislike Ricky Gervais with a passion but his speech at the Golden Globes in 2020 about this subject was absolutely perfect.
"Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain" - Who would have thought that The Wizard of Oz warned us about this 100 years ago.
_"Will Smith will not tolerate other men making jokes about his wife. He will however tolerate other men having sex with his wife. This is a man of principle."_
-M.Walsh
No wonder Will needs therapy. Never mind his son, who sounds like he needs help in his own right.
(For the record, I just got hit by a window that came up asking if I wanted to edit my comment because it might be 'insensitive'. WTF!)
My wife and I used to be big fans of Will Smith. He's kind of an angry middle aged whiny punk as of late.
I supported him during the "wild wild west" years.
I had great respect for him when he says he was going to try harder, pick better scripts and make better movies. I also remember him saying something about how his grandmother told him not to swear in his music. Big props there.
After his latest adolescent outburst on national television, I hope Chris Rock sues the jiggy out of him.
@@charlesws7825 I hope you wrote Suck MFD!!!
No wonder will Smith needs therapy, and his son needs help to.
I didn't get a message saying my comment was insensitive?
lets not pretend matt walsh knows shit now....
"Don't meet your heros" media has definitely made it possible to see who they are as people and their detached views on life.
It’s like watching The Boys on Amazon.
@@KaosNova2 lol same
Couldn't have said it any better 👍
Xavier, is that you?
"Don't meet your heroes"
but nowadays you are forced to meet them on social media
Jack Gleeson had an amazing "TED talk" about cult of celebrities. Mad respect for the guy. Video is titled "Leaving Game of Thrones | Jack Gleeson" by OxfordUnion.
""All I've done is acted in a TV show and pretend to be mean. For money essentially."
Jennifer Lawrence didn't finish middle school. That should tell everything about hollywood..
-💀
"They've made their careers off saying words that someone else wrote". That puts it into perspective. I like Jim Carrey's comment: "I was sickened by the standing ovation. It's becoming more and more apparent that we're no longer the cool kids"
Al Pacino is still badass though.
@@treystephens6166 Keanu Reeves is stand up guy
@@JohnSmith-is4uu joaquin phoenix is so genuine and nice
@@jabari.n oh please🤣 does he ever shut up about the environment
the intelligent and wise actors avoid social media. they know it would break the illusion
Reality TV was the first big hit against “celebrity” because it severely muddied the waters.
But social media/Twitter was the knockout blow
I kind of agree with you, but the thing about reality TV is that their images were always controlled by Hollywood gatekeepers so they basically were the same as movie stars in that they were handled. The Real World was on in the early 90's and it didn't have much effect on celebrity at large. I think celebrity started collapsing in on itself when Tila Tequila became famous on MySpace. She was the first random person to be famous exclusively online.
If reality TV stopped being trashy appealing to lowest common denominator it would be dope like if it was a documentary mockumentary vibe
This is very well put. I'd never really given this a lot of thought, but I believe you are spot on... right down to the quotation marks around "celebrity". I feel like social media has not only been the knockout blow but also a nail in the coffin, perhaps not the final nail, but an important one nonetheless. Well said, my friend.
They tend to have had the same effect on rational thought.
@@noellewest4347 ima put you in a coffin
Remember when Vanessa Redgrave was booed off the stage for lecturing about anti-Semitism during her Oscar acceptance speech? I do. Bring that back.
They’re paid entertainment, we pay for them to dance and sing for us. They are dancing monkeys.
Unfortunately, we have an arguably even more repugnant type of celebrity now, the social media influencer. I feel like they're easier to completely ignore than traditional celebs though, so that's one positive.
Yup, and the brandon admin calling tiktok influencers to spread propaganda is evidence of this new age
influencers aren´t celebrities. they achieve nothing. they just pretend to be important
@@burntnougat5341 02:50 roger moore
In my opinion Vtubers are more like how celebrities used to be than Hollywood celebrities are now.
The direction social media went In around post-2007 iphone era really destroyed society.
"The United States had become a place where entertainers and professional athletes were mistaken for people of importance. They were idolized and treated as leaders; their opinions were sought on everything and they took themselves just as seriously - after all, if an athlete is paid a million or more a year, he knows he is important … so his opinions of foreign affairs and domestic policies must be important, too, even though he proves himself to be both ignorant and subliterate every time he opens his mouth.”
- Robert Heinlein
Well said.
No one fits that description better than Janeane Garafalo.
Heinlein was a brilliant man and a brilliant author.
america is the great satan and now expects everyone from latin america or europe to be like them
The old entertainers used to be smarter. They would never voice a political opinion for fearing to lose half their audience.
