Comments by "Morgan King" (@MorganKing95) on "Top 10 Ultimate Decade Defining Actors" video.

  1. No one has had a bigger impact on film acting than Marlon Brando: "There was before Brando, and there was after Brando" - Martin Scorsese "We are all Brando's children" - Jack Nicholson
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  2. Jack Hall He's tied with Daniel Day-Lewis and Walter Brennan for most Oscar wins by a male actor
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  3. Charlie Chaplin was one of the most influential actors in the silent film era, but Marlon Brando's legacy and influence go up to this very day
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  4. Michael Moroso it's kind of depressing that every time people talk about Brando, they just mention "The Godfather". Don't get me wrong, it's one of his greatest and most iconic, but it's not just because of that performance that he's considered to be one of the greatest actors of all time. He also had iconic and influential performances in "A Streetcar Named Desire", "The Wild One", "On the Waterfront", and "Last Tango in Paris".
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  5. Michael Moroso That I can agree with (I think he was better in his earliest roles though since they revolutionized modern film acting and influenced big stars like James Dean and Elvis). It's just that when you say "It's because he was so good in The Godfather", it looks like you base all his talent and influence on that one performance, which I think is not right  
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  6. No other actor is as influential as Brando, and he was the major star during the 50's. Everybody wanted to look and act like him after seeing him in "The Wild One", including James Dean and Elvis. He was also a big male sex symbol after people saw him in "A Streetcar Named Desire"
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  7. ***** Exactly! I hope more people will be able to realize that. There are also too many people who only mention "The Godfather" when they discuss Brando
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  8. Brandon Griffiths​​ you said "people inside the industry", which include actors. And I guess you have some proof for your claims and statements? And if you have not even seen "A Streetcar Named Desire" (and obviously not many other of his movies), and the reason for it is "because it's boring", you have already lost much of your credibility. I have also already noticed that you have not taken many acting classes or studied acting techniques Many actors could have played Brando's roles, but could they have played it the same way? One of the reasons his performance in "On the Waterfront" is considered to be so great is because he thought outside the box, especially in the taxi scene; instead of being angry and yell at Rod Steiger like most actors would do, he remained calm and sounded more disappointed because he felt it would be unnatural to not be frightened if a gun was pointed at him, and he slowly pushed down the gun. He also made Terry a very complex character; on one hand, a rebellious dockworker, on the other hand, a tender soul. If you canot sympathize with Terry or relate to the iconic taxi scene, I really wonder what life you have been living. With "The Godfather", he managed to highlight the fatherly and Mafia-like side of Don Vito, as well as being able to play him despite being much younger than what he is described as in the novel (I have read the novel, and Brando portrayed Don Vito's personality and mannerism just like they are described there). He also had a natural authority and improvised his death scene (Brando also improvised a lot in his younger days, which was not common or acceptable at the time). In addition, he had an ability to read from cue cards while still making it look natural and that he had memorized his lines With "A Streetcar Named Desire" alone, you can see many new interpretations of scenes, line delivery, and physical action: - While his diction was bad, his line delivery nevertheless sounded more realistic than the poetic and rhythmic line delivery more fitting for theatre - The way he establishes the room when he first meets Blanche in the kitchen - The way he actually reacts to what's being said and takes pauses to think about what's being said to him - The way he constantly tries to get Stella's attention and reacts on that she is not listening. Most actors back then would just exchange their lines - The way he builds up his anger when Stella offends him at the birthday party. Most actors would probably just be really angry right away Brando brought a gripping realism to film acting; he was not just a pretty face. You can go to IMDB and Wikipedia, and both will say that he was one of the greatest and most influential actors of all time. Elia Kazan considered Brando's performance in "On the Waterfront" to be one of the best male performances ever, and Kazan was considered to be one of the most honored directors in Broadway and Hollywood history. There are also quotes from Jack Nicholson and Martin Scorsese: - "There was before Brando and after Brando" - "We are all Brando's children" Just because you're an adult and favor James Stewart over Brando doesn't mean that you can just sound pretentious and hate on Brando without having any reasonable arguments for why you don't like him. And if you think Brando didn't do anything revolutionizing, you need to refresh your acting history. I guess you claim that Stanislavski or Lee Strasberg didn't do anything either
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  9. One of the greatest and most influential actors of all time, but most people in this generation only knows him from "The Godfather" (which really annoys me sometimes). Here are some articles: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000008/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlon_Brando
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  10. One decade per actor, and it's the 50's that really made him a major movie star. "The Godfather" was a great comeback though, and I'm glad that he appeared in it, otherwise people today would probably have forgotten him
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  11. Alexander de large I guess you haven't seen "The Truman Show", "Man on the Moon", or "Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind"
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  12. Most moviegoers (or at least those who have heard about "The Godfather") and drama students know who Marlon Brando is
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  13. accolades have rarely anything to say, and Razzies are mostly because of the movie itself, so even the greatest actors are destined to make a bad choice and be nominated. Marlon Brando is also arguably one of the most influential actors of all time. On the other hand, I think Spencer Tracy is the best in terms of both performance and staying consistent
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  14. One decade per actor, and the Al Pacino really belongs to the 70's; he had 5 Academy Award nominations, and his performance as Michael Corleone is really iconic
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  15. Have you seen "The Godfather" or movies from the 50's? Are you interested in acting? If not, then I can understand. He was the father of all actors according to Jack Nicholson ("We are all Brando's children")
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  16. Marlon Brando revolutionized modern film acting by bringing a gripping realism to it that no one had seen before, and his performances in "A Streetcar Named Desire", "The Wild One", "On the Waterfront", and "The Godfather" are some of the most iconic of all time
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  17. Brandon Griffiths​​ I asked for reasonable arguments, and your ethos weakens if you're using curse words. Why should I believe anything you say if you don't even have any proof? The things I'm "throwing out" are my analysis of his acting. If you don't understand or think it's too much to read, then it's not my problem. "You have to read everything they said", huh? Then read my entire reply. You clearly make yourself look like an ass with your comments. I have debated with many people (especially conservative acting teachers, with some of them even claiming that method actors are rapists and schizophrenic) regarding Marlon Brando, but you are by far the most stubborn and unreasonable I have ever met. I've had enough of this, I have more important things to think about
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  18. Brandon Griffiths​​ Your written language and your arguments are what makes you lose your credibility to me, not your taste. If you had written the same opinions in a more polite way and with better arguments, I would had been less hard on you. The arguments are still what I'm asking for the most Now I'm done
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  19. The first black male actor to win an Academy Award for Best Actor, and one of the first black actors in general who became a huge star. Most black stars at that time were musicians
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  20. If it wasn't for him, the acting style today would have been over the top, unnatural, and sounded like actors were performing a stage play and never related the film's story to the real life. Very few people consider that when they discuss whether Brando is great or not. I feel I'm repreating myself a lot when I'm replying these kind of comments, but I'll use the same quotes again: "There was before Brando, and there was after Brando" - Martin Scorsese "We are all Brando's children" - Jack Nicholson
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  21. Not Cary Grant, he was English
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