Why Modern Movies Suck - Modern Actors

[@TheCriticalDrinker]

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[@davedogge2280]

It took a fresh prince of bellend to bring in the end of an era with a very public slap and potty mouth incident.

[@fallenaspie]

the end #of# the movie star

[@Quicksymphony]

Fair argument in the first 2 mins... this'll be fun

[@DisasterArtist1997]

you are Scotsmen Why is it that Moviestars get less and less important for the actual work they do but on the other hand Footballers like Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar or Mbappe get way more important than actual Football Clubs It's bascially the exact opposite

[@Sigma0283]

“I’m opposed to actors taking sides in public and spouting spontaneously about love, religion or politics. We aren’t experts on these subjects. Personally I’m a mass of inconsistencies when it comes to politics. My opinions are constantly changing. That’s why I don’t ever take a public stand on issues.” - Cary Grant

[@lingivey36]

“ The finest people I’ve ever met were in pubs” Absolutely touching.

[@candideggplant1575]

The fact that they laugh means they just don't know.

[@ElveeKaye]

Well, they certainly aren't at the Oscars.

[@Ashtor1337]

Absolutely true.

[@matthewsawczyn6592]

Yeah, I have nothing but love in my heart for Oliver Reed. He clearly struggled with his addiction, but was at least reaching for the higher meaning of life. And his performances show it

[@ethanguest3438]

I can't even argue with this, the few times I've been in pubs everyone seems very friendly

[@MarvRoberts]

Keanu gave $50k to our soup kitchen for the homeless and didn't ask for a single damned thing in return. He even helped to unload the trucks. He's just a guy who wanted to help and so he did.

[@Johnny.1994]

Yet he accepted the role of Matrix 4 knowing that trash script, ruining a franchise just for money

[@caprisun4851]

@@Johnny.1994 That doesn't seem even the slightest bit comparable. Doing your job as an actor makes you a bad person?

[@theshadowreborn4778]

Fact of the matter is money makes the world go round. If he want to be able to give 50k away he needs to make money.

[@ellocosjchushhxha]

@@Johnny.1994 Was he supposed to say, "no, I'm done being Neo. Cast someone else.". If you respond yes then, you haven't considered all of the possible circumstances. Anyways, I haven't seen it. I don't really care to. The original trilogy was masterful, mainly the first 2 imo, and that's all I needed.

[@jesterfeathers]

based

[@timewarriorsaga]

Alice Cooper once said, “I don’t like to mix politics and rock ‘n’ roll,” adding, “When musicians are telling people who to vote for, I think that’s an abuse of power. You’re telling your fans not to think for themselves, just to think like you. Rock ‘n’ roll is about freedom - and that’s not freedom.” I wish more people was like that

[@thepsychicspoon5984]

hear hear

[@CoryTheRaven]

Too few people have actual principles, particularly the principle of being objective, fair, neutral, and professional. Many, many more simply have sides, and are being lulled into thinking that being emotional, narcissistic, manipulative, and power-mad are virtues. I even saw this in my own pre-Covid field of museum education... I took it as a given that you're SUPPOSED to be objective and neutral when teaching children, without imposing your own political views. That is disappearing. Now museums are SUPPOSED to be activist institutions.

[@TheUplate]

Gene Simmons said "I think celebrities should basically shut their pie holes and just do what they do best - act, sing, tap dance, all that kind of stuff"

[@daviddechamplain5718]

My question is why did people ever think an actor's opinion is better than or even equal to anyone else's? Because those are extremely emotional playing make believe.

[@Tina.Di.Napoli]

Wonderful, I couldn't agree more. I'm not a fan of him but he just earned some points at me with this

[@TheBruces56]

One of my favorite actors is Tom Hardy and yet I know little of his personal life or opinions. He was once asked about this and he said something to the effect of "my job is to portray characters and roles that are believable in films. It is difficult to be effective in this when half the audience thinks you are personally an asshole".

[@jeanmartin963]

Kevin Spacey used to say the same thing about his private life not being public. And we now what he was hiding.

[@jeanmartin963]

@@thedestroyer2alltrolls411 yes.

[@asnail6550]

I don’t see George Clooney on this list

[@gmar7836]

@@herroyalhighness5634 true but the royal family have their own KZbin channel. Not so mysterious after all

[@Adamkalb1]

It is funny that Tom Hardy would say that, when he was supposed to portray a character who was kind of an a-hole in Locke, and it was a movie with a gimmick of him being the only actor on screen.

[@TheArchangel911]

The first song to play on MTV was called “Video killed the radio star”. Social Media has done it again, the mysterious movie star has become extinct.

[@NomadRad]

I'm subbed to you and I keep finding you in random videos

[@ethanol1586]

Awww I love that song. It's so catchy. But I agree with you. The age of the celebrity is over. Famous people just don't hold the same punch as they once did. Back in the 50s people like Marilyn Monroe or Grace Kelly were seen as royalty (I mean technically Kelly did marry a prince but different story) but now when people like Jake Paul can be famous, fame just doesn't seem nearly as big of a deal. And when you have celebrities so hopelessly out of touch with reality they're just asking to be forgotten

[@jrt2792]

Exactly!!! anybody can be a celebrity nowadays, so what's the point of being an actor/actress? The industry is failing while independent productions are swooping in making legit entertainment.

[@checker297]

@@ethanol1586 eh celebrity status will still exist, however it will be much more reduced. You cant be a celebrity if you create crap movies or poorly act. People will forget about you after your first bomb.

[@shawklan27]

Word

[@SpareSomeChange8080]

This is absolutely bang on. Social media has caused their downfall. Never has the phrase "familiarity breeds contempt" been more appropriate with celebrities. The best celebs that are still the most admired are the ones that stay away from social media.

[@BEATmyguest31]

Keanu immediately comes to mind

[@gabrieleporru4443]

Wich increases their chances because they stay away from saying or doing controversial things Wich at the same ones who probably wouldn't say those or do those things because they aren't that type of person It's almost like there is some reinforcing pattern...

[@cmdell4693]

Like Angelina Jolie

[@Lonovavir]

Henry Cavil needs a mention. Seth Rogan personifies a celebrity going off the rails because of social media.

[@D3K018]

That's more evidence that privacy makes people more mysterious & interesting, but unfortunately most celebrities have an attention deficit and want to be worshipped in the virtual world just as they are in the real world. The first person that came to my mind in this regard is Travis Fimmel (Ragnar from vikings), he absolutely hates interviews & social media interaction, and he also hates fame, he just wants to have a farm and acting is the mean to get money. That makes him much more interesting than those brainded celebrities making cringe videos on Instagram for a little bit of attention.

[@robertayala82]

"The more we see of these people, the less we like them" How ridiculously true that is indeed

[@riardomilos8014]

“Never meet your heroes” -Billy Butcher

[@jamesmacleod671]

They probably still do not realise this Robert, they should have remained out of reach until showtime, but hey they just can't help stroking their narcissistic egos. They need that appraisal hit. What's that old saying, familiarity breeds contempt.

[@Gos1234567]

I think the only ones that have some kind of "star" quality to them are Julia Roberts,Brad Pitt and maybe a handful of others that never bothered with SM or got attached to politics/social causes.Cant think of too many though

[@desmonides]

Familiarity breeds contempt

[@blythetaylor4063]

I hate to add something even more negative to this (honestly really insightful) take, but "Most of these people are complete fucking idiots, they're hallow, narcissistic, poorly educated, privileged, disconnected, impulsive, week minded, ignorant, and completely unqualified to give their opinions on most of the things they speak so loudly about" applies to all of us. I think a lot of celebrities aren't inherently worse than us, they're just unbearably human, and it ruins the mysticism that created celebrity in the first place, and the fact that they aren't better than us makes their privilege more glaringly obvious and painful. I think in the modern age there's a certain trauma that comes along with fame and constantly being in the public- although some of that is extended towards the average teenager now since we all have minor celebrity social media platforms and grow up increasingly exposed to the public, with the average person's privacy and space to be human and mess up increasingly violated. Not to mention, even experts are not experts on everything- a physicist isn't qualified to make statements on neuroscience, a politician isn't a psychologist that can perfectly assess people, all of us over share and most of us also exist within our own bubbles that are disconnected from others. It's interesting, sad, and also makes me feel for people.

[@clownshow5901]

I was never a big Elvis fan but he won my instant respect when I saw an old clip where someone asked him a political question and he answered "Ma'am, I'm just an entertainer". Bravo, Elvis.

[@Emper0rH0rde]

Nowadays, celebrities are *expected* to give their views on political issues. If you don't, it is assumed that you're right-wing - which is not allowed - and the entertainment media will *hound* you until you cave. That's what happened to Taylor Swift, and now she's insufferable.

[@rdrrr]

​@@Emper0rH0rdeChris Pratt seems to be doing alright. I remember when Twitter Marxists tried to cancel him for being a registered Republican - didn't go anywhere. Chris Pratt does the sensible thing and keeps his personal life personal. He doesn't argue with Internet-poisoned morons. I respect that.

[@cecily3797]

Yeah, too bad he dated dated 13 year old girls. With Harvey or Eipstein we think it's horrible but we are hypocritical with the artists we idolize

[@rdrrr]

@@cecily3797 You're right, but I think you can admire an aspect of an artist's public persona without endorsing the questionable aspects of their private life.

[@MajorOctofuss]

True. I understand wanting your favourite celebrity to share your political viwes but people put way to much pressure on them to share it. If I was a public person I would simply not be on social media to avoid being called a racist because I didnt post a black square on instagram.

[@cdragen]

Edward R Murrow said it best all the way back in the 50's: Just because your voice reaches halfway around the world doesn't mean you're any wiser than when it reached only to the end of the bar.

[@worldcomicsreview354]

The person in the pub holding forth loud enough to reach the other end of the bar is probably a wanker, anyway

[@AbrasiousProductions]

very poignant

[@secondchance6603]

"The fact is that censorship always defeats its own purpose, for it creates, in the end, the kind of society that is incapable of exercising real discretion. In the long run it will create a generation incapable of appreciating the difference between independence of thought and subservience." - Henry Steele Commager

[@BeingFireRetardant]

Murrow was a true boss, and maybe the last journalist with integrity...

