I recently saw "Tar," which prompted me to think about this question that I'd love everyone to weigh in on. What makes someone an excellent actor or actress? What criteria makes something an excellent performance? I know this is subjective, but I'd like to see if we can get a consensus on factors that many might agree are indicative of excellent acting. How do we know this when we see it?
As an example, I think Cate Blanchett did give a good performance, but a lot of people are calling her performance a master class in acting, and I'd like to understand why. What made this performance stand head and shoulders above what would be expected from another actress? Are there common elements of excellent acting that she exemplified in the role? If so, what are they?
I saw Holden say in another thread when someone mentioned her as the best actress of all time that she hadn't given a really great comedic performance. Is that one of the elements? Variety and diversity of roles? Is someone who can do different kind of roles far superior to another actor or actress which are really excellent, but tends to do similar roles repeatedly? I agree Cate Blanchett is a good actress, but what makes her so much better than others?
I hope we can have a thought provoking and enlightening conversation about this. What does excellent acting mean to you, and why?
As an example, I think Cate Blanchett did give a good performance, but a lot of people are calling her performance a master class in acting, and I'd like to understand why. What made this performance stand head and shoulders above what would be expected from another actress? Are there common elements of excellent acting that she exemplified in the role? If so, what are they?
I saw Holden say in another thread when someone mentioned her as the best actress of all time that she hadn't given a really great comedic performance. Is that one of the elements? Variety and diversity of roles? Is someone who can do different kind of roles far superior to another actor or actress which are really excellent, but tends to do similar roles repeatedly? I agree Cate Blanchett is a good actress, but what makes her so much better than others?
I hope we can have a thought provoking and enlightening conversation about this. What does excellent acting mean to you, and why?