NICOLAS CAGE's Acting: Is It Deep or Dumb? - Wisecrack Edition

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Many have debated the merits of Nic Cage. But many miss the point. In this Wisecrack Edition, we dive in the foundations of modern acting to ask the eternal question: Is Nic Cage Deep or Dumb?
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[@Xelpherpolis]

"Cage is a good actor in good movies and an almost _indispensable_ actor in bad ones." -Roger Ebert

[@doobiedoo6586]

That is probably the best way to describe him. Damn Ebert! (The damn means im actually impressed in how well Ebert describes Cage in a film) [The former statement isnt intended to be interpreted as sarcastic]

[@JazzyUnderscoreTrumpeter]

@@doobiedoo6586 You could probably remedy that by inserting a comma after the D-word...

[@benjaminr8961]

Cage is the worst actor to ever live.

[@benjaminr8961]

@Jack Burton Not unless cage is trying to act like a bad actor.

[@uniquedisplayname6051]

So, I didn't know Ebert had said something like this, but that is my sentiment exactly. I've watch lots of bad Nic Cage Movies and still had a good time because he was in them.

[@jaylongee11]

Weirdly enough I’d kill to see nick cage in a Tarantino movie

[@khalnetherfields7263]

that is suuuuper weird, but its not a bad idea

[@lucas-xf7rc]

@@khalnetherfields7263 well we are talking about nicolas cage

[@FreeLurch]

@@lucas-xf7rc Wait until you see nic cage's new project!!!

[@lucas-xf7rc]

@@FreeLurch what is it ?? The lovecraft movie ???

[@noonelikesmycomment3891]

Me too!!!

[@cicolusnage2349]

He's invented new acting method. Nicolism.

[@cheesecakelasagna]

Sounds like alcoholism in denial.

[@s0dfish110]

www.urbandictionary.com/add.php?word=nicolism

[@arycawiesen2496]

I agree, he has his own way

[@iowaclass5657]

Anonymous guy He actually did develop a new acting method called “nouveau shamanism”. I recommend looking into it. It explains a lot.

[@PunkFace04]

Cageism

[@cageman301]

He isn't a good actor, he's a LEGENDARY actor.

[@stevennowachek2657]

Fuck you he sucks

[@Dk-ie4te]

@@stevennowachek2657 fuck you

[@suogibma2000]

The difference between famous and infamous.

[@raghadb2044]

lol no he is not

[@thetrendygamer5439]

No he is a mega legendary actor

[@xaviermaldonadodegomendirr6404]

I can't believe they didn't use any of the Community footage where they had a class on understanding Nic Cage's acting.

[@MrNobbless]

i just finished rewatching community and came here to say this

[@thoreboomgaarden6189]

I'm a cat.. I'm a sexy cat!

[@sebastiaogomes9993]

Abed needs to see this

[@CampfireHeadphase]

It’s because that’s where they stole the idea for this video from

[@ezekielsprophecy3203]

Omg I was about to put this comment

[@MarcEricLaneGlobal]

What about Lord of War? It's a far more nuanced performance from Cage and sort of proves that he actually *can* act traditionally, he just chooses not to

[@drauggen486]

One of my favorite movies.

[@DarkAngelEU]

Exactly. He's one of the best out there.

[@314APAR]

One of my favourite films and certainly my favourite Cage movie.

[@nheto666]

He absolutely CAN, but why would he (aside from his financial issues)? He can act like a conventional reliable leading actor, and great one at that, a talented one, but he is no Daniel Day Lewis. I much prefer when he is allowed or choose to be THE BEST Nic Cage out there. In the same note of Lord of War there is Con Air, he is bad? No. He is memorable? Yep. But he is exploring his full potential as a performer in those movies? I don't think so.

[@Astro201281]

Lord of war, kiss of death, raising Arizona, adaptation- got him an oscar nod

[@joem1950]

"He doesn't react as we would" 14:15 Idk man seems pretty relatable to me.

[@Plankensen]

Damn.....that hit far closer to home than I thought it would.

[@colviolet4066]

I feel you

[@bruciex4574]

anyone know what movie that is from?

[@Mutantcy1992]

more like 15:20

[@Mutantcy1992]

@@bruciex4574 I could tell you, but I won't. cause I don't Give a FUCK!

[@agentundercover]

I'm only here because of Abed's breakdown - "I'm a sexy cat"

[@elricafrank4399]

omg same lmao

[@dahliyani]

same! ahaha

[@timothycypriot8182]

I am a sexy cat

[@cocoa261]

any time stamps??

[@tristanlau1213]

Think of something safe like Holly Hunter or Don Cheadle!

[@hayesism]

Definitely deep. When he used to act like other actors, he won a frickin' Academy Award. He COULD do what everyone else does, and better, if he wanted to. But he is perhaps the only actor in Hollywood who isn't driven primarily by the lust for praise.

[@nirmallyaghosh1373]

Spot on

[@andybyrd4107]

Very true, Leaving Las Vegas is his most “method” performance, which is the most fashionable form of acting at the moment. In that he actually got drunk, filmed himself and attempted to recreate those behaviours and movements on screen. He did it so well he won an academy award, so he obviously can do it, but then he went back to his non-method roots. The thing is method is quite limiting and there is an incredible breadth of styles you can do that exist outside the method.

[@mojowasabi8823]

He's an awful actor

[@hogrider5059]

@@mojowasabi8823 You've clearly not seen his movies enough... Man is a great actor... He just isn't the accolade whore like most of the actors today... He does what he wants...

[@essennagerry]

Along the timeline of his movies would you say there was a specific one he stopped "doing what everyone else is doing"? I'm very curious!

[@decadepasts]

Nicolas Cage is good at one thing: Being Nicolas Cage. In some roles he's completely out of place while in others he fits like a glove. It really all depends on the project.

[@kendarr]

So true, I think he fits the ghost rider pretty well

[@kellykelley2649]

I disagree. I understand what you mean with the Big Budget films - I think producers bank on it - but the indie films - even recently like JOE reminds you - he can do what he wants - and he has depth - just depends on the project. Who am I to argue with David Lynch.

[@TheWinjin]

I think this is the problem. Not the acting itself. Actor is an instrument, and Cage is often misused. Plus he's a versatile instrument, like a swiss army knife, and there's always a chance that you need the knife, but today he's a screwdriver.

[@CrankyB1tsch]

That's why he is making a movie about him doing an actor called Nicholas Cage who is trying to be in the new Tarantino's movie. And I'm not joking, the title is "The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent"

[@AK907guy]

I think that's the whole point and purpose of his acting and the roles he chooses to do.