[@Vherstinae]

@@BeingFireRetardant And yet he was the arguable leading force against McCarthy's investigations, when decades later we'd learn through declassified documents that more than 90% of the people McCarthy believed were communists infiltrating America...were communists infiltrating America. Murrow was so firmly ensconced in his beliefs that journalism and media were not and couldn't be compromised that he shut down the last great pushback against the monstrousness that has festered ever since. Those monsters came to the US in the 30s after people got fed up with them prostituting children on street corners back in Europe, and it took less than 20 years to get nice and entrenched.

[@iammunhu]

"Separate the art from the artist." "Never look up to anyone, never look down on anyone. See them for what they are".

[@juliusapriadi]

Amen

[@cassandravalasi108]

Unfortunately that is not what I see from modern social media users. They either adore like a god a celebrity or treat all of them like garbages. They rearly have a balance. Of course that reveals a lot about those who judge the celebrities and how unstable and uneducated they are themselves. They just have a big ego, a little mind and a keyboard at their disposal. But I see nobody complaining about how dangerous this contempt is as well.

[@anon17472]

@@cassandravalasi108 adults acting like children, it's a problem common to every part of society

[@plzletmebefrank]

I envy your godlike ability to assume you have any ability to see people for what they are.

[@anon17472]

@@plzletmebefrank godlike ability to assume? Pretty sure anyone can assume - often making asses out of u and me

[@littlenickelbushfarm9804]

I love that I came across this video days after finding out that Jennifer Lawrence JUST said in an interview that she was the very first female lead in an action movie. The "out of touch" is STAGGERING. Even in their own industry...

[@catherinelw9365]

She's not too bright. I doubt she even finished high school. You KNOW she got her start in Hollywood from Harvey Weinstein's casting couch...

[@sergiowinter5383]

Truly one of the minds of this century

[@tolloromassi99]

@@catherinelw9365 Indeed, she was old Harvey's b* at some point. Doing favours to get movie roles!

[@robinharwood5044]

She has never seen the Jane Bond movies made in Hong Kong in the late 1960s. Or dozens of other Asian films from that era which had female action leads.

[@Adamkalb1]

Clearly Katniss Everdeen's actress has not seen Coffy or Jackie Brown, for starters.

[@quinton5432]

Another issue I personally have, is that instead of moving away from this star culture we've found ourselves with, instead studios seem to be doubling down. It feels like every movie nowadays (with exceptions of course) is more of a challenge to see how many "big names" they can fit in one film, and not about making a good story for people to enjoy. It's just exhausting.

[@dagnabbit6187]

Quinton. That has always been Quinton . Read Adventures In The Screen Trade by the late great Writer William Goldman . He covers the Star system in it .

[@wesgleeson]

Yeah the "ensemble cast" seems to have become the norm for both the big corporate movie machine and the music industry. Instead of having one big draw, with the dwindling presence of big draws they try and throw as many medium draws at you as possible at the same time

[@dylan-Z-anson]

Marriage Story was trying the most academy award nominees and winners (in the trailer text as well), Lincoln was most Celebs in the background and side characters and even the film i love, Don't Look Up was doing the same.

[@galenjoyce8452]

Don't get me wrong. I think most of the Marvel movies are great. The MCU has done an excellent job of bringing stories from the page to the big screen. But other franchises like the Star Wars sequel trilogy, the Justice League, and Batman vs Superman seem to be campaigns to sell action figures. Their just two hour toy commercials because while the CGI and special effects are engaging the story telling is horrible. This, along with the onset of reality television which has stripped away much of the celebrity mystique, are two of the many factors that has resulted in Hollywood culture being what it is today.

[@foechicken8023]

am example of this are the movies Knives Out and Death in the Nile. They both sucked but had an "all-star" cast.

[@beth4692]

The saying “don’t meet your heroes” is true of celebrities on social media. Twitter etc has ruined the facade and mystery that fueled old celebrity culture. It ruined the illusion

[@skullerclawerbandicoot7966]

@@ralphlowrey Twitter is Twitter, stop stinkin defending the thing (Social media) that made everything go to hell and back, this is why everythings getting even worse and why Im questioning life & reality itself

[@skullerclawerbandicoot7966]

Beth I agree

[@ninjaturtlefan2003]

Maybe it’s for the best?

[@xelasomar4614]

Me, I'm glad that the illusion has been stripped off. I prefer reality. I don't believe that these people should have been turned into aspirations much less heroes to begin with. When the true heroes should be scientist, educators, etc. People who are finding cures, making discoveries. Basically, people spreading or adding to our knowledge. We've become a shallow people who measure value by wealth and image instead of wisdom.

[@scottchaison1001]

@@xelasomar4614 Don't say stupid things.

[@tonythepokemonguy751]

I love how we still have people like Keanu and Kurt Russell, but we never hear about them because they don’t feel the need to shout it to the whole world.

[@andrewoconnor2981]

We hear about keanu all the time, but only when he's being an awesome person, not an entitled brat

[@thebionicledude]

Don't jinx it

[@Katya_Lastochka]

Is it a coincidence that they carry a reputation of being in entertaining movies? They do their charity behind closed doors and are selective with projects. What more could you ask for?

[@tylersmith1756]

something beautiful or amazing doesn't demand your attention, you will give it over willingly.

[@sup9542]

Keanu only assaults us with his awful movies. Somehow he gets a pass on that, but most of his movies are awful. Check out his filmography for a reminder. He's also extremely woke but is smart enough not to tweet.

[@superflashyariel3835]

“They’ve made their careers out of saying words written by other people. They’ve spent years surrounded by well-paid Yes Men that never challenge their opinions or call them out on their BS.” Perfectly said.

[@cornfednebraskaneer]

They should learn from Jim Davis, creator of Garfield. When asked about what Will Smith did at the Oscars, he said, "I don't really follow the Oscars much anymore. I just draw Garfield comics." I love that.

[@WolfStreak]

Nice. I’d imagine the only better answer would have been, “I draw Garfield comics. Why the hell are you asking me?” Lol

[@SW23252]

Bless Jim Davis. But then again, he grew up on a farm in Indiana, so I supposed he's a little closer to the ground than a lot of other 'celebs'.

[@mrtb7676]

@@WolfStreak In the early or mid 90s, when asked about whatever the hell was going on then, Brad Pitt said "why are you asking me? I'm an actor". There's no way he'd say that now.

[@DrDolan2000]

Mad respect for that

[@WolfStreak]

@@mrtb7676 That’s true, but I think it still comes down to the core of their character. There have been plenty of celebs with humble beginnings that have completely lost their ability to relate to those who aren’t extremely rich and privilege. I think part of it is that when money is no longer an issue, other personal issues arise. Some people don’t just realize how much of our lives revolves around the daily grind and financial limits (even if you are making good money) so they can’t understand the problems excessively rich people have. Those celebs become so focused on their issues and drama, they forget the struggles of their initial lifestyle.

[@chucksenhowzen9740]

Kurt Russell said it best when he said actors shouldn’t express their thoughts on politics

[@IVMZR]

Actor shouldn't express their thoughts on politics without knowledge. Sharing thoughts ain't bad as long as they know what they are talking about.

[@champ1159]

They can express them, but don't stand on a moral high ground and tell others what to think or how to live

[@Mein-Darth]

He said he was just a well paid clown that has no right telling others what to think.

[@SubZero-hs9xc]

I'm fine with them having a political opinion, in the end they are people but they should talk about it without it being affiliated with their films and they shouldn't delete or be deleted for that

[@2thirds]

There is another level - Daniel Day-Lewis you kind of forget about his existence outside of the tv screen

[@mervunit]

I think we should all take a moment to appreciate Keanu Reeves, Nic Cage, Kurt Russel, and the rest of the actors who remained true to the craft.

[@annieinwonderland694]

Harry Shum jr and Matthew Daddario also believe they need a honorable mention.

[@purplepenguin005]

What about Jim Carrey?

[@mervunit]

@Irfan he went social enigma ego, haven't seen any of the sonic movies tho.

[@silashurd3597]

@@purplepenguin005 can’t forget him

[@JohnSmith-hh2nz]

Shortly after "The Matrix" came out, I commented to a friend that Mr. Reeves came across as a real person that you could casually have a beer with at a picnic. And that was well before Social Media became a thing. Same w/ Kurt Russell. Those are rare individuals indeed that I would give the shirt on my back to help out. But the rest of Hollywood can just "go away now."

[@dungbeetle.]

"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt." - Abraham Lincoln

[@random__joe]

Takes one to know one "Homer Simpson"

[@enterthebruce91]

@@random__joe "Swish..."

[@jasonhines5524]

Bam

[@robinj.9329]

Actually an ancient Chinese proverb! But quoted by many! Also, one of my favorites since I was just a teenager!

[@Null_sys]

"I've got a real bad headache" -Lincoln probably

[@AuthorZachJames]

The best thing that came out of 2020 was watching celebrities realize how out of touch they are and seeing them scramble to do anything to remain relevant. Doubly so when all of their 'We're all in this together, we're all in the same boat' bullshit was called out by so many millions of their 'fans', only succeeding in alienating them even more from the rest of society. What a time it was

[@j.j.r98]

ya but look at venessa hudgens. Her rant about people getting sick and shit back in like 2020 over covid and why Coachella shouldn't be cancelled and them getting sick isn't that bad. Nothing happened doesn't really matter they apologize and everyone moves on

[@Indygenous]

When they sang imagine it was so cringey

[@wallyman292]

Yep. Ellen G. epitomized that whole situation by comparing being in lock-down in her mansion to being in prison. What a douche!

[@mkocel]

AMEN

[@MariusWales]

Yeah, the only good thing.

[@Memememe-is1yn]

That final shot in the auditorium of hundreds of "court jesters" doing a standing ovation to one of their own really put the whole thing into perspective for me. Good edit.

[@sabretooth1971]

Look at the woman in the black suit at 9:22. Look how her eyes wander, thinking I'm I doing the right thing? Not many people standing up around me. Did I stand up too soon? Should I be stood up? I'm I just following a crowd that's smaller than what I expected. Should I, or should I not, put more or less effort into my applause? Sheep. The lot of them.

