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Post by urbanpatrician on Aug 15, 2020 4:00:59 GMT
She is 30 now. A really sexy age, in my personal memory. Still the coolest contemporary actress (2010+)...... in my eyes at least. The one I'm in highest anticipation of for her future career. I think she's gonna dominate the 2020s and leave all her current peers in the dust (the ones who at the moment are on a hotter streak). She's queen because she dominates the real world favorite actor/actress polls.... the youngest to achieve that, btw.
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Post by stabcaesar on Aug 15, 2020 5:52:19 GMT
I feel like she hasn't been relevant since 2015.
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Post by TerryMontana on Aug 15, 2020 8:53:42 GMT
Happy birthday.
A few years ago it seemed she'd be the next big thing. That's not the case now.
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Post by pacinoyes on Aug 15, 2020 9:02:15 GMT
She is 30 now. A really sexy age, in my personal memory. Still the coolest contemporary actress (2010+)...... in my eyes at least. The one I'm in highest anticipation of for her future career. I think she's gonna dominate the 2020s and leave all her current peers in the dust (the ones who at the moment are on a hotter streak). She's queen because she dominates the real world favorite actor/actress polls.... the youngest to achieve that, btw. Love to talk about her because I find her fascinating but also because on this board at least people say some wacky things about actors/actresses that are removed from the real world (look at how Kidman and Lange are discussed on MAR for example - like I don't recognize, at all, who people are describing with those actresses that I have seen - for good or bad not putting them down but the assessments of them is headscratching to say the least) I always say 2 things for JLaw - she is our version of Winger - a raw natural talent ( without training) who is likely to be hurt (like Winger was) by her lack of training later on in her career (you can't "make that up" often) but it depends on what roles she takes too: the more removed "from herself" - the greater the opportunity for some problems. But when she nails a role - it's a thing of beauty to see and because of her acting technique - or the specific lack of technique - when she says "Fnck you" she means it, maaaaaaaaaan. - That's what she was specifically in SLP which she owned (Cooper was not "better" or remotely her "equal" GTFO) - owned it like a tornado owns a stack of toothpicks. You almost never see an actresses do that (particularly a young actress) - it's a once in a generation performance. She also can be sexy af ...........and funny af too - I mean I love Phantom Thread but her bratty diss/putdown of Phantom Thread was spot on hilarious and Punk rock..... we don't have to agree on every movie people!
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Post by mhynson27 on Aug 15, 2020 9:22:50 GMT
Happy birthday. A few years ago it seemed she'd be the next big thing. That's not the case now. She was...
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Post by HELENA MARIA on Aug 16, 2020 9:49:34 GMT
One of the most overrated and overpraised actresses out there. I'm glad that she's been under the radar lately. Give me La Ronan any day.
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Post by LaraQ on Aug 16, 2020 11:18:51 GMT
Despite thinking that she was wildly overpraised early on in her career,I still rate her as an actress,albeit a good rather than great one.I hope her thirties see her taking more risks with the roles she takes on.
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Post by Drish on Aug 16, 2020 13:55:02 GMT
Such a Queen! Happy Birthday. Hope she continues slaying in 20s as well. With a lot less David O'Russell though.
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Post by urbanpatrician on Aug 16, 2020 14:43:34 GMT
One of the most overrated and overpraised actresses out there. I'm glad that she's been under the radar lately. Give me La Ronan any day. Nobody above the age of 30 thinks blando Ronan stands out, but if you wanna be wrong...... we're all entitled to a few of those moments, myself included.
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Post by HELENA MARIA on Aug 16, 2020 14:45:51 GMT
One of the most overrated and overpraised actresses out there. I'm glad that she's been under the radar lately. Give me La Ronan any day. Nobody above the age of 30 thinks blando Ronan stands out, but hey if you wanna be wrong...... we're all entitled to a few of those moments, myself included. That's OK, pal. You're entitled to your wrong opinion 😁👌
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Post by futuretrunks on Aug 16, 2020 20:11:19 GMT
I think she's more compelling in real life than as an actress.