[@jas_bataille]

Ironically, having suffered from panic crisis, that screaming scene is terrifyingly believable.

[@vinayseth1114]

Which one?

[@momgirlcop1]

Vinay Seth yes

[@Devin_Art]

If you are referring to Mandy, I did not take that as funny in anyway and completely agree. I saw it as a believable reaction in context to what just happened. He is great at fitting his acting to the tone of the scene/ film and I fully was invested.

[@crazzanthictlabbar1056]

I've personally had moments like that. Ones where screaming was a safety valve, while my brain was trying desperately to process WTF had just happened.

[@alojzyrosenberg5769]

@@Devin_Art > He is great at fitting his acting to the tone of the scene/ film That is not true. Sometimes he do, some not.

[@Duskoi]

So basically, Cage is a living breathing anime character in a Hollywood setting

[@superchargedhelium956]

Best description of all time

[@EcchiBANZAII-desu]

Cage is the worlds only reverse isekai character. We're in his series, and he's the MC.

[@darknessincarnate138]

He did eat a Cockroach

[@tedgerahedron]

yuck that's so disrespectful to anime. it's just cuz he said he did Western kabuki. he does not. just cuz he waves his arms around, does not make him comparable to a whole culture's traditions. what even is that? he thinks if he waves his arms around and says he thought about it allot it's kabuki?! he's more like a Jim Carrey that takes the joke to the point it's awkward to seem serious and edgy so as to not get type cast as a joke. As a result he still memes nicely because everyone is so inundated that they are looking for anything strange or different that stands out from the rest.

[@Duskoi]

​@@tedgerahedron"you have every right to consider it ridiculous, or consider it totally awesome"

[@uli_Gio]

I believe Nicolas Cage should do more voice acting in animation as I thought he was good in Spider-Verse and Grug from The Croods. ( November 30th; I just realized and Thanks to many that he has done voice acting before but I just forgot or didn't recognize him. I also think he played Doctor Tenma in Astro Boy from the 2010's I think )

[@karlosdeevs]

Nawww, he should play more whacked out side-characters in dark comedy (from what one takes from Big Daddy in 'Kick-Ass')

[@icantthinkofaname4265]

@@karlosdeevs he was fucking great in kick ass. It was so appropriate.

[@robertlewis9243]

Kick-Ass and his voice in Spider Verse are my two favorite of his. It's been a while since Ive seen it, but I really liked National Treasure too 🤣

[@Killian-o7i]

infra white and The Croods.

[@uli_Gio]

@@Killian-o7i I forgot about that

[@ImJustSayin2014]

Don’t do it guys! This is the question that turned Abed insane!

[@ManuGSC]

When i saw the notification i rushed to comment this, but you beat me congrats ;)

[@Chazbc]

He's a sexy cat

[@12martin12rojas]

I am the cape

[@dclarkmusic]

I’m a cat! I’m a sexy cat!

[@pp1608]

Damn i was about to write this lol

[@rrico168]

“Shoot him again!” “What for?” “His soul is still dancing.” 😁

[@mysliktm]

"Fuckin Iguanas"

[@armagansengul5227]

Dude I fucking love that movie and that scene!

[@alvareo92]

That scene is the pinnacle of cinema

[@FullMetalXV]

Just cuz he likes to do drugs dont mean he stops being the police. Love that scene and movie

[@favilindacara318]

Love that movie bad lieutenant

[@Rakinjo2]

Whether you love him or loathe him, he's undeniably entertaining, and at the end of the day, I think that has to count for something.

[@ahmedanssaien6449]

People who take life too seriously tend to throw the "entertaining aspect" out the window.

[@lindildeev5721]

@@ahmedanssaien6449 They should have an appointment with Doctor Crane.

[@troopergames8173]

Would people agree that it’s similar to Jim Carry? I don’t really know how to describe what I’m trying to say…

[@keyfiender799]

Especially when you're an entertainer 💯

[@Dustindonahue01]

The thing I LOVE about Nicolas Cage is that he gives 100% in every role. Even when we only need about 30% Cage in some movies, he still gives 100. He does that for us, and I salute him for that.

[@kurtchisholm3698]

I always loved this Roger Ebert quote. It sums the whole thing up... “There are often lists of the great living male movie stars: De Niro, Nicholson and Pacino, usually. How often do you see the name of Nicolas Cage? He should always be up there. He's daring and fearless in his choice of roles, and unafraid to crawl out on a limb, saw it off and remain suspended in air. No one else can project inner trembling so effectively. Recall the opening scenes in "Leaving Las Vegas." See him in Scorsese's "Bringing Out the Dead." Think of the title character in "The Weather Man." Watch him melting down in "Adaptation." And then remember that he can also do a parachuting Elvis impersonator ("Honeymoon in Vegas"), a wild rock 'n' roller ("Wild at Heart"), a lovesick one-handed baker ("Moonstruck"), a straight-arrow Secret Service agent ("Guarding Tess") and on and on. He always seems so earnest. However improbable his character, he never winks at the audience. He is committed to the character with every atom and plays him as if he were him. His success in making Charlie Kaufman a neurotic mess and Donald Kaufman a carefree success story, in the same movie, comes largely from this gift. There are slight cosmetic differences between the two: Charlie usually needs a shave, Donald has a little more hair. But the real reason we can tell the twins apart, even when they're in the same trick shot, comes from within: Cage can tell them apart. He is always Charlie when he plays Charlie, always Donald when he plays Donald. Look and see.”

[@JulianusMaximianus]

Dispite all the rage, I'm still just a Nicolas Cage.

[@maxtreme7427]

lol

[@burdensofparasol]

Nice

[@thepossessor]

Lmao

[@bacht4799]

Smashing Pumpkins haven’t lived for nothing.. good meme indeed..!

[@guytanochavez3886]

Well done 👍

[@marcoklaue]

Nicolas Cage always looks like he's in a different -- and more interesting -- movie than everyone else on the squad.

[@rodrigoodonsalcedocisneros9266]

Indeed, he always does his crazy outbursts at weird times lol

[@PyroMancer2k]

He's BOTH. It's because unlike other Actors he embracing the craft of Acting and tries a bunch of different things. Because of this just like so many things, sometimes you hit gold and other times you bust.

[@benjaminr8961]

He tries a bunch of things and fails at all of them.

[@panterxbeats]

@Tim TheAutist exactly, summing up nic cages "acting" as something static in itself as opposed to dynamic, regardless of the movies he's in and what you think of them, is a silly notion. nothing in life is static anyhow

[@nitroturbostar]

Even the biggest stand-ups still bombs at shows trying new shit. You are right, he's just pursuing his art form.

