Why Do We Love Meryl Streep?

[@ks4148]

"It's weird to see Keira Knightley in modern clothing because I am pretty sure she lives in the past somewhere" 😂😂 lol so true

[@kevlow9494]

I love her wit!

[@themadtitan7603]

Lol😂

[@jhoang861]

thought the same lol!!

[@fonsyalfonso8242]

G i am a person of color but I am so interested with Meryl Streep’s video essay. This isn’t about race, it is about skill. So please stop creating issues about race/racism. 🙄

[@PS-dm1dq]

@@fonsyalfonso8242 No one here was talking about it. You are the one who brought up racial issues, not anyone else

[@nataliaquiroga4015]

"Meryl could play Batman and it would be the right casting choice"

[@juliansmith4987]

You've alerted to me to a glaring void in my life. A movie starring Meryl Streep as Batman.

[@claireabbot2847]

That sounds awesome

[@auwanho]

Stop being so dramatic, Cameron.

[@horsemann7354]

She'd have made a good Catwoman when she was younger, and a good female Alfred today.

[@PacificViceroy]

I can imagine the news headlines: "What if Bruce Wayne was a smart and sexy old lady?"

[@ninethreefivesix]

"And it's clearly not working for her" omg did not expect to see Amy Adams dragged like that my poor girl

[@prashantsingh9068]

ninethreefivesix she meant Oscars/awards wise.

[@ninethreefivesix]

@@prashantsingh9068 ???? Obviously. That's what I meant too.

[@oof-rr5nf]

She is dragging the Academy, not Amy

[@danielisntreal6190]

5:00

[@jp9707]

I love Amy Adams

[@aksez2u]

My favorite recent story is how the cast of "Don't Look Up" kept calling her the GOAT. Finally, after some time had passed, they realize that she thought they were referring to as an "old goat". She didn't know it meant "Greatest Of All Time" until they explained it to her 😂. All along she took it in stride and never said a thing! So down-to-earth and such a sense of humor.

[@NUBF]

Omg to be in the room when they finally explained it to her! 😂

[@loboestepario2424]

Totally made up.

[@corhydron111]

I'll just add as a native Polish speaker that she spoke Polish in Sophie's Choice with such native-like perfection that I thought she must have been overdubbed. Hats off to her, it's a really difficult language in terms of its phonology!

[@CPTDoom]

I saw an interview where she talked about working with her Polish teacher was most helpful in teaching her how to speak English with a Polish accent.

[@ROBYNMARKOW]

My mom had a friend who was Polish who said the same thing..

[@jolymac]

@spooky katt - you know Sophie's Choice, the movie mentioned in the original post, was released in 1982

[@tiffsaver]

Most people don't even realize that this role was originally supposed to be played by an HUNGARIAN. Streep wanted the role so badly, that she actually MOVED IN with an Hungarian family for nearly six months before learning that the producers changed their minds at the last minute and wanted her to be POLISH. I can't even imagine her shock after all that hard work. But still, it didn't stop her:)

[@fikujez]

Born and raised in Poland here, and I do not agree. She does not sound like a native speaker, especially contrasted with the other actors. The parts where she was speaking Polish actually broke the immersion for me.

[@102082toshi]

The reason why Meryl Streep became THE Meryl Streep, the queen we revere today after The Devil Wears Prada because that's when she became accessible to her audience & she was introduced to a new fanbase of Gen Z & millennial individuals.

[@samhart4205]

This. Although, personally to me it's not even her best role.

[@WhelmedButReady]

Gen Z's were babies when the movie came out. It was all us millennials doing the work praise-wise until this new age of streaming turned this movie into an even larger cultural phenomenon

[@jewels5340]

Yes!

[@smellulater1123]

RedLightning17 I’m Gen Z, and I was really young when I saw The Devil Wears Prada, while watching I was terrified of Miranda, so now I have a deep appreciation for Meryl Streep.

[@TheSongwritingCat]

And some of us already knew. Seriously, go watch Death Becomes Her if you've never seen it.

[@tigermelissa]

Did anyone else pause to appreciate dat CHART?! 10/10 Chart skills

[@TonyWhiteCreates]

tigermelissa I screenshoted it lol

[@I_WANT_MY_SLAW]

You need to put timestamps when you make comments like this. I have no clue wtf ur talking about.

[@twylerisirked]

@@I_WANT_MY_SLAW 8:58

[@mact8190]

MS EXCEL SKILLS USED IN THE RIGHT WAY!!!

[@lunatickgeo]

also at 6:29 ... I can't help myself, I have to point out that Karen Blixen in Out of Africa is based on a real person. There, got it off my chest. Thank you.

[@StarMonkies]

People often gloss over Meryl's career in the 90's, including herself but honestly they are some of my favourite comedies. Death Becomes her might be my favourite Meryl Streep movie. She is hilarious in it and it goes without saying her acting is fantastic. Yes the effects are a bit outdated and the movie could be seen as shallow or vein but it's also satire and most importantly a lot of fun. I think critics got this movie wrong in the 90s and people are realising that which is why its become of a bit of a cult classic today.

[@vero0992]

Such a great movie! Goofy and satirical and well-acted and the effects were so cool when I was a kid. Plus Goldie Hawn and Bruce Willis? Excellent, fun, smart movie.