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Post by Pittsnogle_Goggins on Aug 17, 2020 13:54:20 GMT
I have a feeling she’s going to go on an acting tear soon. She’s only taken a little time off and people are acting like her career is over.
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Post by mhynson27 on Aug 17, 2020 14:29:38 GMT
I have a feeling she’s going to go on an acting tear soon. She’s only taken a little time off and people are acting like her career is over. You're not wrong. In the pipeline she's got the Lila Neugebauer joint, Don't Look Up, Bad Blood, Mob Girl and Burial Rites. All super promising projects.
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Post by urbanpatrician on Aug 17, 2020 15:07:30 GMT
I have a feeling she’s going to go on an acting tear soon. She’s only taken a little time off and people are acting like her career is over. Exactly what I think. J-Law is the type to be resurrected after a down period because her demand is higher than the others. Julia Roberts was unheard of for a long time from 2004-2010. (kinda gone into hiding) Eat, Pray, Love the only film that kinda made noise. She had only Closer and Valentine's Day besides that but who cares about her in those? There are dozens and dozens of other examples of this.... including board regular Denzel. Reese Witherspoon after the failure of an Oscar bait Rendition, how long did it take before Wild brought her back? People here just have a mental span of 5 years and live in the late 2010s. I think Lawrence will leave Pugh, Stone, and Ronan in the dust when it's all said and done. Not saying I'm right for sure though, because obviously I'm just making predictions.
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Post by stephen on Aug 17, 2020 18:06:49 GMT
I know it's become vogue to dismiss Lawrence, but honestly, I still think that, pound for pound, her natural talent and charisma outstrips all of her contemporaries. Her biggest issue was getting too big too quickly, and getting roped into the David O. Russell train, where he consistently misused her, sticking her in roles that she's a good decade too young to convincingly play (and constantly pushing her into these loud, brassy roles that don't really suit her natural skill set). I also felt there was an awful lot of burnout in her last few performances, and even though she was still watchable in things like Passengers and the X-Men franchise, it was clear that her heart just wasn't in them. I think the sabbatical was definitely needed, and while it puts her a bit on the back foot while rivals/contemporaries like Stone and Ronan surge forward, I think all Lawrence needs is the right project that goes back to her roots to right the ship. I'm still a fan, and very much excited for what she's got in the future. Just keep DOR the fuck away from her.
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Post by futuretrunks on Aug 17, 2020 22:29:57 GMT
I know it's become vogue to dismiss Lawrence, but honestly, I still think that, pound for pound, her natural talent and charisma outstrips all of her contemporaries. Her biggest issue was getting too big too quickly, and getting roped into the David O. Russell train, where he consistently misused her, sticking her in roles that she's a good decade too young to convincingly play (and constantly pushing her into these loud, brassy roles that don't really suit her natural skill set). I also felt there was an awful lot of burnout in her last few performances, and even though she was still watchable in things like Passengers and the X-Men franchise, it was clear that her heart just wasn't in them. I think the sabbatical was definitely needed, and while it puts her a bit on the back foot while rivals/contemporaries like Stone and Ronan surge forward, I think all Lawrence needs is the right project that goes back to her roots to right the ship. I'm still a fan, and very much excited for what she's got in the future. Just keep DOR the fuck away from her. Joy aside, which I thought was a bafflingly bad and botched movie, J-Law's best work has been with DOR IMO. I think her career downturn is more due to crap like Passengers and mother! (which I detest). Where is her career if that Neugebauer movie doesn't make a splash and "Don't Look Up" doesn't go into production pronto with King DiCaprio onboard?