[@TGPDrunknHick]

I mean when you're as successful as him and can pull that much money, flopping frequently isn't really a big deal as long as he had fun with it.

[@AlfredEiji]

Benjamin r That’s the general pattern with experimentation. The vast majority of experiments are failures, while only a few are successful. That doesn’t mean the failures are pointless though as they can do a lot to inform on the successes.

[@tyriqkhalil]

"Deep or dumb?" Idgaf. I'm just glad to have him around

[@canadianviewer7155]

The job of an actor isn't necessarily to be "realistic" it is to elevate and tell the story. That's why some of his roles work and some don't. They work when they are justified in the context of the story.

[@canadianviewer7155]

Julia Mimi I think we are saying the same thing there. His crazy over-the-top performances work when they are justified in the story. However Cage has had more subtle roles too that were arguably very good like in Adaptation or Rising Arizona. He makes bold choices but sometimes he doesn't stick the landing because they don't make sense in the story.

[@markmoth7852]

is that rite. thanks for that. its the worst most self important asshole makem job u could do. and anyone can do it. thay all make me sick

[@Marzaries]

@@canadianviewer7155 But don't you think that some times his big performances are good in some stories, even though in his more nuanced roles he can sometimes be too over reached, Canadian Viewer.

[@canadianviewer7155]

@@nikolailien6167 I loved him in family man! He was good and the movie wasn't half bad either

[@melancholyentertainment]

@@markmoth7852 Lmao sounds like someone got turned down for an acting job. As an aspiring screenwriter/director, I can say that good actors are a very important part of the filmmaking process. Hell _anyone_ could tell you that, it's not some industry secret. Imagine watching a film with no actors, or even terrible actors. Hell you don't even have to imagine a film with terrible actors. If anyone can act like you claim, explain the failure of actors in The Room or even some large productions. Filmmaking is a collaborative process, and it takes the best every part of the machine to get the job done right.

[@decentpotatoes]

Personally, I think Nic’s style just represents our primal urge to lose our minds and do ridiculous things, which is why it is odd, but great. It’s memeability also helps.

[@BiohazardScott]

Imagine Nicolas Cage playing The Joker?

[@cuteswan]

By about halfway through I couldn't stop thinking the same thing. Until seeing some of these scenes, I just thought he was a decent enough actor, but now I see much more potential. (Also, anyone who loves the old silent classics can't be such a bad guy.)

[@kickflippro3]

Wasn’t he considered for Superman?

[@cuteswan]

@Shawn Wood Ohhhh, yes, I remember that. Not sure how factual every bit is, but the documentary about why it failed is a decent (if looooong) story in itself: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Death_of_%22Superman_Lives%22:_What_Happened%3F

[@kickflippro3]

Rich Wilson wow I did not know Tim Burton was involved!

[@cheeseburger12]

Even better....imagine the Joker playing Nic Cage!

[@h.i.mcdunnough9421]

I used to think about half deep half dumb but after watching this I think he's pretty brilliant. Wild at heart, leaving Las Vegas, adaptation, Mandy, and raising Arizona were my favs.

[@baconknightproductions8297]

I love Raising Arizona

[@nheto666]

Wild at Heart is an absolute gem, why he don't collab more often with Lynch boggles my mind, they are perfect for each other.

[@opabinnier]

@@baconknightproductions8297 What a performance. What a film! How can anyone not fall instantly in love with it? It never leaves you.

[@frontalbackstab]

Face off is my favorite. Nicolas Cage doing an impression of how he thinks John Travolta would do an impression of him. And John Travolta doing an impression of how he thinks Nicolas Cage would do an impression of him.

[@MrViscious]

Very few Chris pratts can breakthrough the sameness of Hollywood. But Nick Cage well he's a brand and a genre unto himself.i don't remember most of the mediocre movies from the 90s but you remember a Nick Cage movie. So GENIUS!!!!!!!!

[@matteussilvestre8583]

I'm guessing the people at Wisecrack like sand.

[@alphads2000]

And it gets everywhere

[@aussieexpat]

Deep. Just could use far better selection of his movies. I like him, but most of his movies suck, while some, are unforgettable, unmissable gems. I wonder if he knows which they will be before he accepts them?

[@sobertillnoon]

@@aussieexpat if he knew beforehand, that would imply he read the script, which I am sure he never does.

[@TigrMchine]

Why wouldn't you like sand? You make castles with sand, also, glass.

[@matteussilvestre8583]

@@TigrMchine It's treason, then.

[@nyeknyek69]

6:43 honestly, if I was the actress and saw Nic Cage approaching me like that, I would have been scared shitless and ran away in actual fear.

[@FREAKOFNATURE-mb8oo]

Same

[@basteagui]

exactly, his performances are realistic :D

[@JohnHorneGuitar]

I don't always love his performances, but I love that he is willing to experiment and take risks.

[@DavidRFIT]

In 20 years people will say Cage is a genius.

[@duderama6750]

In 20 years he could be president. That's no joke.

[@heartless604]

Mediocre

[@rudereviewerr2491]

@@heartless604 nic cage is anything but mediocre

[@batgurrl]

David RF well Donald Trump is president so anything is possible. But it will take 20 years

[@duguidchar4330]

He is a genius.

[@ironicvoices4364]

Nick Cage: Deep or Dumb? yes...

[@ffccardoso]

agreed

[@oaktree2406]

Exactly.

[@archmad]

We can add ... or Crazy

[@rafaelalodio5116]

I don't agree nor disagree, much so the opposite of it.

[@AnInsideJoke]

This is why you don't try to analyze a meme (and yes, Cage's acting, not to mention, Nick Cage himself, have been one for years now), it only leads to pain. Lots and lots of pain.

[@ayoubelamrani6920]

Leaving Las Vegas, Adaptation, Matchstick Men, Lord of War, Joe, Mandy these movies are enough to make you forgive his other movies.

[@alvareo92]

Many of his other movies that aren't serious dramas are good too

[@wurkinjowurka9026]

You forgot these:Arizona Jr., Vampire Kiss, Moonstruck, Lost in Paradise...great great comedys, and great movies in general

[@henrys3138]

Why do so few mention Lord of War? He was perfect in that despite being Nic Cage and it still holds up years later.

[@thunderhorse6666]

I always forget about Lord of war. Such a badass movie!!!