[@thadtuiol1717]

@@sabretooth1971 True, but it's not just Hollywood types who do that. It's all humans. Ever seen those old films of Communist Party meetings in the USSR or China? People looking nervously around to see if they've started clapping too soon or too late, wondering if they should've laughed or just stayed poker faced at Dear Leader's last comment, should they dare to stop clapping first or will that be seen as a sign of disloyalty, etc? Or how about at meetings in corporations where people are constantly checking to see if they are in the favor of the boss or superior?

[@yvonnelee4385]

Like Jim Carrey said, it was disgusting.

[@dansmith5012]

@@yvonnelee4385 The problem with his opinion about the slap is that he's a lunatic and he most likely said that because he wanted to save himself from this whole situation, I don't believe he was sincere, like all the people in that room he's an actor and this was and act.

[@randominternetperson5806]

@@dansmith5012 he may be acting or not but that doesn't change the fact that what he said is true and if being a lunatic means seeing and speaking what is wrong then there's no problem being one

[@frankcolumbo4481]

I used to work in Hollywood, and I can say so-called movie stars are even worse than you think. Im so glad I got out of that cesspool. Working with celebrities cured me of any idolization I may have had going in to the business. These are the last people you want to lecture you about how to live your life.

[@angelofdeath450]

How bad were they? Any specifics. Just curious heard a lot of stories on them and I’m not surprised about it just that it’s just so hush hush. Figured with social media there’s be more out there

[@justsightseeing1]

you cant say things like this without giving any story.. no need for name, just kind of shit that happens time to time again

[@charlesk22]

@@justsightseeing1 yeah

[@RK-lq2ud]

Spill the tea Frank!

[@peepsg]

What up there faker!

[@rogerborg]

Christopher Lee was a proper gentleman. The extras on the set of BBC's _Ivanhoe_ were getting treated like dirt, even more than usual. Mr Lee spotted it, took the abusive puffed up little Assistant Director aside, and had a few quiet words. To this day, I never knew what he said to him, but you could actually _see_ the AD deflating like a scolded child, after that it was all "Please" and "thank you" from him.

[@mor4y]

I've seen it printed elsewhere that despite being a genuine Gentleman, one deserving of the capital G, that he could also bring himself up to his full height, puff out his chest, and look pretty scary 😱 I mean he was 6ft 5" and a horror movie actor! I'd imagine a hard stare and some quiet words from him would scare the pants of most normal people

[@abigailelizabeth4729]

He was also a trained military man. He was in the Royal Airforce as an Intelligence man during fucking WW2. He could absolutely back up any threats with that real, quiet power that comes from facing true challenges.

[@robinharwood5044]

@@abigailelizabeth4729 He once told a director exactly what sound a knife makes when someone is stabbed. He knew from experience.

[@abicrystalwing1543]

@@abigailelizabeth4729 Yeah and he also almost died (I think from tripping over a bomb) in Italy

[@SamuelBlack84]

Peter Cushing also. The true definition of an officer and a gentleman

[@hughjazz6993]

"They made their carreer out of speaking words written by other people." Damn.. That is perfectly said.

[@johnsprague4914]

at some point, somewhere, at some time, someone put it differently. They said something like "Actors are people who make their livings pretending to be someone else"

[@snaggalfrash9013]

Fuck your freedoms, take the vax --Arnold Schwarzenegger

[@Serahpin]

A well known saying that we should never forget.

[@MoreImbaThanYou]

I was just about to write about the same after hearing that and pausing the video. This line is brilliant.

[@kennethfharkin]

I have said this for years. After an actor being lauded for years for saying someone else's lines they have a desperate need to be lauded for their own lines. Since most of them are coddled, spoiled, egotistical, jackasses whose talent is pretending to be something they are not the only lines they have of their own are the same lines being parroted the most by those around them.

[@druss1861]

As Gary wisely said, "movie stars are only good people when someone else is writing what they say"

[@jakubrejak1114]

Now that's just bullshit

[@druss1861]

@@Brian_Boru the w**e one's, yes. The misinformation peddlers who's knowledge wouldn't fill a stamp.

[@aliquidgaming1068]

@@Brian_Boru no not every single one. that's absurd and hypocritical. it's no better than the reverse. they don't like celebs making generalizations or absolutes about then based off their own experiences or a fee dumb fans. so why do this to them? keanu reeves seems like a genuine chill guy. doesn't mean he's perfect but he does a lot of good and it's usually only known when random people happen to catch it. I dont like Kim kardashian but give credit were it's due. seems like she to a degree saw that she was only known for the tape thing and wasn't actually self made. so she challenged herself and went to law school. no easy feat especially since she passed the bar and was proven she did it legitimately. she also used her influence and new degree and license to defend those who were wrongfully convicted and used her money to also help them get off their feet. that's something really good. she may be arrogant but that doesn't make her a bad person. she now actually has way more knowledge about business and law than most the public. some are out of touch. some more so than others. but not entirely unexpected. you go from one life to another. it all depends but it does fall on them to ground themselves and educate themselves but not all of them are such bad people. most, maybe yes....but all? that's just out right stupid to say

[@tb1235]

I'd say the narcissistic ones do a good job of blending in with the good ones. All the garbage Hollywood pedals is being pushed mainstream and narcissists don't have to hide as much anymore while the good ones are forced to keep their heads down for fear of being cancelled and careers destroyed.

[@KiryuSeiran]

@@aliquidgaming1068 You are right, I got the luck to interact with Stars from all kinds of paths, still, my best memory was by a professional Baseball player who made my day by getting happy AF for getting a free bag of m&ms (We got coupons to share with clients), didn't even know he was one of the highest-paid baseball players that year until the customer who walked next ask me if I knew who I help... seconds later I was wallowing in despair cuz I left the perfect father's day gift walkout. The best part, as he was with his mom and like a child went to show her the "Best purchase of my life, 2 cents for 2 bags of m&ms, you cannot beat that" I only know he was a Dodger's player but can't remember the name I was told by the client. My dad was way too proud of me lol.

[@EcchiVwV]

Unfortunately, we have an arguably even more repugnant type of celebrity now, the social media influencer. I feel like they're easier to completely ignore than traditional celebs though, so that's one positive.

[@burntnougat5341]

Yup, and the brandon admin calling tiktok influencers to spread propaganda is evidence of this new age

[@gameking8809]

influencers aren´t celebrities. they achieve nothing. they just pretend to be important

[@omalone1169]

@@burntnougat5341 02:50 roger moore

[@BlueKatanaWarrior]

In my opinion Vtubers are more like how celebrities used to be than Hollywood celebrities are now.

[@fawkkyutuu8851]

The direction social media went In around post-2007 iphone era really destroyed society.

[@zaq55]

There was a time long ago when producers didn’t want their stars to go on TV talk shows because it made them look too common, too real. It broke the illusion of a “movie star,” and that was bad for business.

[@vanessac1721]

We need to return to those days

[@theshadowman1398]

Ah yes the time when they just acted and were nice to fans instead of lectured them on how to live from their ivory towers

[@NBDYSPCL]

I mean to be fair, there have always been actors who preached political agendas, but generally they used to have an inkling of what they were talking about. But nowadays its all stunted homogenised rhetoric for whatever sounds good in a soundbite or a tweet. _sort of how this youtube comment sounds_

[@klixxalot]

Some of the actors were never nice to the fans. Just saying.

[@friedchicken4735]

Remember when they didn't throw their version of gender ideology in your face?

[@bartsullivan4866]

so well said Shadow Man or when the winners of the awards actually thanked their director, producer, cast and crew for making the film that won them the award in the 1st place instead of using it as a political agenda to spout politics and lectured that we all have to do better except them.

[@maxwellclonts9398]

@don't be surprised it’s one of those motivational Rickroll

[@knickd1979]

Reality TV was the first big hit against “celebrity” because it severely muddied the waters. But social media/Twitter was the knockout blow

[@skiprockjr.6881]

I kind of agree with you, but the thing about reality TV is that their images were always controlled by Hollywood gatekeepers so they basically were the same as movie stars in that they were handled. The Real World was on in the early 90's and it didn't have much effect on celebrity at large. I think celebrity started collapsing in on itself when Tila Tequila became famous on MySpace. She was the first random person to be famous exclusively online.

[@thelastgreatpoet5219]

If reality TV stopped being trashy appealing to lowest common denominator it would be dope like if it was a documentary mockumentary vibe

[@noellewest4347]

This is very well put. I'd never really given this a lot of thought, but I believe you are spot on... right down to the quotation marks around "celebrity". I feel like social media has not only been the knockout blow but also a nail in the coffin, perhaps not the final nail, but an important one nonetheless. Well said, my friend.

[@willstikken5619]

They tend to have had the same effect on rational thought.

[@handsomest1]

@@noellewest4347 ima put you in a coffin

[@moonooze6171]

“I’m a court jester.” That is exactly what actors are and we have raised them up to near Godliness. Kurt Russel seems like a genuinely good person.

[@illusioNery]

I mean, he DID play Ego in Guardians 2…it’s like poetry, so that it rhymes

[@seyerus]

Canoe Reeves is alright too.

[@KTK44]

@@illusioNery Ego is the key to all of this. Cause he's a funnier character than we've ever had before.

[@crazyralph6386]

God bless Kurt Russell, one of the few actual good guys and actual bad a55es left in that shyte hole called Hollyweird? Punks like The Fresh Prince, aren’t even worthy enough to carry his jockstrap.

[@stoptheworldiwannagetoff4780]

Mel Gibson spoke out about the 'currency' in Hollywood too.

[@margarethmichelina5146]

Danny Trejo, the actor who mostly in B-Movies and most famously playing as Machete is actually a chill and humble guy in real life. He's even having his own taco restaurant and during pandemic, he gives free tacos to homeless people and also for people who need more. He builds the taco restaurant because he loves to and just want to make people happy.

[@MaximilianonMars]

I want to eat there, I hope it's good.

[@mr.andrew7820]

​@classifiedtopsecret4664he was really funny as Umberto Robina in Gta Vice City and Gta Vice City Stories

[@Kubinda12345]

Wasn't Trejo in prison for 10+ for robbery or something like that before he became an actor? I guess that teaches a guy a lesson about people outside the Hollywood social bubble.