[@AmbyJeans]

I adore that movie! I remember my mom watching it when I was little, I would peak between my fingers because it scared me on top of making me laugh 😂

[@samhart4205]

One of her best performances ever. It's what made me fall in love with her in the first place.

[@albustran4855]

"Now a warning!?"

[@stevesanzari7294]

That wasn’t Funny that Movie ! It was STUPID ! Out of Africa was Her Best !

[@andrewcushen8379]

That final clip of Debbie Reynolds -reading- Meryl for her life!!! Iconic!

[@kenny808kine8]

I can't handle it.....

[@EvaSofie]

Andrew Cushen Except she wasn’t, Meryl was basically family to her as Meryl is Billie (Carrie’s daughter)’s godmother.

[@johnnieblunt6752]

Debbie Reynolds did a spot-on impression of Ms. Streep's very famous acting method. Only Ms. Reynolds could get away with that impression.

[@appletree6898]

@@johnnieblunt6752 Debbie was great at impressions. She also did a great Bette Davis.

[@lalisan3908]

Can you do Jessica Lange? On her journey to being a actress that had looks to an actress that actually had talent I think she was actually given more recognition when she was in AHS than the 70's or 80's.

[@AmbyJeans]

She was absolutely brilliant in AHS. Every season and every character she played.

[@amysacrifice]

@@AmbyJeans Yes, I could never call that show high art, but watching her act circles around everyone else was mind-blowing.

[@hilili4724]

Omg, i was just about to comment that. I'm one those that found her through AHS. That scene in the cabin with Axeman was AMAZING

[@ladygaladriel6564]

Tbh, AHS made me love JLange. She was breathtakingly beautiful back then that you get distracted by her beauty. Though she made fine performances (Frances, The Postman Always Rings Twice, Tootsie, and Blue Skies), I would say that her diverse roles in AHS was the turning point of her career. It made her THE JESSICA LANGE that younger audiences, such as myself, became a fan of hers.

[@ImnotassweetasIusedtobe]

And Blue Sky is an amazing film, that is criminally unseen.

[@45pinoy]

I think it would be really interesting to delve more into women of color. Actresses like Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Angela Basset, etc would make for compelling video essay topics.

[@45pinoy]

Because not once in the video essay were these women mentioned but they are also skilled, older women within the entertainment industry.

[@irina9339]

@@45pinoy there is the whole video about it

[@HelloHello-tm7uc]

I want her to do a video on the 2011 race-- Streep and Davis, and how Davis was the favorite to win, but lost to the Academy wanting to reward Streep for her entire work, and Davis then speaking out years later about how she felt about the Help

[@EvaSofie]

spiders spider The videos about HW and racism in Hollywood cover that.

[@45pinoy]

@@irina9339 yes but it was only one video, primarily focused on Halle Berry

[@jlnioannou]

What I really like and admire about her is that when I see her on film she is not 'the same' every time. She has so much versatility as an actress that you literally SEE the character she plays and not Meryl. Very few actresses can do that. Most of the times I see e.g. Julia Roberts playing Julia Roberts etc.

[@stevesanzari7294]

She’s an Actress ! Of course her parts would be Different ! DUH !

[@jlnioannou]

@@stevesanzari7294 Yes but not every actor is as versatile as her

[@davy209]

I think that describes Meryl’s career perfectly. Not being typecast means more opportunities to pick more challenging roles that test her acting skills. Probably the reason for her longevity in Hollywood. But the downside was, not being marketable enough to be a lead for big studio budget pictures. Which means not getting the big paychecks in comparison to Julia Roberts, Angelina Jolie, and Sandra Bullock. But it worked out in the end since now Meryl can get parts in big movies based on her name recognition and get fatter paychecks now.

[@CrystalWilliamsoncoach]

I saw MERYL and Raul Julia in Taming of the Shrew on Broadway. I was 16. Their performances changed my life!

[@nelacizkova1940]

Man you're soo lucky, I guess you realize. UT was an Oscar winning performance back then already and so obvious how she plays for the passion of it rather than for the awards. And she did Kramer vs Kramer at the same time, telling her worried directors who thought she can't do more things at once that she is "just a little bit at the beginning and little bit at the end " 😂 at the end, she nailed it both!

[@PatriCoop]

🤩🤩🤩

[@AmbyJeans]

Raul Julia was the best

[@reikun86]

Aww that must have been amazing 😊

[@selty]

So lucky!!!!

[@polypepz9386]

Critics: We wanna see Meryl. Also critics: We wanna see versatility. Anton Ego: In many ways, the work of a critic is easy. We risk very little yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their work and their selves to our judgment. We thrive on negative criticism, which is fun to write and to read. But the bitter truth we critics must face is that, in the grand scheme of things, the average piece of junk is more meaningful than our criticism designating it so.

[@onemillionpercent]

ego is so real

[@goldburnm]

That Debbie Reynolds clip is brilliant! 🤣

[@Ma_Ba]

I have been following all things Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds. I wonder if there's a way for this to come up when one puts in a search only typing Debbie Reynolds' name? A way to "push this video under that search? @Be Kind Rewind maybe put that in as a Bonus subtitle of the video?

[@stevesanzari7294]

Glad I thought of it !