[@blackpepperburger]

no The Rock and Con Air? 😬

[@BradenLaughlin]

Nicholas Cage is a *National Treasure*

[@mlfeathers7527]

Braden Laughlin Nope nope Nope.

[@gantzisballs]

Global treasure

[@goldjustgold5942]

ARE YOU PROUD OF YOURSELF, SIR?😂😂😂

[@melancholyentertainment]

*badum-tss*

[@aliNET86]

😂🤣😄😅😆

[@Kingtiens]

He was awesome in lord of war.

[@DRiungi]

YES!!!! OMG YES!

[@palladiumclaw7203]

Indeed!

[@arandom.aw1144]

He really was still one of my absolute favorites.

[@killmeorudie1]

Even a broken clock is right twice a day

[@alonsoboulevard]

they totally forgot lord of war and is one of my all time favorite movies

[@marion_roberts]

Personally, I like him in movies where his character plays a more calm,collected dude with occasional bursts of crazy. Like in Con Air and Match Stick Men. God, I love those 2 movies.

[@piglet2548]

I really liked matchstick men.

[@rodrigoodonsalcedocisneros9266]

Matchstick Men is flawless. Sam Rockwell is like Jack Nicholson, a more restrained version of Cagey performance.

[@josephvest3596]

He killed it as the Mr. Rogers esc super hero in Kick-Ass

[@kolamoose8717]

Trapped in paradise

[@EvilSurgeon]

I really liked matchstick men.

[@viditjain2653]

He's so absurd that it's actually interesting. He's ahead of the pack. It's a human tendency to neglect something out of the ordinary. He's a\\different

[@Shindai]

Cage isn't deep or dumb. His style and character defy the standard binary. There's no way to measure is legend in words adequately. I respect a guy who isn't afraid to play with his craft, try voices and mannerisms between roles. Totally unique :)

[@EnjoyTheSilenc3]

The only reason he's an actor is because of his uncle, he is utterly horrendous.

[@ekids.bassment]

And most people forget, movies are directed and actors just act the way the are told to play a role. And even if all the acting comes from cage, the people around him, liked it. Yesterday i watched gone in 60seconds again, and i enjoyed it just as much as when it was released. I have a lot of favorite movies played by Cage, and some movies of him, i don't like but who cares. He did it, and luckily most people enjoyed it enough, so others could criticize it... Most movies don't even reach that stage ;)

[@wimpow]

I would like not to compare him, but to analyze him with Jack Nicholson. Is Nicholson deep or dumb? Good actor or overacting? I think it is one of his own. So is Cage.

[@bluesrocker91]

I think the tone of the film needs to be taken into account too. Playing a character in an outrageous, surreal or over the top manner is just what you want in an outrageous, surreal or over the top film. But when he's doing that in a film with a more serious, dark or down to earth tone, where other actors are playing it straight, it clashes horribly and he comes across as being tone deaf or lacking subtlety.

[@swondrak]

nick cage is deeply dumb, and i love it.

[@GlobalSingeing]

Deep or Dumb? Depends on the movie.

[@laurenescarcha3246]

Exactly

[@TimtheWinzard]

I feel like the argument that people are critical of Nick Cage because he doesn't following the standard realism acting style falls flat when you look at his movies individually. Cage movies are popular and well received when the movie itself is good. It doesn't matter how interesting/unique his acting is if the rest of the movie is awful though, and he often takes roles is terrible movies. I'd argue that people think he's a bad actor simply because he's in a lot of bad movies.

[@DG-sp4nu]

@@TimtheWinzard Watch some interviews of him, there doesn't have to be an argument; he is actually interested in experimenting with acting and he is definitely different. It's easy to see in the interviews. That being said, he does take traditional roles as well and sometimes in movies that aren't very good. Not all directors will let him do what he wants.

[@TimtheWinzard]

@@DG-sp4nu That has nothing to do with what I'm saying though. I said that people don't think he's a bad actor because his performances are too special/unique for them, they think he's a bad actor because he's in a ton of terrible movies. He has been associated with bad movies, because he's mostly in bad movies now-a-days.

[@666melodeath666]

Nicolas Cage is like Drugs you feel real good but its also illegal and bad for your health

[@Asbjoorn]

Greatest answer i have ever read

[@zaczane]

Pot is Neither of those......for the most part

[@SuprSi]

Cannabis is the only thing that seems to help with my chronic nerve pain.. They're happy to give me loads of opioid drugs that don't help, but not cannabis, despite it being officially legal for medicinal use now.. Should never have been illegal in the first place, even for rec use considering how less harmful/addictive it is compared to alcohol. Human civilization is fucked.

[@Kjleed13]

“If I was in 70 films in 30 years speaking in random volumes. I might win an Oscar. “

[@nayt3440]

Nice reference

[@TheSLOShadow]

I think he is entertaining, which i think is the point of acting

[@tigerji]

maybe

[@alojzyrosenberg5769]

Of course, but often not in the way he think's, he is

[@Arandomguyat1]

true

[@stickyone11]

I watched a recent interview he did with GQ talking about his motives and inspiration for a lot of his work.....legit the guy is super smart and loves every aspect of acting.....I just think anything "crazy" that ppl don't understand they tend to reject or mock/make fun of.

[@fliegeroh]

Maybe....but sometimes, when you suck, you just suck, and no amount of talking, or writing by "movie critics" is going to make you good.

[@ericormathias]

Merkin 101 that interview blew me away! I have so much respect for him and his passion for acting, it’s too bad that it’s not well known about him

[@senjusan6359]

Nicolas Cage is very good actor. I don't understand how anybody can call him shit. Almost every single movie I ve seen him in leaved me with impression that his acting was top notch. Maybe I am wrong because I saw like 5 movies with him, but still, I prefer him than those modern thots and douchebags calling themselves "actors" where in fact they are only celebrities that pretend to be actors.

[@mlfeathers7527]

He’s just awful.

[@hugonongbri8100]

Any actor who can make the alphabet sound interesting is a good actor....:D

[@MichaelGrubbEvolvedMinistry]

It didn't sound interesting at all.

[@thornwatkins7675]

DAAAMMMMNNNNN. @Michael Grubb got fucking demolished. #feelsbadman

[@envstudies]

Thank you for a sincere, objective, and well researched exploration. It's refreshing in a culture of distanced commentary and sattire.

[@LucaTheGuide]

Other than what have been said in the video, I think Nicolas Cage's acting style appeals to that side in our psyche that's just sick of conformism. The "ridiculous" acting scenes where he appeared to have gone totally nuts actually feel very natural when we try to remember times when we went out of control, seeing ourselves internally in an over-the-top manner, making a sarcastic remark on things, or just sick of everything that we no longer care about how we might look to others.

