July 16, 2008

No More Movie Stars?

Just caught this interesting clip from the Today show about the demise of the true "movie star." They were saying how just having a big name isn't enough to make a film a hit anymore, because we already know everything about a movie and everything private about the actor before it comes out. Check out the clip.



I have to say that I can't disagree with the story. We know everything there is to know about celebrities now, and the mystique is gone. I can say that for me, it's awfully hard to watch a big-name celebrity play a part and not feel like I'm watching that actor, instead of the character.

Also, they were giving credit to Angelina Jolie's latest movie Wanted saying she carried this film with her celebrity, but the movie was awful. I saw it last weekend and it was all over the place. It was trying to be too many things at once, but not enough of anything. Gory but not gory enough. Science fiction-y but not enough. Comedic but not comedic enough. Just saying...

What do you think?


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