[@pau0228]

I know this is about Meryl, but throughout the entire thing, I couldn't help but admire how amazingly well done this short docu film is.

[@CALLMESIR...]

Well that's "Be kind rewind". This girl has the ultimate voice and way of narrating style that I can listen to for hours. And I have. 😉

[@Awesomenesswithacherryontop]

When you said Toni Collette, I freaked out because I'm a super duper big fan of her, such an underrated actress (Should've been nominated for Muriel's Wedding or Hereditary) Super great video btw!

[@NaturallyLit]

Takeo The Fox so underrated !

[@stevesanzari7294]

Name another block buster film she did ? Name a GOOD Movie she’s done ?

[@ericplunder2744]

@@stevesanzari7294 Japanese Story

[@steveprice2718]

She was haunting in The Dead Girl. Her scenes with Piper Laurie were brutal. Its also has the eerie distinction of being one of Brittany Murphy's last performances(She is the Dead Girl).

[@mikaylamcfadden7866]

Yes Hereditary for sure! I hate that horror is normally snupped because her performance in that film was amazing. Her performance captivated me from start to finish.

[@skool4ants]

As someone who loves Meryl, but is only old enough to be aware of the brand of MERYL, this was incredibly informative. I think she’s truly incredible, but this shows me WHY I think that. Such a great video essay. Thank you.

[@djanavol]

So curious about your thoughts on Saoirse and her trajectory, or even Mia Wasikowska.

[@djanavol]

@PurelyAfrican Kate Winslet better than Meryl........don't get me wrong I love Kate but she isn't modern day Meryl at all.

[@StewNWT]

Saoirse Ronan is #3 after Streep and blanchett

[@locutusdborg126]

@@StewNWT Ronan is the new Meryl.

[@braydenfitzsimmons6824]

Locutus D'Borg Jessie Buckley (another Irish actress) is the new Meryl in terms of what is video is talking about. The range. In the past twelve months she’s played a Scottish country singer, a Chernobyl disaster survivor, a woman’s lib leader from, Manchester, Queen Victoria and a Nun from Minnesota.

[@zararafridi1051]

@@StewNWT Ronan is the easily the most overrated actress working today.... She plays the same kind of characters

[@xgreenus]

This video is a masterpiece. It’s not just the content, it’s narrators witty asides & ability to get across vast topics into something so digestible & easy to understand. 👏🏻

[@juliarisitano5648]

Absolutely love your channel. Whenever there's a new video it makes my day!

[@stevesanzari7294]

Makes Me Throw Up !

[@Michaela1942]

One more things about Meryl Streep - she "plays well with others" (in kindergarten terms). Other actors, the crews, studio front offices like and love her and want to work with her. As someone who worked in "the biz" for 30 years, I can say that this is very, very important.

[@josephirizarry5195]

fluffer@nickxero2740

[@zacharyantle7940]

Can we do a video on why Natalie Portman won an Oscar for Black Swan but Toni Collette was completely shut out for Hereditary?

[@johnsonjohnson3261]

THIS! However, I do think Natalie Portman's performance in Black Swan was quite good.... at least in the "suffering for your art" sorta way that finally got DiCaprio an Oscar. But Toni Collette's snub was equally predictable and inexplicable.

[@ghosttrain9022]

Black Swan was not straight-up horror. It was nominated in Best Picture. Had a relatively well-known director behind it. Also, Collette was co-lead in Hereditary, a very divisive movie that the Academy would have never warmed up to. It's the same thing as with Aronofsky's Mother, honestly. I expect the same to happen with Lupita Nyong'o in Us. I so hope it won't though. That movie wouldn't have worked without her.

[@justinnaniong7872]

Black Swan was by a popular director, was wildly praised by critics, and made a lot of money. Hereditary was by a first-time director and polarized audiences (got a D+ Cinemascore). Black Swan is also "horror with a message" in the same way that Get Out was and Us is. I don't think Lupita should have trouble sneaking in if competition isn't very strong.

[@HelloHello-tm7uc]

I was thinking of Lupita-- the minute I saw US I wanted to start her Oscar campaign because her performance is incredible and her Red will go down in cinematic history, I think@@ghosttrain9022

[@johnsonjohnson3261]

@@HelloHello-tm7uc She already won for 12 Years a Slave, right? Would she be the first black person in Oscar history to win two?

[@toxicperson8936]

Devil wears prada most definitely made her popular with millennials. She wouldn’t be as well known today as she is without it. There are so many great actresses from decades past that were household names that the newer generations don’t even recognize their names. Considering it’s very light hearted compared to a lot of her other films, I’m curious to know how she feels about that being one of, if not her most iconic role.

[@albustran4855]

It was weird for me to start to love a woman at middle age (Meryl Streep in Devil) in 2006. But after 13 years, I still love her and even more. She's elegant, strong and ambitious. She is the one who made me believe in acting and "multi faces" or "glass masks".

[@nelacizkova1940]

Once you get there, there's no way out 😃🤭 I'm 20 man, I think I'll have the Meryl-thing till the rest of my life (don't take me literally :)

[@stevesanzari7294]

I sense you are A STALKER !

[@J0nB0yH88]

Casting Agent: ‘How many accents can you do?’ Meryl: ‘Yes.’