[@melancholyentertainment]

Too true

[@Krystalmyth]

Very true. Fuck if I haven't lost my shit at people, screaming until your voice goes hoarse. Seeing someone flip their shit and throw their partners clothes out the window. Some of the laughter and storytelling at a party. Finding out a concert you have tickets for is overbooked and you can't get in. Etc etc.... People become cartoon characters all the time. We draw them for a reason lol.

[@GVilleAnarcho]

@Bill The Bull Gates "you need to be fucking killed" "you need a good proper beat down" -- Said the guy that's telling people THEY have emotional issues. That's rich.

[@CloudSpirals]

@@GVilleAnarcho He sounds like a ripe tool for sure!

[@UNOwen-ih8mg]

Bill The Bull Gates oh the irony... And idiocy.

[@c.jarmstrong3111]

Nick Cage is really the only true expressionist actor still alive

[@rodrigoodonsalcedocisneros9266]

...in Hollywood. In other industries there are plenty of them, just not as famous.

[@Arandomguyat1]

agreed

[@CrimsonHeart3]

Jim Carrey?

[@nihilopisr.r442]

Indeed, Nicolas Cage works in mysterious ways.

[@akibh3022]

the onetruegod

[@shotgunpete5117]

Nick Cage is such a God he even made Abed lose his mind trying to disect his performances.

[@superitgel1]

Chtulu!

[@zufgh]

The thing about Cage is that even his moments of supposed 'bad acting' (such as him literally saying 'boo-hoo' while crying in Vampire's Kiss) are well thought out and calculated. He doesn't subscribe to acting being purely about portraying realism. That's why he's brilliant, and why so many people are uncertain as to how to take his acting in its totality.

[@tamimdari997]

His performance in Leaving Las Vegas is one of the best of all time.

[@somedude....]

My favorite Cage film

[@tamimdari997]

@@somedude....mine too

[@jamieeccleston2988]

"Badboy… 19?" "...what the fuck man?"

[@WeskerXM96E1]

+1

[@artypyrec4186]

Forgot about that movie! It was good, then you get ' The Wickerman'.

[@apple-cv2xj]

I've always felt Keanu Reeves has a similar acting philosophy to Cage, and on that note would love a movie where they both co-star and try to out-act each other while everyone else takes the movie seriously

[@jamespreston7823]

In that he does something different to most actors ... and seems to be able to do only one thing?

[@MrDestroyedSoulx]

Keanu Reeves is an embarrassingly bad actor in Bram Stoker's Dracula (which is a great movie in spite of his really awful performance) and he's the worst thing about the Matrix. Forget not liking the sequels, which is kinda subjective considering I actually like them quite a bit. But It's hard to argue if you ask me that Keanu Reeves wasn't a bad actor in The Matrix. I have heard he's improved though and that in John Wick he's good but I haven't seen any of those movies.

[@ceoofsquareenix5842]

Kaneki Ken Baba Yaga is coming for you

[@FREE-lw4lb]

@@MrDestroyedSoulx Two bad performances? Whoa he's trash

[@duderama6750]

I'd be surprised if Keanu can spell philosophy.

[@thedragonreborn42]

Personally, I appreciate your perspective, pulling back to see the bigger picture and including an explanation of the acting techniques in early cinema, really helped me to understand how things have changed and highlights origins for Cage's Acting Style and Approaches. I never thought he was a BAD actor, in fact many of his movies in the 90s are very iconic and notable and have always enjoyed them as whole despite any criticism. In short, because of your extremely contemplative and introspective video, i have a new appreciation and understanding of the man known as, Nick Cage.

[@olaruud9366]

The whole point of watching videos on youtube and especially this channel is to learn things and see the stuff you already know from a new perspective. This channel often has great success in both elements :D

[@paulcooper8818]

Well said, The Dragon Reborn

[@_.1447]

Dee P

[@nightangel9456]

I thought vampires kiss was brilliant. Dark humor done perfectly, I couldn’t stop laughing.

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

*_We have no goal, only Cage..._*

[@wahlex841]

The guy is so natural in doing unnatural things you can't help but admire. We should appreciate weirdness more often. It's often the key to novelty.

[@freya5902]

Well said Alex

[@brettparson3955]

I think Cage does a good job at subverting our expectations for what it means to be a successful actor. If nothing else he proves that you don't have to follow the realism's requirements to make a movie that is loved or hated, you just have to be willing to try something new. For that I appreciate his work.

[@georgesears2916]

It's just been announced that he will play Joe Exotic in The Tiger King movie... The role he was born to play.

[@orchdork775]

Omg. Yes. Please tell me this is legit

[@MultiSciGeek]

Well well well, he is a useful actor after all. I stand corrected.

[@alejandrozapata6286]

He's been practicing for decades.

[@MK-cf3hf]

This aged well

[@TheRitesh41]

seriously no one in comments talking about abed from community

[@axion4523]

Oh I remember Abed mentioning him!

[@loganwendt778]

Axion mentioning???? Nicolas Cage’s acting literally breaks Abed

[@marigoldcameron]

All throughout this video I was waiting for them to play a clip from that episode--it would be so perfect here--and yet, they didn't. It baffles me.

[@rashmirajshekhar8806]

EXACTLY!!!!!! Ugh so disappointed. Shirley basically summed it up perfectly!

[@lilykent]

u just read me mind :)

[@JaimeNyx15]

Y’all touched on this in the video, but I think Nic Cage’s style would be more accepted if the films he acted in were totally on board with it. But since his acting is often at odds with the script and the other performances, he comes off as awkward and ridiculous. And I don’t think he completely escapes blame for that. If he refuses to go with the flow and the overall vision, he can make an entire film fail with his performance alone. People should embrace Cage’s style as a legit take, but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t ruined otherwise decent movies with his antics.

[@eslov]

the films that he ruined most often didn't have a chance anyways but when he hits a home run its an instant classic.

