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I am sure that many of you have watched the show that America loves the most, Dexter. Why is Deter so popular? Why is it Americas favorite cable show? The answer is, because it shows a serial killer in a whole new way.
Honestly speaking, when I didn’t watch the show. I really really hated Michael C. Hall. I don’t know why. But I just did. And when I watched the first episode of the show, at that time I had no idea that this guy will be the lead of the show. Because if I knew I wouldn’t have watched the show. But after watching the first episode of the show I realized that Michael is not a person to be hated at all. Since then I am a fan of his work
Dexter Morgan. Debra Morgan. Harry Morgan. Rita Bennett. These are the lead characters of Dexter. I sometimes wonder. Why is it that only these people have been casted in their respected roles. Why not other famous actors. I’m sure other actors must have auditioned for the roles. But why THEM? Answer is simple, They blend in with the characters, which is in my sense the most toughest job of an actor. Being the character, speaking the character, doing the character, living as the character. All this is No joke.
One of the most famous examples of such actors are:-
1. Daniel Day-Lewis. His method acting appears in films such as “My Left Foot,” where Lewis refused to leave his character’s wheelchair, spoke in the broken dialect of an individual afflicted with cerebral palsy and even had crew members feed him. The hard work won the method actor his first Oscar.
2. Marlon Brando. For “The Godfather” and “On the Waterfront.”
3. Robert De Niro. De Niro won his first Oscar for “The Godfather: Part II” and earned four other nominations.
4. Al Pacino. Pacino earned seven Oscar nominations before finally winning his first in 1993’s “Scent of a Woman.”
5. Jack Nicholson. He received twelve Oscar nominations in his career, the most of any male actor as of 2010, and won for “As Good as it Gets,” “Terms of Endearment” and “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.”
6. Edward Norton. Edward Norton is another actor who studies the Strasberg method techniques. He earned an Oscar nomination for his first role in a film. When he portrayed the split personalities of a man accused of murdering a priest, it was a tour-de-force.
7. Christian Bale. Bale dropped to 120 pounds for the film “The Machinist” before working out and gaining almost 100 pounds six months later for his role as Batman in Christopher Nolan’s 2005 film “Batman Begins.”
8. Forest Whitaker. Forest Whitaker finally won his first Oscar for his portrayal of Idi Amin in “The Last King of Scotland.
9. Adrian Brody. Adrian Brody won an Oscar for his starring performance in the 2002 Roman Polanski film “The Pianist.” To prepare for his role as a man who lived in a war-torn Warsaw, Brody gave up his car and apartment because he felt he owed it to the Polish Jews he represented in the movie.
And Last But Not The Least.
10. Heath Ledger. Heath Ledger’s method acting work affected his health while filming “The Dark Knight.” In an interview with the New York Times, he said he felt exhausted and refused to let his mind stop. He filled notebooks with strange, off-the-wall writings as he buried himself in the persona of The Joker. His hard work paid off; he posthumously won an Oscar for the performance.
I am not saying that Michael C. Hall or the other actors on the show are complete method actors. But it looks like they were born for their roles.
I am still watching the show and I hope that there will be a surprise at every corner.
Cheerio!