[@katherinemorelle7115]

Anything except Australian. Her attempt at an Aussie accent was abysmal. Tha doingoh stowal moi baeeboi! For a good fake Aussie accent, I recommend Kate Winslet in The Dressmaker. It’s also an amazing film. But Meryl is good at every other accent- just not this one.

[@loadingcargoes]

@@katherinemorelle7115 The accent wasn't supposed to be exactly Australian I think. The character Lindy Chamberlain spent time in New Zealand, and traces of that did carry over to the portrayal.

[@ericplunder2744]

@@katherinemorelle7115 her accent for Lindy was pretty good. It had a touch of Kiwi. Australia is a huge country. Accents are incredibly diverse

[@katherinemorelle7115]

Eric Plunder the only Aussie woman I’ve ever heard who sounded even slightly like Lindy is Pauline Hanson- and she’s a caricature to begin with. I think Meryl sounded about as accurate as Steve Irwin’s put on accent.

[@ericplunder2744]

@@katherinemorelle7115 Pauline's accent is very real. Irwin's accent was real, also. His enthusiasm and energy were over the top and part of his act, but the underlying accented authentic.

[@oriond8527]

Please do a video about Kathryn Bigelow’s win for Best Director

[@alejoparedes2388]

OH GOD YES

[@RNCHFND]

And Brokeback Mountain losing to Crash!

[@kevlow9494]

Would be interesting, I thought she only uploaded Best Actress though?

[@NJCUJan]

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@LadderProductionFilms]

YEAH!

[@residentevil4life]

i definitely agree that avoiding typecasting has definitely been one of the strongest factors keeping her career going other than her amazing talent and you complete HIT THE NAIL about the sex symbol part when you think of other talented actresses of her time like Michelle Pfeiffer whose career completely sunk entering the 2000s when she was no longer " youthful"

[@juliababyjenjenny8485]

But she's having a resurgence now it seems.

[@Cat-tastrophee]

I think Michelle Pfeiffer took a break from her career to raise her children, which I selfishly think is a damn shame because her beauty and talent could have had serious range and longevity.

[@MadanRajaRock]

@@Cat-tastrophee I think Pfeiffer's career was already far off a Meryl Streep like trajectory by the time she took the break and that's mostly down to role choices and bad luck. She repeatedly found herself in films that either simply bombed at the BO in spite of being good or were just not great films and could not be rescued by her performance. She admits that she doesn't have a great sense of what role would work. Upon reading reviews of Love Field written at the time of its release, I found one where she was in fact compared to Streep. And also, she WAS very beautiful and the one problem with that is a face like Pfeiffer's cannot submerge or disappear no matter what. The great actors and actresses who are known for being able to disappear into their role are generally not known for their great looks - Daniel Day Lewis, Gary Oldman, Meryl Streep, Emma Thompson. Even Paul Giamatti.

[@appletree6898]

@@MadanRajaRock I think Michelle did get typecast a little. Most of her roles are some variation of a character that's guarded and wary, with anger bubbling just below the surface for good reason. Like an updated version of Grace Kelly or the "icy volcano" Hitchcock blonde. (Nicole Kidman does a lot of those kinds of parts as well.)

[@MadanRajaRock]

@@appletree6898 I wouldn't call that typecasting but just innate character traits of hers that are powerful to watch on a screen and which directors therefore try to prise out in various roles of hers. When the characters are as diverse as the heiress in Wolf, the wife in What Lies Beneath or Catwoman, it is hard to call it typecasting because she has adapted well to the mileu of each role.

[@emmy11ification]

I absolutely love your channel! So informative and well executed.

[@stevesanzari7294]

Yes How does he Do this from his Basement in his Pajamas ?

[@phoebeolderman1054]

This has easily become one of my favorite channels on KZbin not only for educating me on actresses and Hollywood, but for making me curious and interested to learn more. I helped win an Oscars-themed trivia game a few weeks ago, because one of the categories of the night was best actress winners before 1960 and when a movie theater near me was showing Double Indemnity I went to see it (and loved it) because of how many times you mention Barbara Stanwyck in your videos. Thank you for these fun history lessons and insights to women in Hollywood. Keep up the great work and I can't wait for your next video!

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

I keep saying this with each one of your videos but this is ur best video yet, so so insightful. You do such a good job, it's mind blowing

[@PatriCoop]

Ebukar Okonkwo same!! Every video is awesome

[@prac2]

"enough with the accents" people are never happy are they?

[@duskeyowl2507]

I Guess it's versatility. You never feel you've wasted time watching a movie with Meryl in it. You also never feel you have to put away Meryl's past to enjoy her presence.

[@adoraangelina1804]

Well WELL Put!!

[@stevesanzari7294]

YAWN ?

[@Cyberlucy]

I think one thing you kind of miss especially when talking about her peers is that Glenn Close has been the one always living in Meryl's shadow. Glenn has also shown her versatility and been lauded over the decades but still seems to be the also ran. Glenn should have won an Oscar by now.