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Post by stephen on Aug 17, 2020 22:38:08 GMT
I know it's become vogue to dismiss Lawrence, but honestly, I still think that, pound for pound, her natural talent and charisma outstrips all of her contemporaries. Her biggest issue was getting too big too quickly, and getting roped into the David O. Russell train, where he consistently misused her, sticking her in roles that she's a good decade too young to convincingly play (and constantly pushing her into these loud, brassy roles that don't really suit her natural skill set). I also felt there was an awful lot of burnout in her last few performances, and even though she was still watchable in things like Passengers and the X-Men franchise, it was clear that her heart just wasn't in them. I think the sabbatical was definitely needed, and while it puts her a bit on the back foot while rivals/contemporaries like Stone and Ronan surge forward, I think all Lawrence needs is the right project that goes back to her roots to right the ship. I'm still a fan, and very much excited for what she's got in the future. Just keep DOR the fuck away from her. Joy aside, which I thought was a bafflingly bad and botched movie, J-Law's best work has been with DOR IMO. I think her career downturn is more due to crap like Passengers and mother! (which I detest). Where is her career if that Neugebauer movie doesn't make a splash and "Don't Look Up" doesn't go into production pronto with King DiCaprio onboard? Man, you're just out here with some hot takes that I absolutely don't agree with. Hell, I think Joy is actually her best outing with O. Russell (even though the film is nearly unwatchable aside from her). I admire her taking the shot she did with mother! but Aronofsky is just an incredibly misguided director who just didn't give her much to work with (and even then, I think she does about as well with that part as anyone could; the issues with the film are entirely at Aronofsky's feet). Passengers was a slog, I'll grant you that. But I think she's got enough cachet with audiences and the industry that she could take another five years off and likely still have a career if she wanted.
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Post by urbanpatrician on Aug 17, 2020 22:51:48 GMT
Joy is my favorite performance from Lawrence. The only time I felt she carried a movie. The film isn't bad, but it probably wouldn't be that important without Lawrence.
American Hustle is also a performance I really like from her. She doesn't deserve to win, but she was fun and entertaining enough to deserve a nomination in a superb category. She's the queen of the lip war battles.
Silver Linings Playbook is quite good as a performance, but it loses rewatch value.
I like her in Winter's Bone, but the year is too strong and I kinda forgotten that film a bit. Felt like Frozen River part II. Needs a bit of rediscovering, like AMC film club reminds me to do.
Among her 4 new projects, 2 of them (Neugebauer film, Bad Blood) she's probably expected or asked to carry. This is what clout and respect will do for you. Directors kiss her feet much like they do to Kidman or Blanchett.
I think her days with DOR are pretty much over now, so maybe we can leave that to bed.
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Post by pupdurcs on Aug 17, 2020 22:59:25 GMT
Joy aside, which I thought was a bafflingly bad and botched movie, J-Law's best work has been with DOR IMO. I think her career downturn is more due to crap like Passengers and mother! (which I detest). Where is her career if that Neugebauer movie doesn't make a splash and "Don't Look Up" doesn't go into production pronto with King DiCaprio onboard? Man, you're just out here with some hot takes that I absolutely don't agree with. Hell, I think Joy is actually her best outing with O. Russell (even though the film is nearly unwatchable aside from her). I admire her taking the shot she did with mother! but Aronofsky is just an incredibly misguided director who just didn't give her much to work with (and even then, I think she does about as well with that part as anyone could; the issues with the film are entirely at Aronofsky's feet). Passengers was a slog, I'll grant you that. But I think she's got enough cachet with audiences and the industry that she could take another five years off and likely still have a career if she wanted. The elephant in the room is that no actress has probably been damaged more by their association with Harvey Weinstein than Lawrence. I mean they guy claimed lots of actresses slept with him to enhance their careers (he may or may not have been lying about some or many of them) but only Lawrence was getting so much social media flak for Harvey's claims to have slept with her, that she was forced to issue an official denial that she ever banged Harvey: www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/12/jennifer-lawrence-harvey-weinstein-affair-lawsuitPeople who were deeply suspicious of this young actresses' meteoric rise in a few short years felt like their suspicions were justified by the Weinstein claims. Doesn't even matter if it's true or not. The mud seemed to have stuck more with her than anyone else. Perception is a bitch, and I think with that cloud over her, it'll be incredibly difficult for her to get percieved as a "great" actress going forward. Not impossible, but she is going to have to take some quantum leaps forward in the standard of her performances to erase the stigma. She'll get opportunities though, as she is still a big name
