While I have so many great memories of actors perfectly embodying their well-written characters, I'm particularly fond of the following two, because they moved in a very profound manner:
Denzel Washington in Training Day (2001): When Ethan Hawke said that if he played his own character well, then Denzel might have a chance of winning the Oscars as the Best Actor. Well, he was not wrong. Denzel absolutely killed it and the performance is such a memorable one, that it felt like he was playing his own self in the movie. Absolutely, one of my all-time favorites.
Robin Williams in Dead Poets Society (1989): The one thing that I loved so much about Robin Williams, apart from being a comedian, is his ability to be a brilliant reel-life teacher, a role that he again reclaimed in Good Will Hunting. Both are phenomenal films, but his screen presence in Dead Poets Society just oozes so much charm and charisma. In fact, his persona only introduced me to Walt Whitman's infamous, 'O Captain My Captain'.
Denzel Washington in Training Day (2001): When Ethan Hawke said that if he played his own character well, then Denzel might have a chance of winning the Oscars as the Best Actor. Well, he was not wrong. Denzel absolutely killed it and the performance is such a memorable one, that it felt like he was playing his own self in the movie. Absolutely, one of my all-time favorites.
Robin Williams in Dead Poets Society (1989): The one thing that I loved so much about Robin Williams, apart from being a comedian, is his ability to be a brilliant reel-life teacher, a role that he again reclaimed in Good Will Hunting. Both are phenomenal films, but his screen presence in Dead Poets Society just oozes so much charm and charisma. In fact, his persona only introduced me to Walt Whitman's infamous, 'O Captain My Captain'.