[@dgibson63]

I love Meryl-- there's no one else I'd rather see play Karen Silkwood or Susan Traherne, for just two of many examples. But the same is true for many actresses in their best roles. Glenn Close is unforgettable as the incredibly strong, heroic Jenny Fields in The World According to Garp. When Glenn did come more into her own as a star in the late 1980's, she threw shade about Meryl in an interview: "Meryl Streep has never made me cry..." She later stole House of the Spirits from Meryl (and Diane Keaton would steal Marvin's Room from Meryl)-- but Meryl also is a very generous actress-- reportedly to both of those actresses. She did express envy when Jessica Lange got the role of Patsy Cline in Sweet Dreams-- until she saw it, she said, and then she found Lange "sublime." In the 1980's, actresses were frequently asked about Meryl in interviews-- I remember Sigourney Weaver talking about having been at Yale Drama School when Meryl was there, and Meryl always getting the best parts.

[@stevesanzari7294]

Glen Close has been type casted ! As a Whacky sexy Older Woman that doesn’t realize she’s OLD Now !

[@danlippershey380]

@@Pistolwhipperz Hope this is satire

[@marisaann773]

You should do a video about Debbie Reynolds and her efforts to preserve movie history

[@gameXylinder]

Oh yes this is a wonderful idea!

[@dkaf1000]

Yes yes yes!! Debbie deserves it!

[@stevesanzari7294]

Yeah Before The Fucking Demorats censor ALL the Movies !

[@grandexandi]

Her performance in Kramer vs Kramer is one of (if not THE) best performances I've ever seen. It feels so real, it doesn't feel like acting at all.

[@King-hz2uj]

A video essay about actresses who were newcomers/ingénues winning an Oscar after just 1-2 nominations would be very interesting. 😊

[@RavenPH12]

And maybe an actress getting a nomination from a very young age. And still getting Oscar nods in a frequent pace. I hope she analyzes Saorsie Ronan someday.

[@vintagesubliminals3398]

For example Goldie Hawn, who won her Oscar for her debut performance!

[@HelloHello-tm7uc]

@@RavenPH12 I would love to see a video on Larson's win, as Ronan was definitely the runner up that year, and they could analyze why the votes voted a certain way-- Larson is of course phenomenal in Room! I still remember very clearly how many people shouted for Ronan when they were announcing the nominees

[@RavenPH12]

@@HelloHello-tm7uc Darn, I remember that! I think Ronan became a crowd favorite due to her consistent quality work and being nominated so many time. I would not be surprised that she will surpass Streep's record someday. I still think her best performance is in "Lady Bird", but her competition then are strong.

[@Kevin-rg3yc]

@@RavenPH12 agreed the ageism Hollywood has against actors and actresses under 21 is a debate overlooked

[@woundedhealer999]

What a talented, SMART, elegant, graceful, cultured and decent actress. This magnificent woman has it all. Love her always and forever.

[@Melissa-tw2gp]

This whole video is gold, but thank you so much for the ending.

[@stevesanzari7294]

Was it a HAPPY Ending ?

[@danieliliadis]

Please never stop making videos. Whenever you release one it’s such a highlight for us!

[@billh9128]

When piecing all those immensely different characters' footages together....holy shit this woman is a X-MAN !

[@stevesanzari7294]

Or just A Man !

[@X21XXI]

Meryl Streep and Jessica Lange are legends out of this universe, no amount of oscars can honestly do their talents any justice, the human race is very fortune to have been blessed by their very existence and I'm very grateful to have witnessed such greatness played out on screen.

[@daltonbelflower7331]

I was BEYOND psyched when I saw this video! I love Meryl Streep. I love this channel. I love this video. Keep up that the good work! Keep the videos coming! I can't get enough of them!

[@stevesanzari7294]

Do you Love that Hollywood Abuses Children ?

[@daltonbelflower7331]

@@stevesanzari7294 I didn't say that. I appreciate (or appreciated) Meryl Streep's work as an actress.

[@MickeyFlipper]

I’ve always loved Meryl Streep. But this video makes me understand why I love her. And now I love her even more. Thank you for doing this video. And consider me a new subscriber

[@Dr.SyedSaifAbbasNaqvi]

I want you to do this about Cate Blanchett. If anyone comes to my mind after Meryl Streep its her. Her Range and talent is superior. She also should have won 3 Oscars by now if that disaster called Shakespeare in Love single handedly brought down the standards of the Academy in just one night (1999 Oscars) alone.

[@osaretinedosa9491]

To be honest I hated Shakespeare in Love. Uptil now I don't understand how Paltrow won over Blanchett.

[@osaretinedosa9491]

@@DeepScreenAnalysis I disagree. Blanchett is great

[@AmbyJeans]

Messylin I also disagree. Cate Blanchett is a fantastic actress

[@StewNWT]

Agreed she’s the #2 living actress after Streep in my book

[@fajarsetiawan8665]

Tbh, Amy Adams is like the super underrated version of the self-established underrated Meryl Streep.

[@christianx8761]

“And yes I made a chart” THANK YOU!!!! That’s the BIG VIRGO energy that I loooove. Thank you again for another wonderful video.

[@RamonGinoJrChan]

Pls do an episode about Amy Adams!!!

[@elizabethm4824]

Ramon Gino Jr. Chan Yes, please! I would love an analysis of why she’s a perpetual runner up.

[@WilliamMaslow]

Yeah, why is she soo underrated???

[@hqi1321]

@@WilliamMaslow Agreed! She was doing so well and now I only seen her in a few movies now. At some point, I think when The Master came out, or maybe Doubt, I thought she was ready to be the next Meryl Streep.

