"The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy." Women can be the strongest being on earth, only they need to realize their power within. Mary Louise Streep popularly known as Meryl Streep to the world realized this power and has used it ever since. She is the voice of many charities and foundations like, CHIME FOR CHANGE, Equality Now and so on. Meryl Streep, the 2018 Academy Award nominee for Best Actress, is one of the most talented, loved and respected Hollywood actresses of all time. The best thing about a Meryl Streep movie is a guaranteed top class performance. She has a record 21 Academy Award nominations of which she has already bagged 3. Versatility and accent adaptations are her strength and her initial …show more content…
The movie revolves around the life of two chefs, Julie and Julia and the struggles they had to overcome to live their goals and dreams. Meryl plays the role of Julia Child, and is wonderful at it as always. Meryl received critic's appreciation for her performance in this culinary comedy. She even went on to win the Golden Globe for her role. Here is a quote by movie critic A.O. Scott to affirm what a masterpiece Streep is. "By now [Streep] has exhausted every superlative that exists and to suggest that she has outdone herself is only to say that she's done it again. Her performance goes beyond physical imitation, though she has the rounded shoulders and the fluting voice down perfectly." #7 The Bridges Of Madison County(1995) Winning the Academy Awards for best actress nominations in 1996, Meryl yet again proved to the world what a talented and hardworking wizard she is. This 1995 romantic drama was based on Robert James Waller's novel by the same name. Portraying the role of an Italian war bride, having an extramarital affair was a challenging role. Yet Streep did so very powerfully. This is one of the finest performances by her and shall not be missed. Also she was nominated but ultimately lost the Oscar in the best actress
One of the main products of this movie that popped out to me was the stars. They all seemed to be great actors even though I only knew one of them. For example, I thought that Ian Michael Smith did a great job portraying Simon Birch. He made the movie cute and funny all at once. I also thought that Joseph Mazello did a great job portraying relatable feelings in the movie. You could tell by his facial expressions what his mood was. All the actors did a great job and I can’t pinpoint one of them who did worse than the
A couple movies which stand out extraordinarily well would be Big Fish and Edward Scissorhands. Beautiful acting and wonderful costumes, perfect camera angles and divine expressions all fill those movies to the brim.
Not many know how to achieve success in all categories, but Tina Fey didn’t have any problems figuring that out. Tina fey, television writer, screenwriter, actress, comedian, and mother, has taken the world by storm. Tina Fey has a powerful influence on our world today and she has become a worldwide icon in the eyes of many young women. Tina Fey may have been THE woman to make it stylish to wear glasses in the mid-2000s, but there is more to this multi-talented woman then those trademark black-rimmed spectacles.
Starting as a journalist that does what she is told Julia breaks escapes the boundaries of her marriage: by no longer doing as Bertrand tells her to do, and no longer falls victim to his appearance by having sex after they fight. By doing this she feels free to to overcome society's rules, as many people are telling her to stop after she has written her article of the Vel d’Hiv, and starts to look for
This darling little curly top young star became an extraordinary role model for many people during the Great Depression Era. So who is the little girl I refer to? I am speaking about Shirley Temple Black, perhaps best known to most of us as that little golden star “Shirley Temple”. She stared in many motion pictures and television roles such as Heidi, Little Miss Maker, Curly Top, and the Littlest Rebel, just to name a few. This young child became an exemplarily visionary leader role model to many. She enriched the world by her astounding accomplishments not only as a young star but as her leadership role the political field arena, (Forbes, 2014). I will briefly be pointing out her accomplishments that made her a visionary and ethical leader for many and why I believe her leadership skills has made an impact to me.
Alice Neel’s painting Suzanne Moss was created in 1962 using oil paint on canvas. As the title suggests, the painting depicts a woman’s portrait. Now resigning in the Chazen Museum in Madison, WI, this portrait of a woman lunging is notable for the emotional intensity it provokes as well as her expressionistic use of brush strokes and color. The scene is set by a woman, presumably Suzanne Moss, dressed in dull back and blues lounging across a seat, staring off to the side, avoiding eye contact with the viewer. The unique style and technique of portraiture captures the woman’s piercing gaze and alludes to the interior emotions of the subject. In Suzanne Moss, Alice Neel uses desultory brush strokes combined with contrast of warm and cool shadows
... Academy Award for Best Actress, and the captivating dynamic between the sterile Starling and male anti-hero of Lecter, it is peculiar that the thriller genre has not seen more characters in the vein of Detective Starling. What can be acknowledged is that the character of the female within the thriller genre need not masculinize or sexualize herself to be a success.
When the play was adapted for the big screen, Matlin received a chance to reprise her stage role. She starred as Sarah, a young deaf woman, who becomes involved with a speech teacher (played by William Hurt) at a school for the deaf. She rejects learning to lip-read and to talk, choosing communicate through sign language alone. As critic Roger Ebert said, "She holds her own against the powerhouse she's acting with, carrying scenes with a passion." For her work on the film, Matlin won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1987.
Antwone Fisher in my opinion is probably the most impactful movie I have ever seen. People may say, “ What a good movie” but I say “what a good man”.
These movies allowed female characters to embody all the contradictions that could make them a woman. They were portrayed as the “femme fatale” and also “mother,” the “seductress” and at the same time the “saint,” (Newsom, 2011). Female characters were multi-faceted during this time and had much more complexity and interesting qualities than in the movies we watch today. Today, only 16% of protagonists in movies are female, and the portrayal of these women is one of sexualization and dependence rather than complexity (Newsom, 2011).
The movie revolves around Eddie Mannix, head of a production company, who must look after his actors no matter what happens to them. However, chaos arises after one actor is kidnapped and held for ransom by communists, another accidentally gets pregnant, and a director is stuck with an actor who has absolutely no talent.
The play is about a young woman, Catherine who had been taking care of her father during his last years of life. Anne Heche plays Catherine. Prior to this play, I have never seen Anne Heche in any acting performance. I have to say she did an outstanding job in her portrayal of Catherine. She did a fantastic job of immediately drawing you into Catherine’s world. She aptly portrays the characteristics of a girl who never got a chance to grow up and the slight madness of the genius she inherited from her father. One can easily feel sad for her because after all she gave up all her dreams to take care of her ailing father. Anne Heche plays Catherine so well that it easy for you to fall in love with Catherine and desire only good things for her.
Overall, I think that this film is beneficial for how how women are portrayed in film, and the film industry in general.. It’s funny, portrays women in a positive light, and shows that women are contenders with men when it comes to comedy. It reinforces that women are indeed as funny as men, and shows they can have a role a male developed, dominated field. While Bridesmaids certainly isn’t the ideal example of ridding patriarchy, it definitely is a step in the right direction.
The film focuses mainly on two characters Adele and Emma. Adele is a high school teacher who is starting to explore her inner self as a adult. She dates men but finds no satisfaction with them sexually, and is ignored by a close friend who she does find attractive. She dreams of something more, she meets Emma a free spirited girl whom Adele’s friends reject due to her newly found sexual orientation, and by association, begin to reject Adèle herself. The relationship
On the big screen, women have often been treated as second-class citizens and portrayed as helpless creatures, waiting to be rescued by their Prince Charming. This gender gap came to a halt when The Hunger Games (Dir. Gary Ross) was released in theaters. The brave Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) - stood up for someone else – even when it meant risking her own life. The Hunger Games was not only one of the top grossing movies of the year, but it was also one of the very few movies where a woman was able to display her stability and willingness to fight. The Hunger Games, Divergent, and Gravity are some of the recent movies that show a woman’s much greater potential in life centering around: courage, nature, and recognition.