[@tiagodarkpeasant]

really ? for me most of the movies would fail if not for his performance, he makes irrelevant movies become unforgettable

[@eweliyi]

Problem with this is the fact, the director chose him and let him act like this, so it can't be in odds with the script or the directors vision, otherwise he wouldn't be allowed to do it over and over and over again. It's not like he acted without the whole production seeing him do it :)

[@JaimeNyx15]

@The Bandog "Y'all" is the most streamlined second-person plural in the English language, it's used by millions of Americans, and you yourself don't know how to use commas. So I'm not inclined to care about what you think. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@JaimeNyx15]

@The Bandog I'm probably going to regret this, but I have nothing better to do this Sunday, so whatever: contractions are words in themselves. Saying that "y'all" is not a word is incorrect. While it's true that "you" can be plural, and began that way in its usage, almost no one who wasn't born before the 19th century uses "thee" (or "thou" for that matter, since you apparently forgot about the subjective case) outside of KJB or Shakespeare. English evolved, and in its current universalized usage, "you" can introduce needless confusion into conversation, so I sometimes prefer to say "y'all" instead of "you guys" or "yous guys" or whatever, since it's both clearer and authentic to who I am. Where I'm from, folks have been using the word for generations, so don't tell me I'm using it in "a pathetic effort to sound cool," you blithering idiot. Maybe the "coastal elites" are taking that word from us because it's a good word, not just because they're pretentious. And you absolutely used a comma wrong in your first comment. You have absolutely no reason to have a comma between "stupid" and "as," and your refusal to learn from your mistake makes you sound ridiculous. Also, for the record, I would have really enjoyed debating this stuff in a civil manner, but you moved the conversation into verbal toxicity for no reason I can tell other than in a poor attempt at wit, and you're not going to get away with it. No matter what you do to defend your argument from this point onward, you've already lost in my book.

[@glemoraglutrai7083]

That comparison between American Psycho and Vampire's Kiss is really the best thing. I personally hate the idea of the charismatic sociopath. And too many people have come to fall in love with characters like Bateman. And its not good for people to admire individuals who brutalize others and have no compassion. Having someone like Nick tear apart that admiration is invaluable. We should admire the genuine person that someone is at heart, not the charismatic mask they don

[@MrAsmontero]

Thank you!!

[@genghisbunny]

Yes, and yet... That's the point of the text, that the soulless 80s corporate world was compelling and attractive even as it indiscriminately tortured those around it. Cage's ludicrous, repellent sociopathy undermines that narrative, and that's fine in a clearly different film. Don't get me wrong, Cage can be compelling and fascinating to watch. His "look at me" style is fascinating acting, I just think it's in service to his acting in and of itself, not in service to the narrative, the film, or his co stars. It's its own thing, it's just good to remember it's not a great fit for every story.

[@petarhrsak]

@@genghisbunny well,not nessesarily. Just because youre not supposed to identify with the character of Peter, I still felt bad for the guy, at the beginning at least. His performance was ment to, in my opinion, show us the apsurdity and total mental deterioration that capitalism causes in otherwise normal people. Peter, even at first doesnt act normal but still is somewhat regular representation of upper class male of the 80s. Bateman however is a psychopath and that by definition is a mental disorder which cannot be cured so its not a representation of "normal" people. Bale tries to overcome this gap by offering a charismatic performance that captures and invites idolization ...

[@TheSefirosu200x]

Um, why are you bringing Batman into this? I mean, yeah, if we're talking about any of the live action movie versions of Batman, where he always seems to lack his No Killing Rule, I would agree with you that nobody should look up to him. But, the REAL Batman, the one who DOES have a No Killing Rule, he IS a hero, he IS someone to look up to, and he's not brutalizing anybody. But, these fake cinematic, shitty adaptation versions of Batman, especially Batffleck who objectively is THE WORST BATMAN EVER, are all brutalizing and murdering people, and are NOT even remotely heroic. They're just murderers, and there's nothing heroic abour murder.

[@TheSefirosu200x]

Oh, shit, sorry dude. I misread what you typed. You said Bateman, not Batman! Haha!

[@BatEatsMoth]

Deep. I think he's great. He plays caricatures of himself playing a caricature of a character. There's some serious metaconsciousness involved in what he does.

[@NeoRipshaft]

The answer to the question posed by the title is: yes.

[@TheSefirosu200x]

How dare you accuse Tommy Wiseau's acting in The Room of being bad!

[@Igor-yz4wb]

You are tearing me apart Wisecrack!

[@citypunk326]

Right? Acting cannot be classified as just good or bad; as an art form the heart and dedication put into it counts a lot. The Room can be counted among the worst in any qualifier metric, yet people keep watching it. The heart underneath made the movie.

[@melfortune5855]

It is not. It is naaaawt.

[@mysoncrumphaseveryinjury3853]

Seriously speaking,Wiseau's performance would have been Oscar worthy if his whole movie would hav been a deliberately bad parody of drama movies. Except it was meant to be 100% serious,so that's it.

[@shawnthompson2303]

EVERYBODY BETRAY ME.

[@thebadlung]

Only while watching Mandy recently did i realise Nick Cage isn't a bad actor, i've just been watching him in the wrong movies.

[@B..P..]

Watch Lord of war

[@gin.590]

Mandy, Con-Air, The Rock, Face/Off, four movies without even thinking too hard I can list are perfect.

[@Jonas-xl4wg]

@@gin.590 bro The Rock is one of my favorite movies ever

[@marsianmarsh8786]

Nicolas Cage is an amazing and unique actor, he loves what he does and isn't afraid to try out different things. And i feel like he doesn't get enough appreciation he deserves.

[@B..P..]

Nicholas is a great actor. Its that this new generation likes repeating what others say. Some people said he was bad actor and then everybody went with it. The same thing happened to keanu reeves.

[@WordUnheard]

Nicolas Cage starred in five movies in 2017, six in 2018, and currently has five movies in post-production, set to be released this year. The man is going to run out of methods and styles of acting. I'll still watch his movies, though.

[@scottwatrous]

Whats funny is even though I know he's been in stuff since I keep feeling like he hasn't been in any significant roles since the mid 00's lol.

[@KazimJafar]

We’d need a museum for this guy where they play a Nick Cage movie every day

[@qarcon3247]

he has to constantly work cos he has so much debt to pay off. Im not even joking

[@KazimJafar]

@@qarcon3247 how did he get so much debt?

[@WordUnheard]

@@qarcon3247 Oh, I know about his debts and his lust for unusual bullshit. Surely he's paid his debts off by now...unless he's only getting $100.00 per movie.

[@bradleyborg9889]

Vampires Kiss is the first Nick Cage movie I ever saw. I have to admit that I've always considered him as a very unique actor since then. Sometimes I watch movies that feature him solely to see how weird he will get.

[@timothymclean]

Cage works hard to achieve a style which, while not always effective, is sometimes quite moving. It's not perfect, but it's definitely the right tool some of the time.