Excellent video and commentary. I agree whole heartedly with your views and opinions. You did a great job with the production and the narration is superb - loved the way you peppered the narrative with well placed colorful words. Well done! I'm a follower now - just downloaded the rest of The Critical Drinker videos.
Joss Ackland was one of the greatest actors of his generation, he was overlooked by his peers after they worked with him. We need more actors like Joss Ackland.
A wise man once said “Don’t put these people on a pedestal, they don’t deserve it.”
Enough of the fucking spam.
"They might fall off and break their necks"
"The more we see of these people, the less we like them." Drinker - 2022.
Yup, familiarity breeding contempt indeed.
There is one fact people ignore or are afraid to admit. The Hollywood execs are extremely confident and I don't blame them because all this would not be possible if not for the sheer stupidity and idiocracy of modern fandom in all aspect of entertainment whether animation, games and movies. The fans rant and complain but still falls for the same nonsense again and again without accepting thier own fault and contribution to this mess. It only takes a dollar and as long as you spend that dollar they don't give a rats ass whether you like the product or not because they will do it over and over again.
I always like when congress calls an actor to testify about a scientific question because they played a scientist in a movie.
Oliver Reed, legend, died in a pub in Malta drinking and arm wrestling sailor's, which lead to the heart attack, still down to earth and being a man's man right till the end.
Did he rilly? That's good to know.
@@tygerstripes3752 while filming Gladiator. A several second CGI shot of him cost $1 million, it was a world first
I don’t know man, he was a very trouble alcoholic and it’s pretty sad to see for me, having watched a few alcoholics drink them selves in to a early grave, I just see a man with an illness
@@tygerstripes3752 He took down the entire navy in Malta after drinking 20 drinks. Old man strength.
@@blueraven596 Both!
But some of the most interesting men I've had a drink with are high-functioning alcoholics.
“I never said actors are cattle; what I said was all actors should be treated like cattle.” - Alfred Hitchcock
I´ve always thought that Hitchcock was rude. But now I understand so much better why he said that.
@@HiThere-xn6xy Actors aren't people. They're a kind of mutable hollow object. Have you ever met an actor? Of course you haven't because there's nobody inside for you to meet.
Love this comment.
@@jeremytitus9519 are you good bro?
@@jeremytitus9519 this comment wins the channel
I want to be entertained. Thrilled. Touched by a performance. Not educated or lectured by people who have no idea about the subject they speak of. And to be insulted by a narcissist with needs for attention? Unacceptable
I just watched all of the segments of this series. Thank you for exposing the rot that is this once beloved industry. Keep up the thoughtful work. Maybe it will have a positive effect.
Pandemic also revealed that "movie stars" need regular people way more than regular people need them. The absolute pathological need for attention in any form was as cringeworthy to witness as it was irritating, and won't be forgotten any time soon.
Can you "Imagine" that?
Thank god for Rowan Atkinson being on the humble movie stars so far.
@@Jaxv3r Him, Keanu Reeves, and Edward Norton are among my favorite actors. They either shun fame and devote themselves to their craft or they're genuinely decent people in real life.
Did John Wayne really try to attack that native chick? I looked it up and could only see her speech and nothing showing him being held back by security
Hulk Terry Hogan said it best!!! For all the Sadness the Pandemic brought there was a bright side to all it. Athletes and Entertainers for a good period were forgotten and people didn't need them!!!
Kurt Russell is a legend. From what I understand he "shunned" Hollywood and lives on some big ass ranch in the middle of BFE. He never talks Politics but he's been pressed into admitting he's a Libertarian before, which I have huge respect for. He seems like someone you would honestly like to have a beer with and just talk about film.
My cousin worked at a very high end boutique in Muskoka Ontario, where they once had a beautiful “cottage” on nearby Lake Rosseau (which they sold), and she said Kurt and Goldy were THE nicest folk you’d ever meet.
They would ALWAYS remember her name, even after a year, gave her great tips and would actually spend time asking how her semester in University went and such. Just a pleasure to be around?
Her daughter Kate Hudson and that ex Black Crowe husband of hers on the other hand, were THE most self entitled, demanding, mean, and narcissistic twits, you’d ever meet?
Her poor mom would always be embarrassed, every time she’d berate a customer, or fan just asking for an autograph(who were mostly kids btw!).
Her now ex husband Chris Robinson, would be so hopped up on drink and drugs, he would intentionally eff with customers, who didn’t even know who the hell he was? They just thought he was some homeless weirdo, who pitched a tent over at the Windermere Golf Course, looking for a handout? 😂
And in that part of town, their “nobody” neighbours and patrons, probably had more cash in their pockets than that clown had in his entire bank account! He just thought everyone were stupid Canadian “eh?” hicks up there, who served for his personal(and drug addled) amusement.