[@Buckleigh]

Ish...please don't.

[@faiali2895]

@@Buckleigh oh shut up

[@edvaira6891]

Here’s an interesting statistic...since her first Oscar Nomination, in 1977, the LONGEST period she’s gone without being nominated for an Oscar is FIVE YEARS (between 1990’s Postcards From the Edge and 1995’s Bridges Of Madison County)...She is simply the most consistently Excellent actress in film history!

[@calvinkhumalo9780]

She's close to matching or possibly exceeding this "record".

[@guywebster394]

Cate Blanchett, Nicole Kidman and Toni Collette?? My Aussie patriotism is ENGAGED (Also would love to see an essay on the academy’s relationship with the horror genre - through best actresses who have won (Kathy Bates, Jodie Foster) and been criminally ignored (Collette in Hereditary anyone?))

[@AmbyJeans]

I think Toni Collette was overlooked in the Sixth Sense also. Looking back over that movie, her performance was really fantastic

[@natedallas6238]

Toni Collette’s performance in Hereditary was brilliant! It’s truly sad that the Academy tends to ignore great performances in horror films - Florence Pugh in Midsommar was so devastatingly wonderful, but I doubt she’ll even get a nomination.

[@kkandsims4612]

I mean you really just going to do judy dirty like that considering she ran so the 3 could walk the red carpet .

[@woollyfingers]

20 minutes of pure happiness watching Meryl, with your thoughtful and incisive analysis. Thank you!

[@hannahhieb2347]

can you do one of these on cate blanchett? or australians actresses?

[@scattysafari7742]

It's fascinating that her list of 'chameleons who aren't typecast' list was overwhelmingly Australian actresses. I'd love BKR to do a video on the Australian New Wave of the 70s-80s and the wealth of Australian talent (Fred Schepsi, George Miller, Nicole Kidman) that came out of that.

[@kevlow9494]

Her "Blue Jasmine" Oscar win analysis would be amazing!

[@hannahhieb2347]

Kev Low yes!! i’ve seen that movie about 3 times now and it still amazes me!

[@ddssitorus]

Yesss

[@katitax508]

YES

[@doggieworld3652]

I accidently came across your channel when deciding to watch the Bette Davis/Joan Crawford/feud video which was fantastic. So I started binge watching and wanted to say how refreshing it is to hear so much interesting new information on these movies and actresses. You do a excellent job narrating and researching while including a sense of humor makes it even better! Just wanted to say that another, memorable, role with Meryl was in the movie "Silkwood" with Cher. Another great extension of her abilities ...Love this channel!

[@CPTDoom]

If you really want to realize how good Meryl is, watch her very small role in Jane Fonda's "Julia." She's in one scene, her first film, I believe, and she completely owns it. I also think the beginning of Kramer vs. Kramer really shows her brilliance, because she sets up the pain the character is feeling in one brief scene, but seeing that allows us to sympathize with her an hour later when she re-emerges in the film.

[@stevesanzari7294]

Yes ! The shorter the role the better the Movie !

[@SueDNim]

"I can't definitively say Meryl Streep is the best actress alive..." Oh, sure you can.

[@PhoebeFayRuthLouise]

What a terrific video! Wow! And those charts were amazing! My favorite Meryl Streep role was Postcards from the Edge!

[@thestepfordlife2015]

Meryl is Quality. She puts out quality work. Consistently. That in and of itself is impressive. I love your channel. Well done.

[@NeverLetMeGo777]

Please do one for the greatest American actress after Mery Streep - Julianne Moore. We really need it! Thanks!

[@charmedprince]

THIS THIS THIS!!

[@Pinkladyisv]

Yes!

[@amysacrifice]

What I find interesting about Julianne Moore is how many of her movies are so fucking awful. Like, why is she giving wonderful performances in such schlock? Maybe it's her age, but I think she's been in crap since she was young. I think she's comparable to Meryl in terms of versatility, but because she's more conventionally attractive (imo), that might be why she's overlooked? And also she's in a lot of bad films.

[@007Julie]

Am I the only one who can't stand Julianne Moore? There's something off that I can't pin point but she's not likable, talented maybe likable, no? For example: she was on the Graham Norton Show (a British talk show), she was telling the story about how she became an English citizen because her mom was, anyway, she said that she was at the British Consulate in NYC and as soon as she because a citizen she was invited to a gala with William and Kate (who were visiting NYC at that time) well, the host was a bit jealous and the audience was like, what?? He said something like, "well, you're a British citizen for 5 mins and you get invited to meet William and Kate, and what about the rest of us?" She just laughed, but see? I don't envy her that she got to meet them but the way she talks is off putting. I don't know, maybe it's me.

[@stevesanzari7294]

I like Nancy Pelosi and Hillary Clinton ! They play Corrupt Women in Politics Well ! ....... OH ? They’re not Acting !

[@rafaelvoncina6036]

This exquisite creature we all know as Meryl has talent, admirable intelligence and work ethics I can only bow to. You said it yourself - it is all in her eyes. The thoughts, the emotions. I am thankful for the experience(s). And I am thankful to you, the maker of this channel.

[@ChickenGeorgeClooney]

It is impossible for you to make a bad video. Keep up the great work, BKR!