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Post by urbanpatrician on Aug 17, 2020 23:06:13 GMT
Man, you're just out here with some hot takes that I absolutely don't agree with. Hell, I think Joy is actually her best outing with O. Russell (even though the film is nearly unwatchable aside from her). I admire her taking the shot she did with mother! but Aronofsky is just an incredibly misguided director who just didn't give her much to work with (and even then, I think she does about as well with that part as anyone could; the issues with the film are entirely at Aronofsky's feet). Passengers was a slog, I'll grant you that. But I think she's got enough cachet with audiences and the industry that she could take another five years off and likely still have a career if she wanted. The elephant in the room is that no actress has probably been damaged more by their association with Harvey Weinstein than Lawrence. I mean they guy claimed lots of actresses slept with him to enhance their careers (he may or may not have been lying about some or many of them) but only Lawrence was getting so much social media flak for Harvey's claims to have slept with her, that she was forced to issue an official denial that she ever banged Harvey: www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/12/jennifer-lawrence-harvey-weinstein-affair-lawsuitPeople who were deeply suspicious of this young actresses' meteoric rise in a few short years felt like their suspicions were justified by the Weinstein claims. Doesn't even matter if it's true or not. The mud seemed to have stuck more with her than anyone else. Perception is a bitch, and I think with that cloud over her, it'll be incredibly difficult for her to get percieved as a "great" actress going forward. Not impossible, but she is going to have to take some quantum leaps forward in the standard of her performances to erase the stigma. She'll get opportunities though, as she is still a big name Like Ingrid Bergman and that Rossellini gossip in the 50s? Come on dude, most people side with Lawrence and believes her, since the public perceives Weinstein as a monster. Does anyone actually believe Weinstein being a pervert is also a truthful person? Whether it's true or not isn't even relevant - very few people would even begin to believe there's any truth to it. I think they see Lawrence as the victim. Besides, there's also The Fappening if you'll remember. You think that's... irrelevant? I'd probably agree it is but still it's very much a piece of news just like the Weinstein thing.
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Post by pupdurcs on Aug 17, 2020 23:18:33 GMT
The elephant in the room is that no actress has probably been damaged more by their association with Harvey Weinstein than Lawrence. I mean they guy claimed lots of actresses slept with him to enhance their careers (he may or may not have been lying about some or many of them) but only Lawrence was getting so much social media flak for Harvey's claims to have slept with her, that she was forced to issue an official denial that she ever banged Harvey: www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/12/jennifer-lawrence-harvey-weinstein-affair-lawsuitPeople who were deeply suspicious of this young actresses' meteoric rise in a few short years felt like their suspicions were justified by the Weinstein claims. Doesn't even matter if it's true or not. The mud seemed to have stuck more with her than anyone else. Perception is a bitch, and I think with that cloud over her, it'll be incredibly difficult for her to get percieved as a "great" actress going forward. Not impossible, but she is going to have to take some quantum leaps forward in the standard of her performances to erase the stigma. She'll get opportunities though, as she is still a big name Like Ingrid Bergman and that Rossellini gossip in the 50s? Come on dude, most people side with Lawrence and believe her, since the public perceives Weinstein as the monster. Does anyone actually believe Weinstein being a pervert is also a truthful person? It's clear they see Lawrence as the victim. Besides, there's also The Fappening if you'll remember. You think that's... irrelevant? I'd probably agree it is but still it's very much a piece of news just like the Weinstein thing. I don't think The Fappening helped alleviate suspicions of Lawrence's rise. I recall there was a lot of social media chatter that her leaks looked more like casting couch photos than personal leaks. It is what is. Of course not everyone thinks Lawrence was a casting couch case, but I read that a lot about her on social media during the height of both the fappening and Weinstein's fall from grace. I actually feel like her step back from the limelight might be in part due to these type of comments about her being quite prevelant on social media. It follows her. Like I said, maybe it's mean spirited gossip, but there's no point putting one's head in the sand and pretending like it hasn't damaged her reputation on social media. But like I said, she is hardly out of the game. She'll still get chances to do work that may shut up her "casting couch" detractors.