And at 50 something, he’s still pathetically playing the stereotypical rock n rolla, which I’m sure Kurt would now love to knock his teeth out, just as he probably did years ago, but had more self control than the Fresh Prince!
BFE....buttfuck Eqypt?
100% agree. Three of my favorite films to watch over and over again are Russell films. The Thing, Escape from NY, and Big Trouble.
He and maybe two or three other actors seem like they would be cool to hang out with.
Harry Callahan would not respect a Libertarian
(Nearly) No one knew Rock Hudson was gay until he died of AIDS in the mid eighties. It caused huge controversy on the set of Dynasty. Now we have to hear about it every time a Kardashian farts or someone has a body part chopped off. Man I miss the eighties.
Golden age of movies 90s - 2010s
I'm convinced a lot of movie stars confuse scripted lines with their own thoughts. They begin to believe on some level that they're as witty, informed, wise, and brave as their fictional characters. And it's usually in proportion to how much their celebrity status has removed them from general society.
Totally agree
I'm with you there. It's the thought process of "well, I starred in well written movies, so that means that I am also intelligent and articulate with my words," when we all know that's absolutely not the case.
I Agree! and dare I say it Zelensky would probably have never gotten into politics if it wasn't for the character he played in a popular tv show - maybe forgot he was ACTING
@@OGGuaves almost akin to Reddit moderators thinking they are way more important then they really are. God are celebrities just successful Reddit mods?
Peter Dinkladge is a prime example of this. That guy is towering above us thinking he has the wits of Tyrion Lannister while completely missing the point. His size is actually a reflection of his personality and inversely representative of his ego. But after all isn't he the one who said he couldn't be bothered to read the books?
Kurt Russell learned a lot from his dad who was also an actor (Bing Russell). Kurt has managed to keep mostly to himself and make some great movies. Good for him. I, for one, never got the worshiping of actors and saved all of my love and accolades for Weird Al Yankovic. Now, there is a true entertainer.
He acted too, but I'm still with you on that.
Weird Al puts on a great concert. Al and his band work their asses off to entertain fans.
UHF: Am I joke to you?
Professor of Rock did a great summary of him.
He's great fun.
@@duffthimblespork8371 “Uh huh……ROAD MAPS!!!!”
This has to be one of your best commentaries.
These people are no more than entertainers, and that's what they should be focusing on.
And that's what their fans should realise.
Outstanding yet again and superbly said.
Truly.👍🏼
Thank you for speaking that which needed to be said, and that i have had in mind for a long, lonnng time.
Keep it up, brother.
You're a legend at keeping it real.
Cheers 🍻
I remember prior to social media being such a big thing, the concept of "don't meet your heroes" was already especially true of Hollywood. Social media just made it harder to avoid.
Who was it that said if you didn't want to be famous you can just walk away? Same for social media. There are some well educated actors but like any JOB they should focus on their craft and shut it.
How ironic it is that the show called Hawkeye, the first episode was titled just that: "Don't meet your heroes."
Its almost like they know they're failures. And they're _still_ managing to capitalize on it.
It’s seems to me that the success of so many movies that were made with no stars, proves that acting really isn’t that hard. These people look great not so much of their acting ability, but the script writer, the costume maker, the camera operator, and director, and a hundred other people making them look good. The first Star Wars movie at the time it was released was one of the biggest hits ever! And Harrison Ford was the only actor who had appeared in a previous film! If I were a movie production company, I’d never hire the same actor twice. Just think how much money is wasted sucking up to these high paid actors, that could be saved by hiring fresh talent for each movie? They are supposedly paid these high wages for their ability to draw in an audience. It’s worth $20M to attract all of this actor’s followers. But the success of Star Wars, and a dozen other such films, seems to prove that wrong. And now more than ever, you run the risk of hiring a star for your movie, and before it hits the box office they’ve gone and humiliated themselves to the point no one will come see the movie! And what is all this about hiring celebrities to do the voices of cartoon characters, do people actually care? Most of the time I never knew who was the voice of whoever cartoon character, until much later when they talk about it themselves. Seems the movie studios are trying their best to waste money?
If you like sausage don’t watch how it’s made 😉
"They more we see these people
the more we fucking hate them."
- the story of my life m8.
ok
Whats wrong with ur life?