[@corgeousgeorge]

Umm... did anyone else see the name "Paul Rudd" with Meryl on a broadway stage @ 1:17? That can't be the same Paul Rudd that never ages right? lol If so I think he took the potion Isabella Rosselini was hawking in another Meryl Streep camp classic "Death Becomes Her" LOL

[@TiffanyVenus]

Haha. But no I was confused too. Thats Paul Ryan Rudd. He was a theater actor.

[@stevesanzari7294]

Yes and No ! Yes I didn’t and No Don’t Care too ! NYC is Dead to me ! It’s Filthy !

[@moxenremon3251]

Speaking of Isabelle Huppert, you must talk about her incredible talent and career, please!

[@moxenremon3251]

@@DeepScreenAnalysis not mainstream according to the anglo centric point of view of Americans. Which makes her the perfect subject.

[@judycustodio4512]

@@DeepScreenAnalysis I think this could happen as Be Kind Rewind is a huge Isabelle fan!!!

[@kkandsims4612]

Elle was a beautifully done film I loved her in Elle but I lowkey think isabell has the recognition she wants the French treat her as the Meryl of France and we treat her as the French Meryl I agree she was robbed for Elle .

[@malorieterry1388]

BRAVO! Fantastic channel, video essay, and finale. Oh my god how funny was that?!

[@Kevin-tv2bb]

Finally you uploaded something. I missed your content 😊

[@johnr7279]

"Yes, I made a chart." Ha ha ha ha! Very nice video. I've watched Meryl Streep since...Sophie's Choice and she NEVER does a bad job. I can watch her in something that I don't even like--Lions for Lambs--and she still captivates.

[@nirlashkarki5990]

we want a video on isabelle huppert

[@thecinematicmind]

Nirlash Karki I agree

[@HelloHello-tm7uc]

who should have won that Oscar if I may say so myself-- Emma Stone was great but Miss Huppert was extraordinary

[@AndreUtrecht]

yes

[@genskiel4187]

I support this despite knowing unfortunately nothing about this person because I will watch literally any video from this channel. :)

[@stevesanzari7294]

I want a Video on Morgana !

[@moustik31]

her daughters are so lucky to have inherited her unique brand of beauty

[@lebkha]

We like her because she is amazingly talented.

[@stevesanzari7294]

I heard she can have sex with 5 men at the Same Time !

[@veronikavartanova4044]

Fantastic take and information. Range, surrounding, era, peers, avoiding objectification, diplomatic-smarts - a beautiful video essay, touching on so much in such a short timeframe. 100% worthy of the subject, kudos and bravo!

[@misled1982]

Damn... I LOVE the almost forensic analysis about actresses, they are sooo good!

[@LyndseyMacPherson]

So many of her films, I've neither seen nor knew. This makes me want a Streep marathon asap.

[@Wired4Life2]

*1:14** PAUL RUDD?? Damn, he's even older than we thought! :o* *(Yes, I know that's not the Paul Rudd we know and love right now.)*

[@stevesanzari7294]

Don’t worry as Soon as. He Kills a Baby and Sucks it’s blood he’ll turn Younger ! The Cabal says so !

[@fredd8556]

She has never been typecast as an ingénue. She was never the pretty lead / love interest in a romantic comedy. She has accepted to age. Most actresses her age look plastic and ageless. She looks her age. She looks real.

[@stevesanzari7294]

With a Broken Nose ! It’s Bent ! and to the Left !

[@kkandsims4612]

Agreed Meryl Streep ,Helen mirren and michelle Fairely are the exception of age natural and your still sexy idk why they think they gotta adapt cuz that’s 3 never have got work done and at ages 74,70,55 respectively there hot

[@Pistolwhipperz]

​@@kkandsims4612 Sissy Spacek and Sally Field and Susan Sarandon also have aged beautifully and naturally.

[@davy209]

I think there are two categories when it come to female. It’s either they’re the ingénue or the Hollywood starlet that gets the big $ for movie roles (Elizabeth Taylor and Audrey Hepburn in the 1950’s and Julia Roberts, Sandra Bullock, and Angelina Jolie in the 90’s and 00’s) and there are the prestige actresses that have higher longevity but low name recognition (Glenn Close, and Jessica Lange). But Meryl is a special case, she has always been the prestige actress, but late in her career kind of became that ingénue actress who’s name recognition is enough to open a movie to number one in the box office late in her career. She fits both categories and I bet she’s enjoying the fact she can now have her cake and eat it to!

[@Summerzbreezee]

This channel is gold!

[@manimouse7313]

Thank you for this!! This is so intensive and comprehensive! Love this!! 20 long minutes yet I was not bored by a single second! I learned a lot about Meryll and it's just so cool. She's such an amazing actress... We need more meryll content in youtube!! P.S. I hope you make a video on Saiorse Ronan though hehe I see some people labelling her as the next Meryll Streep. It would be interesting to see your take on her hehe

[@ikexbankai]

This video makes me want a video about your personal top 5 or top 10 favorite actress.

[@kenny808kine8]

I need a top ten favorite films. 😊

[@p4alls]

I love everything about this video! I just wish you had included some parts about Florence Foster Jenkins, that in my opinion is one of her strongest, most difficult roles to date, a testament to her general skill and ability to transcend stereotypes.