[@skwisgarskwigelf7191]

And apparently he always asks his characters to be killed off if they’re bad guys because he wants people to know crime doesn’t pay

[@sharkinator7819]

Not bad for an ex-con

[@michaelgraham7106]

“Why do actors think they’re so Goddamn important? They’re not. Acting is not an important job in the scheme of things. Plumbing is.” -Spencer Tracy

[@akorn9943]

On god. There’s definitely a place for actors in the world. But where the fuck is all the love and appreciation for the world’s best plumber? Where’s their fuckin trophy? Guess that’s harder to sell.

[@TonyMontanaDS]

Now imagine is a plumber got royalties every time someone turned on the tap. Celebrities are only rich because for some reason society decided they should get royalties and not a one time payment for their work like everyone else.

[@dillpixel8357]

@@TonyMontanaDS That is a brilliant analogy; you just blew my mind!

[@maliciousbugman]

@@akorn9943 >But where the fuck is all the love and appreciation for the world’s best plumber? Excuse me but I believe he's the mascot for one of the biggest entertainment companies in the world. :^)

[@richardclausing7914]

Actors atleast those who actually do plays or movies which have some artistic value can be doing an important job. Too many of them have trouble staying in their lane. But of course plumbing is important. The odd thing is MSM tends to represent actors as if they were experts on everything from foriegn policy , crime and healthcare, to astronomy, social policy and climate.

[@cocokolah8567]

"I could probably go on for days about this; real enough examples of celebrities embarrassing themselves in front of millions of people." I would totally watch that. Sounds like fun content.

[@MadaraUchiha-ly8wr]

I'm sure the drinker is going to come back to us with more content like this topic. He already crapped on how Lucas films has gone from legendary to a disastrous flow of content.

[@stavros9849]

I wish people would understand that you don't need to love celebrities. Save your love for the people that actually matter in your life.

[@JayVal90]

I remember getting told OVER and OVER again that movies aren’t real life and so I shouldn’t worry about the dark shit coming through them and people losing themselves engrossed in it. Now look at us.

[@TravisHi_YT]

A generation raised by tv, of course they're going to worship whatever appeared on the screen.

[@Emily-fo6iw]

Love/hate the character, not the actor.

[@uajrh1]

I don’t “love” the actors, I just really like them.

[@uajrh1]

@@Emily-fo6iw that’s a bit unfair though, because an actor actually makes the character come to life.

[@thecornerkid402]

"There are still some celebrities that seem to be good people." Cue four separate shots of Robin Williams because he was an international treasure that we all dearly miss and some of us still get teary eyed when we think about his death.

[@HenryFordOfficial]

he was a drug addicted kiddie-diddler

[@chasehedges6775]

Indeed

[@robertz768]

He was a joke thief that wrecked the careers of up and coming comics, by taking their work product. Look it up.

[@thecornerkid402]

Oh blah blah. Literally every one who knows anything about Robin Williams knows about that. Newsflash, Mr. Negativity who just looks for reason crap on stuff other people love, no one cares what a man who had forty year career in the public eye did at the very beginning of it. Sorry about those comics, but unless he stole an entire routine, you can't claim he ruined anyone's career because he reused some jokes. If they were good comics, they could write new ones and if they were good comics, people would prefer they way they told them. Also, it was forty plus years ago. Please allow people to enjoy things without a need to tell them why they shouldn't. Your life will be much happier.

[@robertz768]

@@thecornerkid402 Sorry if you feel like telling the truth about someone, when someone else tries to make them a saint is "crapping on them". Must be tough to live your life like that, as someone who lives in their own (fake) reality, and then insults people for speaking the truth around them.

[@NickNapoli]

"The age of Hollywood is over the time of the Drinker has come." - The Critical Drinker probably.

[@chasehedges6775]

💯💯💯💯💯.

[@theinnerlight8016]

Time of enlightenment after the dark ages? Hell yeah!

[@shawnm1902]

Do you know how the drinker was created? He was sober once...

[@burtreynolds8030]

If I had millions I’d easily pay this man to write and direct for my studio

[@c.9900]

Brilliant

[@jimberjamber8540]

This is why I will always respect Viggo Mortensen. He never berated or insulted anyone because he believed his viewpoints were fact. He always had respectful conversations with people while stating his viewpoints and never put himself on a pedestal to be seen by everyone. His polar opposite would be Sean Penn who threatens to melt all of his Oscars if we don't help Ukraine. YEAH THAT'LL TEACH EM' BOY.

[@malawisupasoldier7478]

Sean Penn literally ran away from the fray

[@davyboy9397]

Sean Penn.... Great actor, absolutely vile horrible person.. I think his best role was in Carlito's way, seems about right for him Edit: I just realized ironically both actors are in Carlito's way... Interesting

[@FREEDOM_OR_DEATH_]

@@davyboy9397 You should watch the movie Colors. Robert Duvall was amazing and Sean Penn wasn't half bad.

[@dcanmore]

@@FREEDOM_OR_DEATH_ Directed by Dennis Hopper no less

[@BEATmyguest31]

Viggo’s the man

[@MrTaytersDeep]

Oliver Reed, legend, died in a pub in Malta drinking and arm wrestling sailor's, which lead to the heart attack, still down to earth and being a man's man right till the end.

[@tygerstripes3752]

Did he rilly? That's good to know.

[@thesnoopmeistersnoops5167]

@@tygerstripes3752 while filming Gladiator. A several second CGI shot of him cost $1 million, it was a world first

[@SuperJamesus]

I don’t know man, he was a very trouble alcoholic and it’s pretty sad to see for me, having watched a few alcoholics drink them selves in to a early grave, I just see a man with an illness

[@HgRoller]

@@tygerstripes3752 He took down the entire navy in Malta after drinking 20 drinks. Old man strength.

[@MrTaytersDeep]

@@blueraven596 Both! But some of the most interesting men I've had a drink with are high-functioning alcoholics.

[@spectator3220]

“It’s not how much you have that makes people look up to you, it’s who you are” -Elvis Presley

[@spectator3220]

@Womenhave HiveMind I mean I guess that’s probably true

[@spectator3220]

@giveaway-__no thank you

[@jackstrider980]

This video made me realize that the handful of celebrities I still generally like either don't use social media or keep their own opinions to themselves instead of obnoxiously blasting it to the public every chance they get.

[@kennethrosequist8963]

Kurt Russell is a legend. From what I understand he "shunned" Hollywood and lives on some big ass ranch in the middle of BFE. He never talks Politics but he's been pressed into admitting he's a Libertarian before, which I have huge respect for. He seems like someone you would honestly like to have a beer with and just talk about film.

[@crazyralph6386]

My cousin worked at a very high end boutique in Muskoka Ontario, where they once had a beautiful “cottage” on nearby Lake Rosseau (which they sold), and she said Kurt and Goldy were THE nicest folk you’d ever meet. They would ALWAYS remember her name, even after a year, gave her great tips and would actually spend time asking how her semester in University went and such. Just a pleasure to be around? Her daughter Kate Hudson and that ex Black Crowe husband of hers on the other hand, were THE most self entitled, demanding, mean, and narcissistic twits, you’d ever meet? Her poor mom would always be embarrassed, every time she’d berate a customer, or fan just asking for an autograph(who were mostly kids btw!). Her now ex husband Chris Robinson, would be so hopped up on drink and drugs, he would intentionally eff with customers, who didn’t even know who the hell he was? They just thought he was some homeless weirdo, who pitched a tent over at the Windermere Golf Course, looking for a handout? 😂 And in that part of town, their “nobody” neighbours and patrons, probably had more cash in their pockets than that clown had in his entire bank account! He just thought everyone were stupid Canadian “eh?” hicks up there, who served for his personal(and drug addled) amusement. And at 50 something, he’s still pathetically playing the stereotypical rock n rolla, which I’m sure Kurt would now love to knock his teeth out, just as he probably did years ago, but had more self control than the Fresh Prince!

[@evilestmonkeey]

BFE....buttfuck Eqypt?

[@snakeplissken2963]

100% agree. Three of my favorite films to watch over and over again are Russell films. The Thing, Escape from NY, and Big Trouble.

[@darvinclement3250]

He and maybe two or three other actors seem like they would be cool to hang out with.

[@logmouth]

Harry Callahan would not respect a Libertarian

[@gamerboy6787]

For me personally, the moment when Hollywood really started showing its cracks in the foundation so to speak, was that mega-cringe sing-along that a whole bunch of celebs did during that height of the pandemic. So desperate for attention. So desperate to be in the public eye. So shallow. Full of virtue-signalling. That's when the last remaining bit of mystique and aura of invincibility was torn completely off. Hollywood celebs have money, ergo they are protected and insulated. That's literally the only difference between them and the everyman. Celebs are as flawed as any of us, and as bad (or good) as anyone.

[@DM-it1qf]

At least a couple of the actors who appeared in it did recognise it was tone deaf, i.e. Jamie Dornan and Chris O’Dowd. Jamie Dornan did say he didn’t want to show his big house in the background knowing how that would look so he filmed it against a wall, and Chris O’Dowd and his wife didn’t really know what it was for (he said to Louis Theroux he thought it was a charity thing for kids). Maybe it’s because they’re not American? The UK/Irish film industries don’t seem quite so ego-driven as the US has been historically.

[@FART-REPELLENT]

Naah; Hollywood began to deteriorate by the turn of the century, the movies were decent in the 20th century.

[@every1665]

Madonna takes the cake for preaching I'd say. And don't get me started on Sinead O'Connor!

[@loturzelrestaurant]

Culture is literally changing and Media reflects that but Media is also the Cause, cause it's all symbiotic. For example, Quotes from the 12. Doctor: "Oh, the Mechanized Space-Suits malfunction and attack us? That's funny cause that means we're like Anyone-else Everywhere-else: We're fighting the Suit!" 12. Doctor:"What makes you feel so superior? It it the good House? But Human-Progress isnt measured by Industry, it's measured by looking at a Life. An unimportant Life... a life without privilege. 13. Doctor: "OMG, OMG, OMG, have you heard of Space-Amazon? Amazon is so epic, everyone who disagrees with that is a literal PIG. We should all stop criticizing Amazon forever." I kid you not, they said that. Holy Penguin, wtf.