P.S. I honestly agrew
I see why you call yourself GRUMPY. 🤣
For the wrong reason, evidently
I feel this way about youtube stars
This video might not be that old, but it definitely applies to well over a decade of what ~95% of Hollywood has been plopping out. I'm glad more people are *finally* speaking up about it. End this creativity stifling cringy absurdity Hollywood! Just focus on making good movies again, please! The '80s and '90s proved how you can *easily* make a wide variety of movies that just happen to have diversity and/or a female in the lead role and still be good with good character growth and good life lessons to be learned and more than just villains in the form of white Nazi-like guys and then the only good white guy happens to be the gay one or any other stereotypical woke nonsense like that... And most importantly just plain good writing.
I'm so glad I found your channel 😊 I used to be such a movie goer and am amazed at the amount of pure shit being spewed out these past few years. I enjoy your takes of the movies being thrown at us.Keep up the hilarious takes and bottoms up👍
Fundamentally, they're entertainers.
Not pundits, philosophers, leaders or thinkers...
Their job is to amuse and distract us. -The Critical Drinker
Entertainers. Exactly. Like clowns and jesters. Their profession exists for our amusement and sometimes... sometimes, to make art.
@@dsm3759703 but also people should know the difference, between a character and the real life actor
Including Madonna on the list of mere entertainers is dumb. Madonna is a poet and philosopher, a Genius that is greater any prophet who has walked the earth. Hating on Madonna is a cheap attempt to gain subscribers (Ben Shapiro tried that, also with the Bathtub video of Madonna). Madonna is a RECOGNiZed Scholar by the IVY League universities and she even taught a course in Harvard Business school. The woman was a Straight A student. Just because someone is popular and beautiful, it doesnt mean they cant be super intelligent.
Just dance monkey while the grinder plays and the rubes throw money , huh?
They should keep their opinions to themselves.
I'm not going to house a refugee family coz a 'celeb' says I should.
"Sometimes it is better to stay silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt." - the motto of modern social media
Wasn't that Mark Twain that wrote that? He's always good when it comes to quotes
+Andreas Gressl PRECISELY.
The fact that staying silent is associated with a lack of knowledge and stupidity goes against common sense.
@@williamleach6195 That would've been one of my guesses too (the other one was way off and would've proven the quote true with me as Exhibit A), but apparently (according to wikiquote), it's also been attributed to Abraham Lincoln, Ben Franklin and Socrates, so who knows :-)
Imagine belonging to a generation that idolized actors and actresses. That's just weird.
Ironically, court jesters were really smart and educated and some of them were literally king's advisors
"I could probably go on for days about this; real enough examples of celebrities embarrassing themselves in front of millions of people."
I would totally watch that. Sounds like fun content.
I'm sure the drinker is going to come back to us with more content like this topic. He already crapped on how Lucas films has gone from legendary to a disastrous flow of content.
It has always baffled me how we, as a society idolise, admire and put people on a pedestal who make pretend for a living. It's amazing really, how the court jester evolved into what we now see on our screens.
It's completely idiotic
Jesters and actors existed at the same time. Jesters didn't become actors. They're using it as a metaphor for entertainer.
We impose the qualities of the characters they play onto them, and so it’s not them we idolize but the amalgamation of the roles they play, never stopping to think of them as just regular people 🤷🏼
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@C This is why I hate when people shit on directors, actors, writer's, or people who make music and video games just because they do those things as their job. Like there are several reasons to not like those people outside of what they do for a living but people for some reason want to pretend like their jobs aren't an important part of society. We as a species have been telling each other stories and creating art before we even knew how to farm, its a fundamental part of being human. The only things we truly remember about most ancient people are there cultures. When someone talks about the ancient Greeks, they talk about their gods and hero stories or their philosophies. Same with the Eygptians, the Sumerians, and many other civilizations in history. I would bet that the thing current Era Americans are gonna be remembered by is the culture we leave behind so why treat it like it's not important?
My mother was from the previous generation that worshipped Hollywood Stars. She was the same age as Elizabeth Taylor. And she followed her entire career and identified herself with her and her divorces. She also admired Lana Turner and Monroe as well as the older generation of leading men like Cary Grant and Clark Gable. She said Taylor was the Last Hollywood Star. Somehow they kept their daily problems away from the public. And the public thought they lived charmed and perfect lives and that they were special. Joan Crawford and Mommie Dearest soon dispelled that myth and showed that some of them were monsters. I admire Clint Eastwood for having a great career and life. I also like Sandra Bullock alot.
Today’s actors I could care less about. They mean nothing to me. I appreciate good films and acting but I don’t live through these people. It’s unhealthy.
The money quote, sums up the New Rebellion: “People have an eye for fakery now, and they don’t fucking like it”.