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Post by stephen on Aug 17, 2020 23:29:10 GMT
The elephant in the room is that no actress has probably been damaged more by their association with Harvey Weinstein than Lawrence. I mean they guy claimed lots of actresses slept with him to enhance their careers (he may or may not have been lying about some or many of them) but only Lawrence was getting so much social media flak for Harvey's claims to have slept with her, that she was forced to issue an official denial that she ever banged Harvey: www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/12/jennifer-lawrence-harvey-weinstein-affair-lawsuitPeople who were deeply suspicious of this young actresses' meteoric rise in a few short years felt like their suspicions were justified by the Weinstein claims. Doesn't even matter if it's true or not. The mud seemed to have stuck more with her than anyone else. Perception is a bitch, and I think with that cloud over her, it'll be incredibly difficult for her to get percieved as a "great" actress going forward. Not impossible, but she is going to have to take some quantum leaps forward in the standard of her performances to erase the stigma. She'll get opportunities though, as she is still a big name Lawrence could very well have been seen as the Gwyneth Paltrow of her time if it hadn't been for the very real issue of social media being a major factor in her backlash. It didn't help that Lawrence's private cloud got hacked at the same time and her sensitive pictures were leaked. But I don't think people were that suspicious of her meteoric rise; other actresses have followed the exact same blueprint as she did. What hurt Lawrence was the timing of it all. A Best Actress win right around the time Weinstein's downfall began to occur, successive nominations for the same actor/director pairing when it was abundantly clear that O. Russell was thirsting for that Oscar, and a general over-saturation of the market. Right after her Oscar win, Lawrence was being primed as not just an auteur's darling, but a mainstream movie star. She was attached to a hugely popular franchise as the face of its reboot, every single role was being considered an awards contender on her name alone ( Serena was getting comparisons to There Will Be Blood of all things), and she was clearly in such high demand that she could command just about any director she wanted. If she'd been inhabiting an earlier decade with the same career trajectory, she could very well have avoided any scandal. But a combination of bad timing due to Weinstein's downfall (when he was aggressively hounding her as the next big thing), a hacking issue, and a general desire by the populace to see someone who rose so fast get brought down (especially as a lot of people thought her persona to be fake; she was relentlessly mocked as having staged her fall at the Oscars, for God's sake) just made her the butt of every joke and a poster child for why early success can be a long-term detriment. Lawrence could've been the next Meryl Streep when it came to awards recognition. I even thought she would circa 2015, garnering successive nominations as long as she kept taking on baity roles and was in high demand. But then it just seemed like everything going on the following years really took it out of her. Her vivacious, boundless effervescence seemed to wane and she seemed to treat every film and interview as a matter of course. And I think a large part of that is the early meteoric rise, coupled with the way that she was bandied about by directors and producers who are very problematic. I definitely don't think she did anything inappropriate, and I absolutely hate how people treated her in that era. So I am rooting for a massive comeback, and I do hope she can live up to the promise of the first half of the last decade without being encumbered by gossip and backlash.
