After his first film Dinklage was casted for his first major lead role in The Station Agent . In this movie he plays the character of Finbar McBride, who has moved to New Jersey to start a new life after the passing of his only friend. The image of dwarfism appear as Finbar feels as though he is unaccepted or being outcasted due to his dwarfism. In the movie Finbar keeps to himself mostly but has a connection with Henry Styles, the owner of the model train store he works at. After, the unexpected passing of Finbar only friend, he feels a since of abandonees. That’s when he moves to New Jersey to start a new life and gains a friendship with his neighbors Joe Ormas and Olivia Hart. This film played an integral part in the progress of Dinklage …show more content…
In 2011 Dinklage received an Emmy award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a drama series as well as a Golden Globe Award for best supporting actor in a series. After receiving these awards he was given top billing for the second season due to his success.
In an article with E! online, United Kingdom actor Warwick Davis voiced his opinion on the stereotypes being placed on dwarfs and Peter Dinklage; “My colleague Peter Dinklage won an Emmy for his performance in Game of Thrones, proving that short actors need roles that will not only challenge them, but allow them to express themselves as actors in their own right. It is not acceptable to ‘black up’ as a white actor, so why should it be acceptable to ‘shrink’ an actor to play a dwarf. ”
Other little people have also tried their take in Hollywood in a more stereotypical and comical representation of dwarfism from the likes of Verne Troyer’s role as Mini Me in the Austin Powers movies, Wee-Man on MTV’s Jackass to Martin Klebba in Project X. According to Meeuf in his article, Dinklage’s success has provided a much broader set of images, narrative, and attitudes about dwarfism in the mainstream media. Dinklage deviates from the history of the dwarfs in entertainment media as “freaks, child impersonators, leprechauns, or any other mythical character” (Adelson p.236). The rise of Dinklage has been somewhat of a breakthrough for the dwarfism
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In the past, all of the disabled characters that I had seen in movies and tv shows, were more plot devices than people. They were the main character’s disabled son, who was merely the struggle for the main character to overcome. They were the lesson for every character who thought they had a difficult life, just to show the
Many people would say that the actors were never treated with dignity and that many of the jokes in the movie were made at the actors’ expense (Crouse 213). The film is entirely politically incorrect, but that is what has made the movie ironically interesting and so popular. When the amateur cast took the job they knew what the movie would be like. The actors took their job seriously, and many of the actor went on to play roles in other movies (Simpson 208). Billy Curtis, however, generally avoided roles that undermined midgets. He was upset to see the movie posters advertising “Half-Pints in 10-Gallon Hats!” Later in his life Billy worked as an advocate for equal rights for little people. He worked against the Screen Actors Guild to allow little people full membership and full voting privileges
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Looking at how people that are considered aberrant either physically or mentally are portrayed in movies gives a good view on how society as a whole may see them, in my opinion. In the film The Bride, the monster's only companion after his escap e is a dwarf who was a circus performer. Although, this movie is definitely a more positive and sympathetic portrayal of the monster's condition, it also highlights the assumption that anybody with a physical makeup that is unusual, is considered just as much a 'monster' by society. In this discussion, I will initially take the representation of dwarves in movies and myth, and how they are perceived by society as being prototypical for a range of other physical differences that are considered negatively i n this culture. I choose dwarves because I believe they have been one of the most pervasively stereotyped groups in movies and myth and whose negative depiction continues to persist even in the politically correct era because now they can be labeled as "w eird but cool.
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