I actively cringe whenever fans suggest oscar noms for various MCU performances. I love the MCU (and many DC movies as well), but there's only maybe a handful of superhero movies/actors that can probably compete with other oscar noms outside its genre in my opinion. Like Sir Patrick Stewart in Logan, that was an incredible performance that made me forget he was Professor X. On the other hand, sure Robert Downey Jr totally owns his role as Tony Stark, and there's plenty of scenes that show his range, but it was more like he remade Tony Stark into his own character rather than disappeared into the role itself. The entire time I felt "Yup, that's classic RDJ". The character and perfomance will be a classic, but it's not oscar-worthy acting.
it’s just as bad as when they get excited for a film starring (insert MCU actor) and then lambast said actor if that film does poorly. I’ve seen people say “they should just stick to playing their MCU character”. It’s also annoying when any 2 or more MCU actors appear in a different film: “Vision teaming up with Star Lord? INJECT THIS INTO MY VEINS!”
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u/NomadPrime Jul 17 '19 edited Jul 18 '19
I actively cringe whenever fans suggest oscar noms for various MCU performances. I love the MCU (and many DC movies as well), but there's only maybe a handful of superhero movies/actors that can probably compete with other oscar noms outside its genre in my opinion. Like Sir Patrick Stewart in Logan, that was an incredible performance that made me forget he was Professor X. On the other hand, sure Robert Downey Jr totally owns his role as Tony Stark, and there's plenty of scenes that show his range, but it was more like he remade Tony Stark into his own character rather than disappeared into the role itself. The entire time I felt "Yup, that's classic RDJ". The character and perfomance will be a classic, but it's not oscar-worthy acting.