Fortunately there are bad films. Otherwise, Matt Damon could tick all the boxes: ideal son, well paid, friendly gentleman actor, model citizen, democrat support, militant humanist, Oscar-winning screenwriter, brainy but not too popular but intelligent, star of action films, actor copyright movies, pal George Clooney and Brad Pitt, interviewed model, open smile, hard look (and vice versa), but never idealistic dupe.
Do not throw away. At 45, the man seems to have withstood all without difficulty. Including grinding machine Hollywood who disregards actors mat, hate guys who do not say yes to everything, throws like any handkerchief actors who do not always bring the greenback kilos.
In the history of American cinema, they are not likely to view this profile there. Matt Damon is one whose closest is probably James Stewart, the American way of life icon in Frank Capra (M. Smith Goes to Washington, you can not take it with you, Life is Beautiful) but was able to stretch their legs more shady areas under the direction of Alfred Hitchcock (Vertigo) or Anthony Mann (the man of the Where is). It is not far from Robert Redford, that has not necessarily the plastic and the blond lock – it seems, though opinions may differ – but discretion and green commitment if. A trio of star players in the margin.
No pranks, no rants, no splinters box outputs. Matt Damon still had a funny deal with the paparazzi: he vowed to do anything special when he sets foot outside; in return, photographers avoid it and chase other cats. The market holds and comedian, yet one of the most famous, the most paid, more smiling, walks when he wants, where he wants and nobody bothers him. Good game. Portrait of a very singular actor.
(Almost) the ideal son
We do not improvise singular, too. There is always a bit of chance and a lot of need. Chance is a well-born family who gives her white teeth and hair done – a teacher mother, a company boss father, a middle frame sup ‘but divorced; various ancestries that prevent him eat too much popcorn and pour into the redneck nationalism; English ancestors, Scottish, Swedish and French; a life in Boston, and the capitals of all kinds, New York, Washington, Los Angeles, who urges him to go elsewhere; Finally, the meeting with Ben Affleck, kid close to home, mate for life to death, with which teenager he dreamed of theater, comedy, writing. Perhaps Oscar. And all will come true. Annoying.
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The need, he finds on the boards when it registered, at 13, to a drama class. You will be actor, son. And since everything goes well, he studied at Harvard. Gendre perfect already. This does not prevent the castings run with his friend Ben, who hangs out with his brother Casey. These three were born with a lucky star in layers. He followed pubs, castings, more or less dark rooms until her first small role in an olive Mystic Pizza.
followed a decade of characters here and there, not necessarily very visible. more meteoric rise was known. Singular, you are told. There is not much that pleases or reflecting, in fact, in this smooth comedian; it does the job, it’s there. This is the guy next door who brings the coffee Denzel Washington (Courage Under Fire) or Tommy Lee Jones (The last pioneers). Or almost. He climbs on the poster but the cup still seems far away.
Then he starts to write with his buddy Ben. The duo lays the screenplay for Will Hunting, Gus Van Sant directs. Surprise, luck, fad, random, it is certain that the two guys from Boston, at the same stage of their career, pocketing the Oscar for best screenplay. He is 28 years old, Affleck, 26.
If Ben continues to row – but it is significantly worse actor than his buddy – Matt, he turns in stride with Coppola (The Rainmaker ) Spielberg (saving Private Ryan) and Minghella (the talented Mr. Ripley). It’s gone. Hollywood, here. But tranquillou. Cushy. A rhythm. There is no hurry, he digs. We really feel that this does nothing like the others. Ellipse.
Five years later, Matt turns The Bourne Supremacy, Doug Liman, the first part, but no one yet knows, the adventures of Jason Bourne – there will be three, the fourth arrived on August 10 and we do not count the one with Jeremy Renner because frankly, it is the pick. In the first scene of the film, of fishermen recover a body floating in the Mediterranean. Two bullets in the body. It is a nameless man, capable, to his surprise, to put down two cops in three punches.
It has the youthful face, the body still somewhat muscular. He has no idea what he doing there. But will soon learn while a multitude of people seem to want to care for him, mostly to his skin. Frankly, this scene and this character look like a metaphor. But Hollywood still works well, standing mirror game between reality and fiction.
Some nice work
This man is drowning, is not Matt Damon? He himself admits that before the proposal makes it Doug Liman, he had received no scenario for a year because of successive failures of The Legend of Bagger Vance, Robert Redford (like therefore) and pretty horses, of his pal Billy Bob Thornton. The film is a success (1.1 million admissions in France, $ 288.5 million in revenue in the world), the first board in which it is only featured.
“Bourne is a key character in my life and my career, he says. It allowed me to choose my roles carefree, because I always had the insurance to find the one sooner or later. I did not have the concerns of other stakeholders who are still wondering if the film in which they play will work at the box office. ”
Matt Damondans “Jason Bourne” by Paul Greenqrass.
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felt lived in Damon, whose career, like any American actor, is related to the cash. It also feels a fatali who believes no doubt in his lucky star, whose ambition is to do the job rather than walk the red carpet glitter. It’s been a dozen years that Matt did the job and the red carpet crowd. There are not many players, especially in Hollywood, that can. in the same year, chain The Bourne Identity and Gerry.
Moreover, we suspect he has said yes to the first still appear in the popular and the open sea and that he wrote and starred in the second of envy independence and to satisfy an artistic need to wear high auteur cinema with his friend Casey Affleck. Both have perfectly succeeded. No chance there either. Success favors the hard workers and men of conviction. It reassures, even if full of cons-examples in the middle.
He then took muscle – Jason Bourne 2 and 3 went through fonts, nothing to do with the original weakling – and followed his path. It was at this time that there is (thankfully) had some bad films worn headlined: In addition, new start, Zero Theorem, Elysium, The Monuments Men. Excusable. The ideal son has room for error. It will surely make others. He will take with a smile and philosophy.
Bourne in 2016, he is slowly regaining memory but continues to be hounded by the secret services Americans more than ever determined to make her skin. And a first boxing fight scene in a chase breathless in the heart of Vegas, his muscles as his brain respond always present.
Only on Mars, Ridley Scott, starring Matt Damon.
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We will see soon led by George Clooney (Suburbicon) Zhang Yimou (the Great Wall) and Alexander Payne (Downsizing). in this film he plays a guy who realizes that his life would be better if it was shrinking. Strange and amusing nonetheless. mirror Game . yet we then Matt Damon was tired of playing the gondola heads he wanted to erase the eyes of the world
This type is great: he is saved from drowning in the Bourne Identity makes its journey through the desert in Gerry, plays the kings of the world alone on Mars and now wants to become small. maybe it’s right the mark of great.
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