[@showwick6546]

Cage will be considered one of the true great in film history in near future for sure....he always comes with new persona.......he is absolute madness

[@AmabossReally]

The weird thing about Nicholas Cage is that he has played in so many different movies, all varying from low-budget to high-budget production. When CD’s was still a thing, you would go into any movie store and picked a movie at random and the likelihood of having Cage as an actor was very high. It’s just weird, he seems to have a role in a big movie and later on be in an obscure movie. We could compare him to the Rock but with Cage, he just doesn’t seem to have any “special” characteristic as an actor. He is not innately talented, he is not as “handsome” as other high profile actors, he is not athletic or muscular but there’s something that just screams “yeah, why not, sure you can play the protagonist in this movie”

[@TheRedCap30]

I respect the fact that he just loves acting tbh lol

[@DarkAngelEU]

Nicolas Cage is simply what others try to be but can only fail to achieve.

[@r5037]

The interviews with him are so off the wall. He's living in another dimension mentally but it seems so nice I kinda wish I was there too.

[@compassionatecurmudgeon7025]

I find an honesty present in his acting, he's literally acting out how the character feels. That's why people meme him so much, he's literally acting out feelings and doing a good enough job for a gif to convey the message clearly.

[@nheto666]

He is in so many movies because he is really bad with money, so he kinda accept any gig. I don't doubt that he loves acting too, and that is a huge reason why he agrees to perform so many roles, but his financial issues are a clear explanation why he plays parts in movies that any sane human being knows are shit just glancing over the script. I don't doubt that he tries his best in every role, because you can feeel his passion for acting in his performances, but you can do so much with the material that you are given.

[@SirGeeeO]

Did you guys really do this without mentioning Community?

[@Camhin1]

Barley anyone in the comments is mentioning it either. :(

[@selinnazsur2328]

@@Camhin1 I've seen a few people, not all hope is lost :D

[@MoisesHernandez-sw5pt]

Surprised they didn’t go crazy...

[@RamyDhia]

that's what I thought

[@LithiumThiefMusic]

The great Abed Nadir lost his mind trying to solve this dilemma, do you really think you're up to the task?

[@CrystalWong]

ah hello fellow Community fan, i see you are streets ahead too

[@oof-rr5nf]

* sniff * oh lord more community references... the memories * sob *

[@LithiumThiefMusic]

@@CrystalWong if you gotta ask, you're streets behind

[@Yurt_enthusiast7]

I'MA A CAT! A SEXY CAT

[@lumen8341]

ah no, my meowmeowbeans!

[@alexzanderstudiosllc3639]

I've always loved NIcolas Cage. I never got down with the whole "Nicolas Cage is a bad actor" thing. I love the bee scene in The Wicker Man - I actually love the movie, Wicker Man. It is strangely scary and very eerie. He's brilliant and unapologetic - absolutely love that about him...

[@Hal2718]

I've always loved how Nick Cage just dove right into his bizarre performances. To me, it said "I don't give a fuck, I'm doing it the way I want". That and it was just extraordinarily entertaining to see something that before I just saw as bad acting. After having watched this video however, you are now leaving me to think that we should be more open to styles of acting that don't conform to realistic human behavior. I'm also now of the opinion, thanks to your persuasive video, that Nick Cage isn't a bad actor, he's just different. I'd also like to add that I absolutely loved his performance in Leaving Las Vegas. As a recovering alcoholic myself, I couldn't help but notice that a lot of things his character did in the movie paralleled things I have done in my own life. His ridiculous and over the top acting worked really well for that role and as strange as it may seem to some, it was actually very realistic.

[@parlongs]

I had a similar experience watching Vampire's Kiss for the first time. It was so bizarre that I felt like I was going insane while I was watching his character go insane. I watched it with a group who thought it was a hilariously bad movie while I saw this masterpiece that helped me change my idea about what kind of actor Nicolas Cage is. In hindsight he seems incredible impressive.

[@kinyutaka]

I could just see him talking to the director, "Look, you hired Nic Cage. You have to know my body of work by now."

[@AceX47]

Nic Cage is like Crypto currency, you will never know when he is on point or going to crash the film market with his films. btw i really liked his narration in spider-man into the spiderversese.

[@kaendeosil6789]

Had no clue he was in that. I'm obsessed with marvel movies but haven't had any inclination to watch the one for whatever reason. Maybe just not a fan of that animation style.

[@DukeGaGa]

I like Cage's performance, he is different, and most people don't like different.

[@ismelll3449]

People like different stuff, there's just a limit between different and weird and plain wrong. A man who likes animated ponies and collects toys is _different._ A man who makes love his toy ponies is a major weirdo. Cage is like the latter.

[@DukeGaGa]

​@@ismelll3449 I think you're mistaking things here, but I should have made myself clearer. When I say different, what I really meant is something new. Human's in general don't like changes in things, that's why most people feel a little stressed for example when living at a new place, or meeting new people, or going to work in a new company, or transferring to a new school. What you are saying is some people likes stuff that are mostly not expected for them, like what you said. Cages performance is different in a way that is completely new to the general public that like what they've been watching for decades, and most people just can't accept that. But there has to be one that take the first bite, and I applaud Cage for it.

[@danix454]

@@DukeGaGa Fam, Cage has been doing this for like 20+ years. It's not new and it's really old, actually.

[@DukeGaGa]

@@danix454 New is not just based on time my friend.

[@ismelll3449]

@@DukeGaGa I understand what you meant, I just tried to be funny. This is the real deal: being _different_ doesn't necessarily makes you special. Most of the time, it doesn't. And that's not because we are jerks who don't like change, it's just because that's the way the world works _(different_ animals get varying degrees of rejection from their peers, just pray deodorant on one hamster among many - or any animal AT ALL). We are not special in not liking very weird things, this is neurological, and even deeper, biological. The difference is, we are immune to natural selection, so people who should have gotten out of the gene pool a long time ago (like toy-pony fuckers) keep on breeding. Cage is one of such elements.

[@adgato75]

Regardless of what people think of his overall acting choices , "Adaptation" shows what he would be regarded as if he just performed as a normal actor : One of the very best.

[@christianamiles12345]

The Weatherman: one of the most underrated movies ever

[@true7251]

i totally forgot about this one.

[@GVilleAnarcho]

I thought you were talking about The Family Man for a bit. That was weird.

[@lanmandragoran8337]

@@GVilleAnarcho Just had that same reaction.

[@hype2teach]

Dude, what are the freaking odds. I just watched MANDY & was straight up MESMERIZED by his performance. Loved your video. You, like Cage, are an inspiration💯

[@arbitrarychemistry]

Nic Cage is a genius. Vampires Kiss is so good and shows his talent even at a young age.