[@mooganify]

Oh so it wasn't the last 10 years, it was just that shitey song

[@zorothe9th]

I think this is actually a blessing, being more exposed to celebs, because now we're more aware of the dark stuff going on behind closed doors and it shows us we should be more protective of kids and what they engage with

[@Bodacious_Crustacious]

You raise a fairly decent point. A lot of people for the longest time have gotten away with the most heinous shit and at best they would get an equivalent of a wrist slap or at worst nothing at all. The problem however lies in who becomes a celebrity these days. Awkwafina might not be a bad person exactly, however she is extremely annoying in everything she gets involved in with the only exception being Jumanji 2. Some people should never have fame.

[@DrCARE-hw6rp]

Kind of ironic that we get to know them all better in a time when we're all closed off from each other rather than the days when we don't have to worry about whether we should shake hands.

[@nukiesduke6868]

Friendly Reminder: Johnny depp got fired due to a psycho chick that dumped in his bed (which should tell you everything you need to know about her) Yet we have this dude slapping someone at the Oscars and Ezra miller getting arrested for attacking a woman. Odd how the people that actually need to receive consequences never do, but the ones that don't deserve it get hammered hard.

[@champ1159]

And cut off his finger

[@s3studios597]

I know for a fact there are a lot of bullied kids who can relate.

[@Muck006]

@@s3studios597 There is even a "bullied nation" ... called Russia ... who has been blamed for EVERYTHING for 30+ years, even when it was clear that they didnt have the economic power to be the GLOBAL MEGATHREAT they were made out to be ... and now that the bullied kid is lashing out the "good guys" who have bullied it for decades are keeping on blaming it.

[@headshot217]

Black privilage?

[@raylrorschach136]

Love your comment, love your pfp more. OP🐐.

[@StarShadowPrimal]

I remember prior to social media being such a big thing, the concept of "don't meet your heroes" was already especially true of Hollywood. Social media just made it harder to avoid.

[@twilitetide]

Who was it that said if you didn't want to be famous you can just walk away? Same for social media. There are some well educated actors but like any JOB they should focus on their craft and shut it.

[@flameshana9]

How ironic it is that the show called Hawkeye, the first episode was titled just that: "Don't meet your heroes." Its almost like they know they're failures. And they're _still_ managing to capitalize on it.

[@alphagt62]

It’s seems to me that the success of so many movies that were made with no stars, proves that acting really isn’t that hard. These people look great not so much of their acting ability, but the script writer, the costume maker, the camera operator, and director, and a hundred other people making them look good. The first Star Wars movie at the time it was released was one of the biggest hits ever! And Harrison Ford was the only actor who had appeared in a previous film! If I were a movie production company, I’d never hire the same actor twice. Just think how much money is wasted sucking up to these high paid actors, that could be saved by hiring fresh talent for each movie? They are supposedly paid these high wages for their ability to draw in an audience. It’s worth $20M to attract all of this actor’s followers. But the success of Star Wars, and a dozen other such films, seems to prove that wrong. And now more than ever, you run the risk of hiring a star for your movie, and before it hits the box office they’ve gone and humiliated themselves to the point no one will come see the movie! And what is all this about hiring celebrities to do the voices of cartoon characters, do people actually care? Most of the time I never knew who was the voice of whoever cartoon character, until much later when they talk about it themselves. Seems the movie studios are trying their best to waste money?

[@nhmooytis7058]

If you like sausage don’t watch how it’s made 😉

[@BeckVMH]

Never understood the mass obsession with celebrities and the fans are guilty of perpetuating celebrities’ narcissistic perception of themselves. Simply bizarre. Thanks so much for your opinions and from my perspective, you were absolutely spot on!

[@skiprockjr.6881]

The only thing I ever understood about it was that the women were much, much hotter than the general public. Other than the hot women, I kind of always understood it was about nepotism. Particularly with the small hats.

[@johanneswestman935]

Ditto. I never understood people who knew all theirs names… like… why? I would just say stuff like “the woman from terminator”. Why should I know her name?!

[@adreanmarantz2103]

Add professional sports to this too, while I can appreciate talent, their opinions mean Nothing to me.

[@alexvega7893]

The sad thing is the celebrity fandom has shifted to the common person who always dreamt about being a celebrity and now they can or at least think they are through all of social media as the influencers they think they are.

[@BeckVMH]

@@alexvega7893 Very true.

[@jeffprzonek]

Worked in ski shops in Aspen for years in the 90's and early 2000's, Kurt Russel and Goldie Hawn were good customers, Kurt would bring in a case of beers and drink with the boys while the wife shopped, very nice down to earth people, ahh the good old days!

[@kevinintheusa8984]

Kurt Russell learned a lot from his dad who was also an actor (Bing Russell). Kurt has managed to keep mostly to himself and make some great movies. Good for him. I, for one, never got the worshiping of actors and saved all of my love and accolades for Weird Al Yankovic. Now, there is a true entertainer.

[@mikester1290]

He acted too, but I'm still with you on that.

[@luciusvorenus9445]

Weird Al puts on a great concert. Al and his band work their asses off to entertain fans.

[@duffthimblespork]

UHF: Am I joke to you?

[@peterbrown6224]

Professor of Rock did a great summary of him. He's great fun.

[@crazyralph6386]

@@duffthimblespork “Uh huh……ROAD MAPS!!!!”

[@rainreign696]

Then: "Wow, a celebrity!!" Now: "Ugh, a celebrity."

[@Krazzy88]

The harsh truth. Am not impressed by celebrities anymore when i see them.

[@fredmercury1314]

Kinda been thinking that for 30 years...

[@ethanol1586]

Same. I honestly don't care about celebrities anymore, and I think a lot of people feel the same

[@MrJulio632]

There are some that I respect, but not as the same level as admiration as the ones of early 2000s

[@abimaellopezmaylord27lopez7]

@@Krazzy88 just support zendaya or Taylor Swift or William or Harry styles

[@fahimalvi9521]

Covid truly gave the entire world a reality check. One of them was showing everyone just how much the celebrities love to smell their own fart and not care about anything else

[@thejustinsteffan]

Except Jared Leto who couldn't get infected because of his cults fart cloud island

[@goodhumourwagon]

LOL

[@studiobauhaus7740]

Covid showed us that they are all fucking liars and following them is how you ruin your life.

[@Lonovavir]

If the celebrities don't their jobs you just rewatch an old movie. If the truck drivers don't their jobs long enough there's a riot in your neighborhood. It's obvious who's more important.

[@daddyrabbit835]

@@Lonovavir nailed it

[@Cool_hand_luker]

“There are still good people out there that have managed to stay humble, grounded and grateful for what they have” Proceeds to show Henry Cavil 💯

[@KADASUVA]

A wise man once said “Don’t put these people on a pedestal, they don’t deserve it.”

[@mrscruffles801]

Enough of the fucking spam.

[@baconair]

"They might fall off and break their necks"

[@johnramhos]

Dude, you deserve a standing ovation for this glorious take!! Holy shit, you summed up the perfect comtempt and hatred most people have of celebrities now days!

[@mikeparsons1746]

"The more we see of these people, the less we like them." Drinker - 2022.

[@rickster578]

Yup, familiarity breeding contempt indeed.

[@realkingofantarctica]

My problem with modern actors isn't that they're bad, many are stellar, even ones that are considered past their prime still give memorable performances. My real problem is bad casting choices. The fact that every movie now, even animated ones, need to rely on well-established actors that don't even make sense in the context of their films makes these already boring characters less unique and starts to homogenise actors into certain "genres" of characters, not based on acting ability but if they're easy comic relief or attractive. I see films with actors that give gripping performances that stick with me for years, only to be a one-hit wonder that gets pushed out by Hollywood in favour of an established big name that can bring people into the cinema. A few actors are able to rebrand themselves like Adam Sandler in "Uncut Gems" which is really nice to see, but the silver screen just feels like a series of 40 or 50-year-old faces that get slathered with makeup to look younger and remind people of their good days.

[@dlxmarks]

I'm convinced a lot of movie stars confuse scripted lines with their own thoughts. They begin to believe on some level that they're as witty, informed, wise, and brave as their fictional characters. And it's usually in proportion to how much their celebrity status has removed them from general society.

[@facelessandnameless]

Totally agree

[@OGGuaves]

I'm with you there. It's the thought process of "well, I starred in well written movies, so that means that I am also intelligent and articulate with my words," when we all know that's absolutely not the case.

[@scarletred8888]

I Agree! and dare I say it Zelensky would probably have never gotten into politics if it wasn't for the character he played in a popular tv show - maybe forgot he was ACTING

[@samuelobrien9926]

@@OGGuaves almost akin to Reddit moderators thinking they are way more important then they really are. God are celebrities just successful Reddit mods?

[@invalidusername4011]

Peter Dinkladge is a prime example of this. That guy is towering above us thinking he has the wits of Tyrion Lannister while completely missing the point. His size is actually a reflection of his personality and inversely representative of his ego. But after all isn't he the one who said he couldn't be bothered to read the books?

[@incurableromantic4006]

Spot on. The cult of Hollywood always depended on the illusion that they were classier and more refined than us. Now they're *constantly* demonstrating how ignorant, trashy, self-obsessed, arrogant and utterly pointless they are. Of course - they *could* just shut it, but their narracistic personalities simply won't let them do that.

[@cagnazzo82]

They actually used to be classier and more refined cause there used to be etiquette schools for celebrities teaching them how to walk and talk and behave in public. This is where the golden age of Hollywood comes from, the mid-atlantic faux british accent, etc. In simpler times they were legit forced to be classier (in public). As time goes by even those refined celebrities had the raunchiest dirt uncovered once they passed on.

[@spudeleven5124]

Their masters (the Hollyweird machine owners) have always hated us, but they needed us to feed their maw through buying movie tickets, so they kept a mask of civility. That is no longer true and it is why they have taken the mask off and let their hate shine through.