[@railehtdoe2907]

I love your channel. Your content is always so well researched. I hope one day you’ll do Cate Blanchett-the evolution of her career has been interesting especially these days when she’s openly admitting to choosing certain projects because of her very much aware children.

[@PatriCoop]

What an incredibly well-crafted video!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@BeakyGamerGrandma]

I didn't even realize how much I loved the range of MERYL until my friend and I were watching some of my "must watch movies", and they included Postcards from the Edge and Death Becomes Her, along with the obvious dramas.

[@scattysafari7742]

PFTE is great. I miss Carrie Fisher.

[@n.b.1483]

That Debbie Reynolds impersonation at the end is everything!

[@96petermailey]

Yes yes yes. More videos like this please. I lap these up

[@mbeneat]

So much to unpack. As always, great work. Can't wait to see what you do next.

[@krombopulos_michael]

1:16 proof that Paul Rudd gets younger with time

[@tiffprendergast]

Krombopulos Michael yess

[@stevesanzari7294]

Who’s that ?

[@gennybaratta2460]

@@stevesanzari7294 ant-man in the MCU

[@wannabelikme]

Very informative and intriguing video. I've loved Meryl since I was a kid, and I learned new things about her career through your video.

[@kennettelucena315]

Thank you for making this video. I really love neryl streep.

[@idontknowanythingbut8615]

Leo Kennette Luceña I Love neryl as well

[@SimplyyLovelyy3]

Your videos have been keeping me calm during this Coronavirus crisis. 💕

[@katwil89]

If you have never seen "One True Thing", I recommend it. It's one of my favorite movies, but no one has ever heard of it. Watch it - Meryl will break your heart.

[@songbirdy]

I've seen it!

[@heyday179]

i've seen the movie. i bawled my eyes out. i watched because meryl streep and william hurt were in it and i love them both as artists. but, wow, rene zellweger, was totally the star in it. she was the surprise in that movie. what a surprise rene was that was her movie and she dominated the movie over mereyl and william hurt. utterly shocking.

[@kristen6207]

Your content is incredible. Please don’t stop doing these poignant videos! They’re incredibly refreshing and enlightening. I hope your passion for film and societal trends leads you somewhere fulfilling!

[@mantarainbow546]

I always get excited when I see you have uploaded another video. Nice job 😊

[@ggfanjase]

Just wanted to say how much I love your videos and if I could, I'd plug this nerdy actress content right in my veins.

[@yupthatsme5257]

She is legitimately the best female actress of all time. Her range is unmatched.

[@kostajovanovic3711]

Easy there

[@viniciusbfonseca]

I dare say that she is the best actor of all time

[@kostajovanovic3711]

@posao 555 eh?

[@gauravw6947]

@@kostajovanovic3711 Everyone is entitled to their own opinion... IMO, Meryl is the most versatile actress in films ever...

[@kostajovanovic3711]

@@gauravw6947 that is more grounded

[@SassyTheWhiteMaltese]

I sometimes really hate KZbin. This video came in my recommended today when it was posted 2 days ago. Anyway thanks for another great upload.

[@MichaelOmusic]

Your work is brilliant

[@cowslane1]

No one would say Daniel Day Lewis or Gary Oldman were "overwound or accent heavy." They disappear, as does Meryl, and that's the point. But she had to "lighten up" and smile more. Anyway she's still queen. And death becomes her is one of my favs!

[@angelcastaneda529]

Whenever Be Kind Rewind uploads a video, I’m always excited :)

[@NUBF]

Great video! 💕 I was just thinking about this while watching Only Murders in the Building the other day. She’s so amazing, once in a generation I swear. Devil wears Prada like you said, drove it all home for the culture at large. But I especially adore her in Florence, one of those little gems of a movie I am so happy to have seen. Additionally I want to note that I was called out immediately when you suggested that Beyoncé is universally beloved but that’s just me being a sore loser because [insert rant]!!! 😭 i have almost nothing nice to say (I like Blue Ivy)

[@teamusta1992]

i don't think i can understand how can anyone not love her

[@tomcross3000]

part of what makes meryl so effortlessly refined, is her observation of others. characters she plays often based upon people's non verbals and verbals obseved at various points in her life as points of reference- ticks, quirks, accents, movements. if they aren't watched and memorised, then she seeks out footage of the character or people with similar characteristics, observes, and commits it all to her own manner. now, what is even more interesting perhaps, is you have different kinds of actors.. character actors, method actors, stage/broadway actors, shakespearian actors.. most actors are one of those, many struggle with further study and perfection of their craft to adhere to a secondary approach in acting, but meryl is all of them! she adheres to every style- or more accurately, doesn't adhere to any one style. it allows her freedom and fluidity to employ any performative approach at will.

[@Nina-jp2os]

Love this so much! I think Ruth Gordon might be a very interesting person to cover as well since she won despite not being the typical positive supporting actress. She also had a very interesting way of playing very extreme and contrasting characters very well.

[@SassyTheWhiteMaltese]

No one ever mentions The River Wild when talking bout Meryl, shame, one of her best roles. She plays a bad ass. Anyway, awesome analysis of a legend.

[@Dancestar1981]

SassyTheWhiteMaltese love that movie