[@Sobergirl_]

He has an unbearable weight of massive talent.

[@joshuaperry4112]

Every movie with Nick Cage in it immediately becomes, "A Nick Cage movie". There's your answer.

[@rasmusn.e.m1064]

The Don Quijote of acting! :D Either he's not aware of context or he's trying to create demand for the right context by contributing supply xD

[@kellenfurter]

Cage portrays the moments that aren't civilized...the actions and feelings that aren't cookie cutter normal. He. does. good.

[@Monsterdrumma]

He isn’t failing he is doing this on purpose and it is fucking hilarious! No one is like Nic and I love him for it! He said he wanted to revolutionize acting but realized he would never get more work if he kept doing this so he purposely started acting normal.

[@nicolassalamanca8051]

Have you seen Mandy and into the spider verse? He can be both!

[@pedroneves8485]

i heard the spyder one is good

[@kakashiMEK]

watch his interview for Mandy, totally admire for his love for his craft. Very passionate actor.

[@cheut]

If Abed had a mental breakdown by trying to answer this question, do you really think you have any chance of answering it yourselves?

[@teethendrikson]

I personally think that Face Off and The Rock were perfect and wouldn’t be the same without him.

[@rodrigoodonsalcedocisneros9266]

The Rock I think benefited from having Cage, but it truly was held together by Connery and Harris. Face Off I agree 100% wouldn't be the same without Nic

[@Jonas-xl4wg]

@@rodrigoodonsalcedocisneros9266 agree man, everything in the rock just goes in so well together, it needed connery, it needed harris, and it needed cage. one of my favorite movies ever made

[@JaguarBST]

lord of war was good too

[@basteagui]

@@rodrigoodonsalcedocisneros9266 dafuq is harris?

[@rodrigoodonsalcedocisneros9266]

@@basteagui What?

[@adrianapostol8360]

With other actors is like a safe theme park rides, with Cage is like climbing a hill with a shopping cart, putting yourself in it and going downhil. 🤣 I live his extreme style.

[@georgieramone]

I'm 100% serious when I say Nicolas Cage is the greatest actor ever to walk the earth.

[@AlbatrossDude]

Agree! Couldn't Agree more!

[@davejones5640]

He's not acting. He's really dumb.

[@agent4754]

He actually really is one of the great!

[@mohsinasgarali]

He is.

[@kenshigo3833]

i agree! love him, miss him in big movies though!

[@patrickbo2045]

If you ask me, this guy should do way more comedy! I bet with clever writing and his performance I'd laugh my gonads off.

[@adrianclark2734]

He'd look too much like he's trying to copy Jim Carey.., I already feel like he's tried to adopt a small amount of Carey into his acting style as it is

[@footballfan8989]

How could you get through these clips without laughing your ass off?

[@jespersschmidt]

Six seasons and a movie!

[@hollywooda111]

The real question is. Is Nicola's Cage even acting?....

[@unfairsanic5089]

No

[@jordanboyd5587]

He's just himself, that's why I love him.

[@hollywooda111]

@@jordanboyd5587 amen

[@martymcfly3497]

Community already answered this question

[@alvacardona6243]

I've always been a big fan of Nicolas Cage. If you see the craft of acting from a nihilistic perspective, he's both the God and the Übermensch of Hollywood; each role he plays (the character) is a chance for him to self-destroy -self-combust, like a fire that ignites inside him out of nowhere, but he (the actor) always rises from the ashes like a Phoenix bird, willing to spontaneously combust over and over again in the name of art and cinema. As a thespian, that is his superpower.

[@EPICPACKOPENINGSXD]

Alva Cardona Your Comment: Deep or Dumb? A clear Dumb for me.

[@alvacardona6243]

​@@EPICPACKOPENINGSXD: I don't understand why people on the Internet judge opinions based on opinions without supporting arguments or logical reasoning. But then again, the Internet would not be what it is today without random men calling women "dumb" (or other more insulting and demeaning epithets) online -ironically, for dumb reasons. I'm noticing the Toxic Masculinity Trolls are angrier than usual after that tv ad from Gillette came out and went viral, which begs the question: "you mad, bro?"

[@EPICPACKOPENINGSXD]

Alva Cardona This has nothing to do with gender or sex, no matter how much you want it to, sweetheart. What I don't understand, is why people place pseudo-intellectual comments in the KZbin comment section (I guess to keep up their facade of "intelligence"), and when getting called out on it, evade the critique by changing the subject to something completely irrelevant.

[@alvacardona6243]

So, let me get this straight, @@EPICPACKOPENINGSXD: you're mad because you think my dumb comment is pseudo-intellectual? It's just a comment and a simple opinion, LOL! You're giving me *way* too much credit...

[@alvacardona6243]

@L1qu1d S1lenc3r, I'm neither dumb nor a pseudo-intellectual, like @Richard Lionheart claims. I'm just a big Nicolas Cage fan and I think he fails to see that, LOL! I'd wax-poetic for the actor all day, every day, just to prove my undying -fanatical- devotion. Thank goodness I'm among my own kind here :-D

[@JosipMiller]

No mention of "Knowing" ? Probably his most serious role since "Leaving Las Vegas".

[@bigchungusamongus]

The first 3/4 of that movie was the best movie ever.

[@hmp01]

damn I was looking for this comment, really liked that movie, I mean realyyy. I can watch it always I don't know way. Such an amazing atmosphere.

[@JosipMiller]

​@@hmp01 I just sometimes save evening for this masterpiece. It is VERY serious, there is no unnecessary suspense and surprises, it flows with it's higher logic to it's very end, through total devastation to new life. Movie of the decade. Nicolas Cage really did good job here, but not only him, just everybody in the movie gave something to the atmosphere. it is more like good photo: you need the moment, the atmosphere, the people and you might have masterpiece. But not every photo succeed that way.

[@alphatrion100]

@@bigchungusamongus whats wrong with the last 1/4th?

[@SyrupBuccaneer]

Nicolas is the greatest actor of all time. Maybe others have better performances, many others have had more consistent careers, but NO ONE else has his craft and dedication to film.

[@not8719]

After watching “Mandy” Nicholas Cage was absolutely outstanding

[@EddieShotCaller21]

Nicolas Cage is a badass. He definitely has range.

[@adamdictatedbutnotreadkadh8719]

Bill Murray and Nicolas Cage are some of the most prolific actors of our generation

[@Scipio488]

Well... yes. But quantity is not quality.

[@TheMarleyDavidson]

They are both equally terrible.

[@Cheezy_Bunz]

“Not the bees! Not the bees!” 😂