[@DangerfieldChris]

Nailed it. There was a time where if you wanted to see a celebrity you went to the cinema. Now, you can’t get away from them - or their damn opinions.

[@Chhjmmkg]

the more you know about em, the more they become unlikable, except ofcourse keanu.

[@MR-fx9gg]

Celebrities are humans living on this planet and have the same right to feel things about what is going on in the world.

[@Chhjmmkg]

@@MR-fx9gg they're influencial, so they're bound to not spout nonsensical opinions. The same is different with a regular person. WIth great power comes great responsibility.

[@debbiehenri345]

One of the things that really gets me - are those celebrities that tell us little folk that we should be looking after the environment, minutes before they get on their private jet & fly across an ocean to pick up an award or attend a party.

[@fortnitegameryo200]

@@MR-fx9gg You're using the term "human" very loosely

[@GingerPeacenik]

I learned this lesson back in the 1990s. I was working for a major studio back then. By year three, when a coworker asked if I’d like to go to lunch with himself and Harrison Ford, I thanked him and declined. I wanted to continue loving Harrison Ford films, therefore I DEFINITELY did *not* want to get to know Ford as a human being. Never meet your heroes, folks!

[@catherinelw9365]

@@thedestroyer2alltrolls411 Ford is right. Star Wars has terrible writing.

[@trolleriffic]

@@thedestroyer2alltrolls411 Imagine being an actor who's worked on loads of different movies and portrayed so many characters, but you get the same obsessed fans hassling you with the same dumb questions over and over about just one role that you took decades ago that wasn't exactly the pinnacle of writing to begin with. I'd get sick of it and I suspect most people would.

[@markkenny2001]

​@@thedestroyer2alltrolls411Harrison Ford loves Indiana Jones.

[@cassiegray5158]

​@thedestroyer2alltrolls411 if he hates star wars why on earth did he play a role he dislike? That's almost like Chris Evans not a fan of captain America.

[@GanymedeXD]

Yes and no … Ford is not Indy, he plays Indy … big difference … I had grabbed the chance …

[@fatzy9500]

KZbin alone has made me realize just how unspecial these celebrities are. On KZbin there are literally millions of videos of amazing singers, actors, and artists of all kinds who are just as beautiful and talented as the celebs we're supposed to worship. The only difference is that through wealth and connections, or even just the luck of the draw, the celebrities made it to Hollywood and everyone else didn't.

[@pauljakeman]

Absolutely spot on!

[@sevenproxies4255]

"I have zero interest in performing in films to try to convey any kind of message. My job is to be entertaining. There's a very different point of view about messages in films in Europe than there is in the States. Audiences rebel because they feel that they are being preached to." -Bruce Willis

[@kopykat6843]

Which is why I love that man

[@OGGuaves]

Honestly, good for him to own up to it instead of pander and uphold a biased agenda.

[@maruko8324]

It's so sad that Bruce will retire because of his Asphasia diagnosis.

[@MrDevious88]

@@maruko8324 Ah, so that's why he had to use an ear piece for those straight to streaming movies he's been in.

[@GeraltofRivia22]

@@maruko8324 his recent movies have all hen straight to DVD garbage anyway, so no big loss.

[@danielwhite1135]

I never understood celebrity worship, to be honest I have always found it quite pathetic! There is nothing wrong with respecting someone for being good at their job, but that is far as it should go!

[@Half_Finis]

I'm glad there's few celebrity names know and recognize, and the ones I know are worth knowing I feel

[@hollowman9410]

That was in the past. It's like the video said, they used to represent the pinacle of culturally refined. Social media destroy the illusion and made everyone into a celebrity. When everyone is famous, no one is.

[@2011zeldafan]

I had a few favorite celebrities but never worshipped them. I don’t understand why people put them on a pedestal either. That’s why they’ve become Gods in their delusional minds.

[@danielwhite1135]

@@2011zeldafan yeah nothing wrong with having some favorite celebrities, it is no different to having favorite foods or beers or cars etc. Liking someone's movies or music, or admiring an athlete's skill is totally normal; but this strange adulation we as a society have developed for people who are paid to entertain us is weird and unhealthy, and unfortunately a lot of people seem to value what a person says and does in relation to politics and philosophy and life in general, based on whether or not they like them as an entertainer. Personally I have plenty of celebrities that I enjoy their work, and even admire their ability, but I admit as people some of their ideas are laughably bad, and some of them are crappy people!

[@whoami4352]

No the problem is people like you who actually think people "Worship" them to begin with. Lmao I'm the same way I'm a fan of a lot of different celebrities/singers/athletes and their work and performances they put on (so are other people ik) but I have never met anyone that actually legit worships actors or other famous people

[@machupikachu1085]

Drinker you are spot on here, as usual. They say 'you don't know someone until you live with them.' and it's true. Now that we have access to celebs 24/7, it's like living with them, and now that we know them, we aren't impressed.

[@Ailar2209]

"Sometimes it is better to stay silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt." - the motto of modern social media

[@williamleach6195]

Wasn't that Mark Twain that wrote that? He's always good when it comes to quotes

[@tunemaki_izlasitrlv6835]

The fact that staying silent is associated with a lack of knowledge and stupidity goes against common sense.

[@Ailar2209]

@@williamleach6195 That would've been one of my guesses too (the other one was way off and would've proven the quote true with me as Exhibit A), but apparently (according to wikiquote), it's also been attributed to Abraham Lincoln, Ben Franklin and Socrates, so who knows :-)

[@JohnSmith-sb2fp]

Charlton Heston on the set of "the planet of the apes" asked the actors playing apes if they had straws for them to eat with for lunch. the staff forgot them and they where on a offsite filming set Charlton ran a mile back to the main set to get them and ran back to give them to the acting crew. I dont think i could picture any modern actor doing that.

[@colliric]

Charlton gave his son rides in the Chariot on the set of Ben-Hur when they were having father-son time on the set during downtime. Great example of fatherhood. Still amazing that him and Steven clearly did most of their own stuntwork in that. Boyd was actually being dragged along the ground by the horses and holding onto the straps!

[@JohnSmith-sb2fp]

@@colliric dude legit sounds like a good guy/everyday hero despite being rich and famous.

[@samellowery]

@@JohnSmith-sb2fp chuck Heston was the real deal and an awesome actor and person.

[@litheran69]

Keanu would

[@elqord.1118]

I wouldn’t generalize it. There are definitely actors today who would do it

[@Betoni]

7:33 was a perfect moment to show Henry Cavill. Guy respects the people who supports his work, never goes out of his way to tell anyone what to think or talk about and is always polite.

[@Crichjo32]

Yeah he seems like a good lad. I'll also add Emilia Clarke, who just comes across like a genuinely lovely and bubbly personality, who I'd love to hang with. Also, Keanu Reeves of course is the man.

[@scottdodge6979]

If a 40k film drops and he's not in it then I will know to avoid it lol

[@DonnyStanley]

I find that a lot of the British actors seem to be less up their own ass than the rest of Hollywood.

[@Mywifetoldmetochangemyname]

@@Crichjo32 And here we thought that the Movie Star was dead...

[@Katya_Lastochka]

@@Crichjo32 I'm sorry to disappoint you with Clark.

[@slyjester3315]

Remember people: Separate the art from the artist. You can still admire someone for their craft while not agreeing with what they say outside of it

[@fandyus4125]

I don't do this. Assholes have a tendency to infuse their art with their assholery. We should elevate artists who behave like decent people. There are only a few, but still.

[@gregcampbell5454]

I shouldn't have to do that.

[@jimmy22334]

​@gregcampbell5454 then don't. But I will as will many others.

[@AYFKMRN]

A lovely sentiment and one I once believed in firmly- but once idiots like DeNiro decided his opinion was to be elevated, admired and on blast 24/7, I find myself actively turning away from him and his films.

[@KalisFlame]

No.

[@Avarn388]

The irony is social media I argue killed the movie star. It’s easier to admire those when you have a veil of separation. When you know everything they are it becomes harder and harder. Especially when they get into personal politics.

[@Jonkin715]

Very true.

[@theprowler18]

I would add, giving everyone a platform and no filters of thoughts through social media has completely diminished our ability to be empathetic and understanding of who we are, as human beings in a nutshell. I understand the designers and programmers weren't ready to see how we would take this connective tool and mutate it into something far worser and terrifying to abusive levels that has shattered the notions of a society in destructive ways.

[@drgnnut]

So... are you saying twittering killed the movie-o star?

[@hyboirds1536]

Isnt this pretty much exactly what was said in this video? You "argue" exactly the same point the drinker made. Huh, weird coincidence.

[@johnwerkheiser5555]

I agree totally. I cannot fully lose myself in a film when I know the actors are super woke. Just watched Doubt this weekend but could not buy into the characters.

[@crispusattucks5672]

"The United States had become a place where entertainers and professional athletes were mistaken for people of importance. They were idolized and treated as leaders; their opinions were sought on everything and they took themselves just as seriously - after all, if an athlete is paid a million or more a year, he knows he is important … so his opinions of foreign affairs and domestic policies must be important, too, even though he proves himself to be both ignorant and subliterate every time he opens his mouth.” - Robert Heinlein

[@JamesASharp]

Well said.

[@Inukshuk67]

No one fits that description better than Janeane Garafalo.

[@beowulfsrevenge4369]

Heinlein was a brilliant man and a brilliant author.

[@bellphorusnknight]

america is the great satan and now expects everyone from latin america or europe to be like them

[@RS-ls7mm]

The old entertainers used to be smarter. They would never voice a political opinion for fearing to lose half their audience.

[@jankhouse]

It has always baffled me how we, as a society idolise, admire and put people on a pedestal who make pretend for a living. It's amazing really, how the court jester evolved into what we now see on our screens.

[@charliedonaldson5136]

It's completely idiotic

[@peterc3262]

Jesters and actors existed at the same time. Jesters didn't become actors. They're using it as a metaphor for entertainer.