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Post by urbanpatrician on Aug 17, 2020 23:29:28 GMT
Like Ingrid Bergman and that Rossellini gossip in the 50s? Come on dude, most people side with Lawrence and believe her, since the public perceives Weinstein as the monster. Does anyone actually believe Weinstein being a pervert is also a truthful person? It's clear they see Lawrence as the victim. Besides, there's also The Fappening if you'll remember. You think that's... irrelevant? I'd probably agree it is but still it's very much a piece of news just like the Weinstein thing. I don't think The Fappening helped alleviate suspicions of Lawrence's rise. I recall there was a lot of social media chatter that her leaks looked more like casting couch photos than personal leaks. It is what is. Of course not everyone thinks Lawrence was a casting couch case, but I read that a lot about her on social media during the height of both the fappening and Weinstein's fall from grace. I actually feel like her step back from the limelight might be in part due to these type of comments about her being quite prevelant on social media. It follows her. Like I said, maybe it's mean spirited gossip, but there's no point putting one's head in the sand and pretending like it hasn't damaged her reputation on social media. But like I said, she is hardly out of the game. She'll still get chances to do work that may shut up her "casting couch" detractors. Right. I see your point. But I think what else you have to realize is that there's a world outside of social media. In the real world, probably less people care about that shit. I think enough time has passed to where she's starting with a clean slate now. And forgiven for whatever dropped on the internet years ago. When Ingrid Bergman won her Oscar after a scandalous sexuality-driven Hollywood gossip case in the 50s, that issue was close to nearing its end by 1956 and everyone just wanted to see Ingrid back as an actress again doing movies. Also.... it's not the first time a young nubile actress has collected a whole spree of nods in a relatively short span. Jessica Lange, Ingrid Bergman, and Meryl Streep all got like 5 nods in their first 4 or 5 years, so I don't think she slept with Weinstein to earn those nods. Can't be the only one who's slept with Weinstein, and most of them never got anywhere in the industry. (not saying she did, but just making a point here) I'm glad she went out of the limelight because she needed to cool down, but it's ripe time for a return.
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Post by pupdurcs on Aug 17, 2020 23:40:23 GMT
The elephant in the room is that no actress has probably been damaged more by their association with Harvey Weinstein than Lawrence. I mean they guy claimed lots of actresses slept with him to enhance their careers (he may or may not have been lying about some or many of them) but only Lawrence was getting so much social media flak for Harvey's claims to have slept with her, that she was forced to issue an official denial that she ever banged Harvey: www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/12/jennifer-lawrence-harvey-weinstein-affair-lawsuitPeople who were deeply suspicious of this young actresses' meteoric rise in a few short years felt like their suspicions were justified by the Weinstein claims. Doesn't even matter if it's true or not. The mud seemed to have stuck more with her than anyone else. Perception is a bitch, and I think with that cloud over her, it'll be incredibly difficult for her to get percieved as a "great" actress going forward. Not impossible, but she is going to have to take some quantum leaps forward in the standard of her performances to erase the stigma. She'll get opportunities though, as she is still a big name Lawrence could very well have been seen as the Gwyneth Paltrow of her time if it hadn't been for the very real issue of social media being a major factor in her backlash. It didn't help that Lawrence's private cloud got hacked at the same time and her sensitive pictures were leaked. But I don't think people were that suspicious of her meteoric rise; other actresses have followed the exact same blueprint as she did. What hurt Lawrence was the timing of it all. A Best Actress win right around the time Weinstein's downfall began to occur, successive nominations for the same actor/director pairing when it was abundantly clear that O. Russell was thirsting for that Oscar, and a general over-saturation of the market. Right after her Oscar win, Lawrence was being primed as not just an auteur's darling, but a mainstream movie star. She was attached to a hugely popular franchise as the face of its reboot, every single role was being considered an awards contender on her name alone ( Serena was getting comparisons to There Will Be Blood of all things), and she was clearly in such high demand that she could command just about any director she wanted. If she'd been inhabiting an earlier decade with the same career trajectory, she could very well have avoided any scandal. But a combination of bad timing due to Weinstein's downfall (when he was aggressively hounding her as the next big thing), a hacking issue, and a general desire by the populace to see someone who rose so fast get brought down (especially as a lot of people thought her persona to be fake; she was relentlessly mocked as having staged her fall at the Oscars, for God's sake) just made her the butt of every joke and a poster child for why early success can be a long-term detriment. Lawrence could've been the next Meryl Streep when it came to awards recognition. I even thought she would circa 2015, garnering successive nominations as long as she kept taking on baity roles and was in high demand. But then it just seemed like everything going on the following years really took it out of her. Her vivacious, boundless effervescence seemed to wane and she seemed to treat every film and interview as a matter of course. And I think a large part of that is the early meteoric rise, coupled with the way that she was bandied about by directors and producers who are very problematic. I definitely don't think she did anything inappropriate, and I absolutely hate how people treated her in that era. So I am rooting for a massive comeback, and I do hope she can live up to the promise of the first half of the last decade without being encumbered by gossip and backlash. Very good points you make. I will say that another thing that contributed to her backlash (particularly in the fanboy community) was how loathed she was as Mystique in the Fox X-Men movies by many of the fans. She gave off an air of "it's just a paycheck" in not only her performances, but how she sometimes talked about the role. A lot of fans of the franchise were clamouring for Rebecca Romijn (a much less accomplished actress than Lawrence, but a far superior Mystique) by the end of her run as the character. Safe to say she burned some fanboy bridges with how she carried herself in that role. In a sense, she didn't help herself by coming off so blase about the role, because those were among her highest profile movies.
