Burn, Hollywood, Burn

[lazypadawan]

The Razzies, in a last cheap shot at the PT, gave Hayden worst supporting actor for ROTS. Aside from the fact Hayden was a lead actor, not a supporting one in ROTS, they know he's not in the same league as Paris Hilton. He got mostly positive reviews for ROTS and if I had the time and inclination, I'd photocopy a nice big stack of them and mail them to every Razzie "member" along with a rotten egg. No, this was aimed squarely at trying to hurt his career especially since he's not someone with a particularly long resume. And it's all because he wasn't what they expected as Anakin and the PT wasn't what they expected. If they can't get back at George Lucas, they can at least take down his "discovery" and blame it on some alleged SW curse. I'm also convinced they are as much a part of the Hollywood machinery as the Oscars are with the pretense of being outsiders. For instance, I don't have anything against Keira Knightley, but she starred in a dog called Domino last year that got almost unanimously bad reviews and failed at the box office. Yet the Razzies completely ignored the film. Why? She's hot stuff right now, an Oscar nominee and a cover girl. They're not going to touch her. The nominations for Tom Cruise weren't because of his performance in WOTW, they were because they don't like his public antics. I don't either, but I'm also aware Hollywood tolerates Tom only because his movies make a lot of money. Otherwise, they'd kicked him to the curb a long time ago.

The trouble is, Darth Media pays attention to this sort of thing and it's going to be hard for Hayden to shake the "bad actor" label for a long time to come. We'll keep seeing reviews that say things like "who knew he could act" and when he inevitably has the misfortune of being in a genuinely bad film, they'll say "no wonder he won a Razzie." And I'm sure the Razzie people will give him another just to reinforce that he is a "bad actor."

I've pointed this out on the HaydenOver21 list and there were replies that he is continuing to get work, which is true. On the other hand, if enough people say something enough times, everyone will believe it's true. Being branded a bad actor might keep him from getting the kind of roles that will ensure he stays around and if he does well in a movie, it'll be considered a fluke. I don't wish to sound dire about this, but I've seen what has happened to SW fandom. After 29 years of the bad acting/bad dialogue/bad directing/it's only special effects mantra repeated over and over in the press and by critics, about half of SW fandom now believes it.

It's a shame.

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[vanimy.livejournal.com]

And when I thought the Razzies couldn't get any worse... *shakes head* I'm not too concerned about Hayden's career though. Someone pointed out Halle Berry but if I remember well, George Clooney won 'worst actor' and showed up to collect the award as well. And now, he wins an Oscar. ;) Still, it's really unfair to Hayden, who did a great job and didn't deserve all the backlash. Anyway, it's not the first time the Razzies prove to be completely useless.