[@AshSchultzArt]

We impose the qualities of the characters they play onto them, and so it’s not them we idolize but the amalgamation of the roles they play, never stopping to think of them as just regular people 🤷🏼

[@pinki2568]

Critical Drinker L00SER! I HAVE A BETTER VIDEO Critical Drinker L00SER! I HAVE A BETTER VIDEO

[@deadpanrobo]

@C This is why I hate when people shit on directors, actors, writer's, or people who make music and video games just because they do those things as their job. Like there are several reasons to not like those people outside of what they do for a living but people for some reason want to pretend like their jobs aren't an important part of society. We as a species have been telling each other stories and creating art before we even knew how to farm, its a fundamental part of being human. The only things we truly remember about most ancient people are there cultures. When someone talks about the ancient Greeks, they talk about their gods and hero stories or their philosophies. Same with the Eygptians, the Sumerians, and many other civilizations in history. I would bet that the thing current Era Americans are gonna be remembered by is the culture we leave behind so why treat it like it's not important?

[@RigoWolfPrime]

Outstanding yet again and superbly said. Truly.👍🏼 Thank you for speaking that which needed to be said, and that i have had in mind for a long, lonnng time. Keep it up, brother. You're a legend at keeping it real. Cheers 🍻

[@brentonjones1365]

"People on stages are called actors. All they have to do is look plausible and say their lines in the right order. Those who make up their own lines don't last very long." -Yes Prime Minister

[@ik6non712]

ah, the greatest political comedy

[@bobbyjeangayheart360]

“They made their careers out of saying words written by other people. They spent years surrounded by well paid yes men that never challenge their opinions or call them out on their bullshit. Because of that, most of them never had to be particularly smart or well informed. Truly, familiarity breeds contempt and the more we see these people, the less we like them.” Stars were shining lights high up in the sky, brightening our daily lives with fictional hope and manufactured happiness. Nowadays they are celebrities, they have sponsors, they “Think” (carefully) and above all they tweet!

[@girishs1755]

Wow! you can hear and type...Bravo!

[@amnuel12]

wow its almost like average folks dont have any conflicts. Only difference is theirs is broadcasted for millions to analyze, virtue signal.

[@survivor9898]

Keep your books and start reading again!!! These elite folks don't deserve a buck...

[@brendamuirhead483]

They don’t just say other peoples words….the director instructs them how to act….wardrobe people give them the clothes they wear….set designers prepare the environment…caterers provide the food…..lighting, sound etc are all provided by experts…etc….what does the actor specialise in exactly? ….

[@sueyourself5413]

@@gtvrossa Cringy, mate.

[@efe_aydal]

Movies stars are like that goddess looking girl at school u used to watch and worship, till u heard her talk.

[@kofibrake]

So true. And then you just kinda wonder what was it you saw there in the first place

[@emjay11bravo]

This is spot on.

[@allan4423]

This is so accurate

[@wesleydunphy9182]

pathetic.

[@sigma6656]

I suppose it's our own fault. It's easy to build a fantasy around someone you don't know. We shouldn't hate them because they couldn't live up to the ridiculous fantasies we built up in our minds, we should hate them because they're stupid twats.

[@terriquinlan7683]

Kitty Kelley called Elizabeth Taylor "The Last Star" in her 1981 biography. I think she was about right. Liz was about the last to have the allure and fascination of a proper star. That is now a gone source of pleasure. Nowadays they should stay in their marble palaces and attempt to retain some mystique. They should stop showing us what they do and think on a day-to-day basis, just so we can see that they are just apes. Someone should stop Gwyneth frickin Paltrow.

[@fandyus4125]

Gwyneth Paltrow needs to go to jail for promoting dangerous ideas to the public (in order to line her own deep-ass pockets no less).

[@boudico843]

“There seems to have been an actual decline in rational thinking. The United States had become a place where entertainers and professional athletes were mistaken for people of importance. They were idolized and treated as leaders; their opinions were sought on everything and they took themselves just as seriously-after all, if an athlete is paid a million or more a year, he knows he is important ... so his opinions of foreign affairs and domestic policies must be important, too, even though he proves himself to be ignorant and sub-literate every time he opens his mouth.” ~Robert A. Heinlein "To Sail Beyond the Sunset", 1987.

[@dianabarnett6886]

Based Heinlein.

[@_Jay_Maker_]

Legitimately based.

[@andylikesstuffchannel]

Very true

[@foreverpinkf.7603]

True!

[@cashel5232]

based asf

[@GIGroundNPound]

That moment when millions (myself included) realize that some "drunk" Scottish guy's voice carries more weight and resonance than some of the most "storied" and "trusted" institutions who's job is to deal in the "truth". Never stop being awesome random Scottish guy, never.

[@F0rev3r.B0red]

Their job isn't to tell you the truth their job is to sell you the "truth". They want viewers and news is like a big ass advertisement saying "I'm here please watch me!"

[@raiderrodavis6357]

Like I told a coworker the other day, the only good thing about movies sucking now is that it’s material for critical drinker to make fun of

[@PutinsMommyNeverHuggedHim]

Jesus, settle down fanboy

[@GIGroundNPound]

@@PutinsMommyNeverHuggedHim huh?

[@farinati]

@Michael Lochlann a lot of them are not great actors at all though. A small minority are, the rest are just physically attractive. Lots of really poor acting in the Hollywood elite.

[@94462]

"We're not the cool club anymore." I'm so glad he's aware of this. I don't know any millennial or gen z who unironically loves a movie star anymore. Or watches the Oscars, or even knows when the Oscars are on for that matter. I've seen more people posting memes mercilessly mocking the people in attendance at the Oscars than anything else from that night. Hollywood is straight up not cool in a post-COVID, post-economic depression, post-"necessary workers" world, and the lack of self-awareness from the celebs living there just further drives a cringey wedge between us and them.

[@nerdygrl647]

As a millennial, all the movie stars I love are old or dead. Same with my favorite musicians.

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

The mid 2010's began the crack when orange mad man got us president role and half the country lost their minds

[@fungus_am0nguz644]

@@Thomasmemoryscentral Dude exactly, that was the moment when everything changed full throttle, like it was changing but when that happened everybody went full on political BS, like families breaking apart, brother vs brother, etc and that breaking point we still havent patched things up, its fucked up.

[@10.percent]

@@Thomasmemoryscentral You wouldn't have seen such things from big corporations if orange man didn't become president. Mad man? Yes, in both ways of good and bad he was.

[@MrWackypackages]

Even if many don't love movie stars, many do love those crappy internet "stars" like tiktokers or youtubers

[@HexenStar]

You forgot one important element: the quality of the actors. If once upon a time you could build an an entire movie around the image/charisma/skill of one central actor (or two) - simply because the actors were that good; today - you no longer can. Not by a longshot. That is because of the constantly lowering professional requirements by the industry, multiplied by the constantly dissipating acting skill among the 'source material'. Modern day actors appear (not all) to come from a cookie-cutter assembly line for the particularly inept, that in the better days - no one would even consider hiring. Blank, forgettable, crumpled paper husks that are boring and uninspired from the first look and line. Devoid of soul entirely. Soon enough, the post-apocalypse of the mainstream cinema will fully take over, with all that this entails. Go indie, or go back in time. Just like the age of the book came largely to an end, followed by the age of the hard-media (cartridge, compact disc, etc), so comes the turn of the age of the actor.

[@BillLaBrie]

Most of them are wearing morph suits covered with beacons jumping around invisible threats in front of a green screen. Maybe acting craft just can’t overcome that much unreality.

[@basicvideos5740]

"Now it would be unfair of me to say that every celebrity is like this because clearly there's still good people out there that have managed to stay humble, grounded, and grateful for what they have. And resist the darker impulses of ego and attention seeking." I like that as The Critical Drinker is saying this a clip of Superman from Man of Steel plays at 7:31. Which is very fitting since Henry Cavill seems to be one of the few good celebrities who hasn't let the fame go to his head. :)

[@rodrigwayz4792]

My boy Henry busy with more important things like World of Warcraft

[@headlibrarian1996]

@@rodrigwayz4792 And Warhammer 40,000.

[@sebastiansuazo2734]

@@headlibrarian1996 and bitch slapping the witcher shows director every 2 pages of the script of every episode he reads.

[@mkultra2456]

@think differently WILL Ewwwwwww stop posting snuff films.

[@thefacelessquestion3333]

Oh he's playing "Red Dead Redemption"

[@superchargedpetrolhead]

I have been having the same thought for sometime now, but not just with movie stars but also with sports persons, celebrities, important and powerful people....

[@Chhjmmkg]

WWE superstars are the only people who deserve high reward among entertainers, because what they're doing is high risk, compared to an actor using cg or stunt doubles to jump off buildings.

[@diogeneslantern18]

@@Chhjmmkg WWE? It's all scripted. Rugby Union is one of the last bastions of respect and integrity in sports.

[@RoflcopterLamo]

@@diogeneslantern18 itS scripted but the hits are mostly real

[@Chhjmmkg]

@@diogeneslantern18 I know. I was talking about high flying moves and suplexes. One wrong step could get them paralyzed. All injury prone sports would fit here as well. I personally don't think some person making facial expressions and talking deserves high rewards. Music and dance, yes, but not that high.

[@Carolean_Vergil]

Football players especially, they just go with the flow on every political trend and telling us how to act and feel while they earn ridiculous amounts of money and are basically out of touch with reality. I'm not too surprised that many of them are shady and awful persons in reality.

[@BenelliAkimbo]

"Your job is to entertain me not lecture me" there's really all there is to it

[@_Just_John]

Jack Gleeson had an amazing "TED talk" about cult of celebrities. Mad respect for the guy. Video is titled "Leaving Game of Thrones | Jack Gleeson" by OxfordUnion. ""All I've done is acted in a TV show and pretend to be mean. For money essentially."

[@grumpydave7329]

"They more we see these people the more we fucking hate them." - the story of my life m8.

[@truongnguyenhongnhat6590]

ok

[@skullerclawerbandicoot7966]

Whats wrong with ur life? P.S. I honestly agrew

[@MB-mb3856]

I see why you call yourself GRUMPY. 🤣

[@TheVagabond627]

For the wrong reason, evidently

[@doc_sav]

Pandemic also revealed that "movie stars" need regular people way more than regular people need them. The absolute pathological need for attention in any form was as cringeworthy to witness as it was irritating, and won't be forgotten any time soon.

[@Demonofthedesi]

Can you "Imagine" that?