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Post by therealcomicman117 on Aug 18, 2020 0:11:38 GMT
Lawrence could very well have been seen as the Gwyneth Paltrow of her time if it hadn't been for the very real issue of social media being a major factor in her backlash. It didn't help that Lawrence's private cloud got hacked at the same time and her sensitive pictures were leaked. But I don't think people were that suspicious of her meteoric rise; other actresses have followed the exact same blueprint as she did. What hurt Lawrence was the timing of it all. A Best Actress win right around the time Weinstein's downfall began to occur, successive nominations for the same actor/director pairing when it was abundantly clear that O. Russell was thirsting for that Oscar, and a general over-saturation of the market. Right after her Oscar win, Lawrence was being primed as not just an auteur's darling, but a mainstream movie star. She was attached to a hugely popular franchise as the face of its reboot, every single role was being considered an awards contender on her name alone ( Serena was getting comparisons to There Will Be Blood of all things), and she was clearly in such high demand that she could command just about any director she wanted. If she'd been inhabiting an earlier decade with the same career trajectory, she could very well have avoided any scandal. But a combination of bad timing due to Weinstein's downfall (when he was aggressively hounding her as the next big thing), a hacking issue, and a general desire by the populace to see someone who rose so fast get brought down (especially as a lot of people thought her persona to be fake; she was relentlessly mocked as having staged her fall at the Oscars, for God's sake) just made her the butt of every joke and a poster child for why early success can be a long-term detriment. Lawrence could've been the next Meryl Streep when it came to awards recognition. I even thought she would circa 2015, garnering successive nominations as long as she kept taking on baity roles and was in high demand. But then it just seemed like everything going on the following years really took it out of her. Her vivacious, boundless effervescence seemed to wane and she seemed to treat every film and interview as a matter of course. And I think a large part of that is the early meteoric rise, coupled with the way that she was bandied about by directors and producers who are very problematic. I definitely don't think she did anything inappropriate, and I absolutely hate how people treated her in that era. So I am rooting for a massive comeback, and I do hope she can live up to the promise of the first half of the last decade without being encumbered by gossip and backlash. Very good points you make. I will say that another thing that contributed to her backlash (particularly in the fanboy community) was how loathed she was as Mystique in the Fox X-Men movies by many of the fans. She gave off an air of "it's just a paycheck" in not only her performances, but how she sometimes talked about the role. A lot of fans of the franchise were clamouring for Rebecca Romijn (a much less accomplished actress than Lawrence, but a far superior Mystique) by the end of her run as the character. Safe to say she burned some fanboy bridges with how she carried herself in that role. In a sense, she didn't help herself by coming off so blase about the role, because those were among her highest profile movies. That certainly didn't help. Lawrence was pretty clearly paying Mystique for a paycheck by the end. It was frustrating watching X-Men: Apocalypse and seeing her so bored on screen. Heck X-Men: Dark Phoenix is a true disaster, but she's basically barely in it, and you can tell she's going through the motion anytime she's on screen, either for a paycheck or because she's contractually obligated. I still have no idea why made her decide to make that film her comeback. It's easily her most "nothing" performance, ever.
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