The immersive technique has had various controversies – but what is this dogged dedication to misery really about?
conceived it to be. The method actually involves drawing from personal emotions and lived experiences to bring authenticity to a character. But somewhere along the way, this definition got muddled by hyperbolic profiles and cloying awards campaigns; actors are lauded and derided alike for their dedication to the “method” by staying in character while the cameras aren’t rolling.
Within that confusion, the idea of using the personal as the foundation of a character was lost. The body is now just a vessel. But what connects each of these actors is a showering of critical acclaim and awards — and in the case of Jeremy, a legion of stans. Celebrities make themselves suffer because they can more than afford to, and because we reward them for it: too many Oscar campaigns are founded on the premise of trauma, and the misguided if persistent notion that the only way true art can be created is through pain. You can’t get an Academy Award just by virtue of being good, you have to give over your blood, sweat and tears to prove it. The process is just inventing one’s own underdog story, working through self-imposed hardships to discover something beautiful. Jared Leto aside, method acting can clearly produce results. But what really gets lauded is the ability to wipe off that movie star sheen. Of course, actors taking their craft to the extreme is not just limited to men, but it’s no wonder that they tend to be responsible for the most egregious examples of this kind of behaviour. Hilary Swank used the technique in a much
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