[@Jaxv3r]

Thank god for Rowan Atkinson being on the humble movie stars so far.

[@jmal]

@@Jaxv3r Him, Keanu Reeves, and Edward Norton are among my favorite actors. They either shun fame and devote themselves to their craft or they're genuinely decent people in real life.

[@LL-hc3zm]

Did John Wayne really try to attack that native chick? I looked it up and could only see her speech and nothing showing him being held back by security

[@rfe8nn2]

Hulk Terry Hogan said it best!!! For all the Sadness the Pandemic brought there was a bright side to all it. Athletes and Entertainers for a good period were forgotten and people didn't need them!!!

[@sebastiansilverfox6912]

I have long called actors the court jesters of society. Having an actor admit to it openly is actually quite refreshing. Sadly, we live in an age where the fools think they are kings.

[@smokingcrab2290]

Actors are lower than prostitutes. The problem is they get way too much money and power for it.

[@GameOn71213]

@@smokingcrab2290 recently Adrienne bailone known now as Adrienne Houghton, she was a cheetah girl and in the girl group 3LW and is the first female latina in daytime for the talk show "the real" she recently stated she really doesn't care about the industry anymore

[@GameOn71213]

@@smokingcrab2290 you know whats funny, is when they go " I'm a mom too" or "I'm an animal lover" or " I'm married too" oh please with access to fitness instructors, nannies, housekeepers, personal chefs, and people who dress their kids.

[@infinitejest441]

That’s how the media treats them. And we’ve been manipulated to do the same

[@morganga]

​@@smokingcrab2290 I object to your claim that actors are lower than prostitutes. I believe in the saying: acting is a noble profession. Just just think about all the stage and theatre actors that put on performances every day for our entertainment in the towns and cities throughout the world. It's the money, fame and celebrity that comes with the success of mass audience tv or movies, especially from Hollywood, that can have a distorting or corrupting influence on the person. There's a quote: "Money will make you more of what you already are" and I think throwing in fame and celebrity and a world stage, can produce individuals that bring the profession into disrepute. Hate the game, not the player.

[@aaronreagan1]

Damn man, that was so well put together that I'm thinking of copying the entire transcript to my notes app as one long quote. Well said.

[@Rhys-Lightning]

"They've made their careers off saying words that someone else wrote". That puts it into perspective. I like Jim Carrey's comment: "I was sickened by the standing ovation. It's becoming more and more apparent that we're no longer the cool kids"

[@treystephens6166]

Al Pacino is still badass though.

[@JohnSmith-is4uu]

@@treystephens6166 Keanu Reeves is stand up guy

[@jabari.n]

@@JohnSmith-is4uu joaquin phoenix is so genuine and nice

[@themotocrosslounge8697]

@@jabari.n oh please🤣 does he ever shut up about the environment

[@cagneybillingsley2165]

the intelligent and wise actors avoid social media. they know it would break the illusion

[@BobExcalibur]

I didn't realise Russell had said something so humble. I've always liked how he comes off in interviews. Class act.

[@Sigma0283]

“I’m opposed to actors taking sides in public and spouting spontaneously about love, religion or politics. We aren’t experts on these subjects. Personally I’m a mass of inconsistencies when it comes to politics. My opinions are constantly changing. That’s why I don’t ever take a public stand on issues.” - Cary Grant

[@stevenscott2136]

If your opinions are changing, it means you're learning and thinking. It's when they STOP changing that you have to worry, because there's only one truth, but a massive number of self-reinforcing mistakes. What are the odds you landed on the truth?

[@thecryogenicdrummer1110]

@@stevenscott2136 One objective truth, and a countably infinite number of non-redundant interpretations and perspectives of the truth... and then of course the corporations larger than nations paying half the world to only acknowledge a limited number of approved interpretations and surgically altered representations of history... the *Great Information War* is about to dawn!

[@EdTomBel]

Keanu Reeves is the only modern actor I would love to sit and have a beer with.

[@NorthPhilly-zr7xc]

Facts

[@Berevezje]

I'd add Russell Crowe

[@John_Caravella]

I'd love to sit down and have a chat with Anthony Hopkins. As far as I know, he doesn't go on social media to express his opinions. He's too smart to go down that rabbit hole.

[@jamescarr1265]

@@Berevezjeisn’t he the one who raved about politics at the BAFTAs and told the stars to “use their voices” to speak up about political matters in 2021? No thanks 😂😂

[@frankanon4450]

You've hit the nail on the head. Having too much information can be a bad thing and this is a great example. It was so much better when I didn't know what their views on life was because their views come from a self made pedestal who are out of touch with us "normal" people.

[@schaddenkorp6977]

Kind of gives that old Lovecraft quote from Call of Cthulhu some legitimacy. The one about mankind discovering things so terrible it would either destroy us to know or have us wanting to go back to the “security of a new dark age” (something to that effect). Well we know all we could want to know about celebrities these days, anyone else kinda wishing they hadn’t seen or heard x y or z that so and so said or posts about on Twitter because it’s ruined the allure of that once favorite actor of there’s?

[@Kirito_2016]

No, this is better. People never should have been idolizing famous people. It's good that we can see that actors and the like are no different than the rest of us.

[@frankanon4450]

@@Kirito_2016 I think they are worse though because they try to push their thought processes on us and they are so out of touch that it's laughable like Steven Colbert telling us he's ok paying more for gas. FU Steven you make more money in one night than i make in a year

[@Chadius_Thundercock]

Ignorance is bliss, after all

[@frankanon4450]

@@Chadius_Thundercock In this case, absolutely

[@hisammy3969]

You've hit the nail on the head here. the speech ricky gervais gave a few years ago really did shine some light on the issue and expose some of these A list celebs for what they really are. Will never forget that. for those who don't know what i'm talking about. look up ricky gervais golden globes 2020

[@typhonviserys8288]

And weirdly enough, nobody slapped him...

[@michaelfarkas2257]

i think a lot of the reason will smith did that, and a lot of the reason why most of the celebs there were kinda happy with it, was because of the 'slap' gervais gave them years back. they were happy to see a comedian, who they regard as a rung below them, put in his place.

[@hisammy3969]

@@typhonviserys8288 i'd like to imagine ricky would of probably hit them back given his background been a british working class "geezer" haha.

[@typhonviserys8288]

@@michaelfarkas2257 Damn... that's a good observation.

[@typhonviserys8288]

@@hisammy3969 Oh, undoubtedly. XD

[@gamerboy6787]

When it comes to Keanu, one story I will always remember, and always re-tell, is this: When shooting wrapped on one of his movies (I believe it was one of the John Wick films, but I'm not positive), he surprised the entire stunt team by gifting them Harley-Davidson bikes, every single member of the team.

[@harigovind7845]

i believe it was matrix 2.

[@usb3.095]

He was paid a lot of money. He can afford it.

[@jaywu4804]

@@usb3.095 i can afford a warm meal for all the homeless around my town and i still wouldn't do it, the point is that he didn't have to yet he still did it anyway, that's what make him likeable.

[@usb3.095]

@@jaywu4804 I'm sure he isn't the first or only Hollywood actor to do that

[@gojitsar7505]

@@usb3.095 Doesn’t take anything away from the fact that what he did is commendable.

[@RealityCheck6969]

This is why people love Keanu so much. He is not lecturing anyone.

[@averagechadlegionary5824]

Will was laughing but then his wife’s boyfriend sent him a text.

[@supremeghost7950]

I'm sure, his wife and lover are proud of him now...

[@ruffusgoodman4137]

he's an adorable wife friend

[@_TeH_gallarDOH_]

The question is... wich boyfriend?

[@RuiLuz]

In the text I wrote: "Your wife's mouth knows my name."

[@Raiderhater-m7k]

Will can watch the two of them next time when they're in bedroom shenanigans.

[@TheKersey475]

"As actors, it is our responsibility to read the newspapers, and then say what we read on television like it’s our own opinion." -Janeane Garofalo puppet, "Team America: World Police"

[@charlesws7825]

Matt and Trey are smarter than most in Hollywood -- they had to see this shit coming. Why else would so many celebrities in "World Police" be so 'correct', they'd want to help North Korea conquer the world?

[@PabloRestobar]

"Matt Damon" -Matt Damon Puppet, "Team America: World police"

[@ladistar]

Lmaoooooo true

[@TheForever206]

I'm like 90% sure Bella Thorne said something like this last year. 🤣

[@Varangian_af_Scaniae]

@@PabloRestobar God damn it. I only hear "Matt Damon" in my head now😆. I have to find something to distract me. Where is the tentacle porn.😆

[@syokatusona]

Showing Robin Williams as you talked about actors staying humble despite everything kinda broke my heart because I still miss him.

[@hashtagnorth]

Robin Williams was my role model in life, after he left us all I'm always sad but never show it because one thing I learned from Robin Williams was to read the room & make it better for everyone else & take the sadness alone with you to the dark & only cast light & joy to others but it's getting harder to smile again.

[@simdoughnut659]

I had the pleasure of meeting Robin Williams and spent 10 minutes talking with him. I spotted him while I was with my family at Disney World. He was with his family as well, and I didn't want to disturb him. I think he heard me telling my wife we shouldn't bother him because he was with his family, but my younger boy kept staring at him and making funny faces, and eventually Mr. Williams waved for us to come over. He was a very kind, quiet, likeable man, and also the hairiest man I've ever met in entire my life.

[@HelloKolla]

@@simdoughnut659 hairiest lol

[@PanzerShrek94]

Same with Henry Cavill. he is super famous now(Witcher,Superman) and he is still humble and nice.

[@skylx0812]

Ever see him guest star in the tv drama Homicide: Life In the Street? He plays a family man that gets robbed while they were in the city and his wife is killed. Avery young Jake Gyllenhaal plays his son.

[@TheMraswad]

(Nearly) No one knew Rock Hudson was gay until he died of AIDS in the mid eighties. It caused huge controversy on the set of Dynasty. Now we have to hear about it every time a Kardashian farts or someone has a body part chopped off. Man I miss the eighties.

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He comes in on my gaydar in every movie of his I've seen, especially when he's pretending to be a playboy like that movie with Leslie Caron.