So this is a week late from the Oscars, but I have just been so awe of Daniel Day-Lewis for the past 2 weeks. I have been watching his movies nonstop. The man just won 3 Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (even though I think he has been robbed of winning for Bill the Butcher in Gangs of New York).
When people ask me my favorite actor, the answer is simply DDL. The man is amazing! His roles range from a young man with cerebral palsy that could only write with his left foot, to a self-righteous oil man, and to one of the most influential historical figures of our country's history... there is nothing he can't do.
I get frustrated when people say he is weird for being an intense method actor (he is known for studying his roles intensely). For example, to prepare for his role in Last of the Mohicans he lived in a tent, made his own canoe, and learned to skin animals. He dives deep to understand his characters: their thoughts, feelings, back story. After seeing several of his performances, it's hard for me to say I really like many other actors... their characters don't seem to resonate and come to life the same breath DDL's do.
His characters are art.
These are my favorite DDL movies in order of preference...
1. There Will Be Blood
2. Lincoln
3. Gangs of New York
4. My Left Foot
5. In the Name of the Father
6. The Last of the Mohicans
7. The Boxer
8. The Crucible
His earlier movies I have not sat down to watch yet. Reviews on Nine and The Ballad of Jack and Rose are keeping me from watching the films but I recently found them on Netflix, so I will do that tomorrow after finishing my midterms.
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